Hello,

My name is Michael D. Miller. I served in Vietnam in 1968, and I was located in the small Mekong Delta town of Rach Kein, in Long An Province. It was approximately 20 miles SW of Saigon. I belonged to Task Force Builder. It was a small contingent of  US Army engineers charged with building schools, medical clinics and roads for the rural Vietnamese people in that area. Some called us "Delta Builders". We shared a sector of Rach Kein with an infantry battalion of the 9th Infantry Division. Initially the 3/39 Infantry Battalion was our neighbor, then they were replaced after the Tet Offensive by the 2/39th Infantry Battalion.

Many years have gone by. Now I am sending this website out to try to relocate soldiers who who were in Rach Kein with Task Force Builder. If you know of anyone who served in Rach Kein during this period, please ask them to email me at victory@nhe.net.

We built eighteen schools. The war is long over, but our schools endure as a testament to our hard work and dedication to assisting the rural villagers of Long An  to improve their lives and their destinies. Our hearts are still with them. And when we are all gone our schools will remain, telling the world of our efforts.

I am inspired to send out this message because of the memory of my First Sergeant, David Miller, a splendid man and a great soldier. And the men of Task Force Builder were the finest people I ever served with, anywhere.

Sincerely,

A Finished School (We built 18)

To see more pictures (provided by william Weismann): Click Here

To see pictures of the individual members : Click Here

Found Photos But Lost Names: Click Here

About the Tet Offensive of 1968

For Additional Historical Info about the battle for Ben Tre, South Vietnam during the Tet Offense of 1968:: Click Here

An Article About Building Schools as a War Strategy: Click Here

We have a book about Task Force Builder: Click Here

Reunited Members of Task Force Builder:

"The Delta Builders"