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Company C, 1/16th Mechanized Infantry was involved in two pacification programs during 1969. One involved the small village of Long Cau, which was north of Ben Cat about 1-2 kilometers, and west of Lai Khe about 4 kilometers. During several months of time, one or two platoons spent time at the village providing medical and other assistance.

During May and June 1969, re-opening of highways QL-14 and 311 from Phuoc Vinh to Phuoc Binh (Song Be), a distance of 25 - 30 miles, was considered one of major pacifications of the Vietnam War. The 1/16th Battalion provided security for Land Clearing Companies of the II Field Forces. During that time, new NDP's and FSB's named Remagen 1 - 20, were constructed every 8 days. This operation opened a road to Songe Be, from the south, that had been closed about 25 years.
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handing out candy
Handing out candy to the children of Long Cau.
young girl 1
young girl 2
brother and sister
child with minimal clothes
child in need of a bath
children
young girl 3
The children of Long Cau.

young girl 4
young boy 2
young girl in group
young boy 3
young girl
young girl 4
three friends
young girl
young girls 3
brother and sister
young boy
young girls 5
children
children
Young boy eating rice in his home in Long Cau.
recreation time Ox carts with firewood
Hauling firewood in from the countryside.
medic treating people
Our medic treating the people of Long Cau. Our platoon leader, standing on the right, looks on.
Remagen base camp
Remagen night defensive position on the road to Song Be.
A Rome plow clearing trees. A Rome plow is a caterpillar with a heavy steel cage around the operator to prevent injury from falling trees. The scaper blade was sharpened razor sharp to allow it to easily cut down jungle brush and smaller trees. Larger trees were pushed down.
Rome plow
sunrise near Song Be
Early morning on the road to Song Be.
Remagen NDP
Remagen night defensive position.
Deploying a portable bridge over a raven near the Song Be River.
portable bridge 2
portable bridge 1 deploying bridge
bridge
The portable bridge is mounted on a tank chassis, without the turret. Once extended, the tank chassis detaches, and can drive to the other side.
Cobra gunship
A Cobra gunship on patrol along the road to Song Be.
Remagen NDP
Remagen 20 night defensive position (NDP) near Song Be Moutain. This was the last of the NDP's built in this operation, and the one closest to the town of Song Be.