9th Engineer Battalion, First Marine Division, in Vietnam - Shellenbarger, Jean

An oral (or other) history of the 9th Engineers, the only Marine battalion formed specifically to go to Vietnam. Here, more than 35 men of the 9th talk about why they joined the Marines and their experiences in basic training. They speak about their five years (1966 to 1970) in country and also discuss what it was like to come home.