Daily Staff Journal 03-Aug-66

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ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
10	0508	Lumber 65 reports A/307th Engr Flame track detected 3 personnel moving approx 200 m from their position at unknown AZ and requested permission to fire. Permission denied because two friendly patrols are in front of their positions. Patrol 3 notified of contact.
11	0550	DP5 reports 3 people in ox cart 100 meters to their right flank. D-33 informed DP5 to move over and check the ox cart. Check all personnel of 10 ID cards
16	0600	DP5 stopped the ox cart. Checked ID cards. 2 men had ID cards, one small boy did not have an ID card. Pat leader released them and reported Grapefruit
18	0610	DP5 apprehended 3 suspects 2 elderly men and 1 woman. Request instructions. They were told to bring them in. C Co notified to have interpreter meet them.
37	0903	A Co: Inhabitants coming toward Bob from where they live. Claim VC in woodline. A Co checking it out. Coord XT 308490
38	0908	B 7/11 south of Bob, on edge of woodline, Coord XT 338459 found 150 mounds of dirt
39	0930	65 Engr requested one squad as security for surveyors working outside the perimeter. Will comply by furnishing one squad from C Co
40	0935	A Co got to woodline and found no VC
41	0943	A Co reached roadblock at XT308486, will probe for mines and blow and clean up dirt on road after completion.
42	1004	A Co found fresh mounds of dirt on road. Checking each one. Location from last coord and stretch for 200 meters along road. Approx 2 feet high.
43	1030	A Co: Engineers have to reinforce bridge located 1000 meters from Bob. Will take 45 to 60 minutes.
45	1042	Co A: 1/3 mounds have grenades or some kind of charge in them. Blowing them up
46	1115	B Co patrol returned, all OK
48	1125	A-6 notified Dragon 5 that National Police checked out 15 oxcarts and searched 120 refugees
49	1145	Co A - of all men checked 1 man had no means of identification. Turning him over to National Police
50	1157	Continuing to eliminate roadblock
90	2320	Patrol #2 reported that they ran into friendly element received one round of fire from 3/4 Cav. No casualties. Patrol's position was southwest corner of airstrip at 3/4 Cav at the time of the incident

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2/14 Bn S-3	Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ