Daily Staff Journal 04-Aug-66

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Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
4	0400	DP 5: Patrol 5 reported they were leaving position for return to FFL. They said they received instructions to return early from their platoon leader. They were told to stay in place until they could return at the proper time.
9	0509	Patrols 1,3,4 departed ambush sites.
12	0556	Patrol 6 departed ambush site.
14	0622	Patrol 6: Informed S-3 they are re-entering FFL and will fire his signal for recognition, requested we notify C Co by land line.
15	0710	Maj Kubas: C&C ship will arrive 0800. One light gun team on standby for entire Bde. Expects to be briefed at 0800. Gunship will depart 1100. Still will be on call until 10 miles other side of Go Dau Hau, can't expect back for an hour.
18	0750	Viking 65 to 3/4 Cav: viking notified 3/4 Cav that a roadblock is located at XT 600142 road cut by trenches.
19	0808	Bde: 12 man and 1 NCO - tent pitching detail for 5 days to Bde
20	0822	S-3 to Bde. Our elements have stopped - saber element had 4 PC stuck and 2 will need VTR. Approximate time of moving again will be at least 40 min.
22	0843	S-3: APC's are moving now and all elements are moving.
23	0855	3: 3/4 Cav stuck in rice paddies. Suggest B&C go on & when 3/4 Cav gets unstuck, 6 guide him around rice paddies. 3 now located XT162495
27	0946	3/4 Cav has original APC un-stuck, they will continue to pull out other ones with chains.
28	0950	DC-6 observation of smoke again Charlie Co position loc XT160491
29	1000	3: Mark Alice periodically with a round for navigational purpose
30	1100	65th Engr reported that a castle element reported enemy small arms firing at helicopters at coord XT510190
34	1146	B Co searched obj MARY and has est. area ambush 300 meters in all directions at XT 166491
35	1155	C Co reports new location is XT 166486 with negative enemy contact
36	1205	D3 is going to mark his location with smoke and asks D6 to conform his location XT 167487
37	1209	C6 informed D6 that rubber trees were thick and new and that movement through area would do a lot of damage
39	1255	Tropic: Gen Weyand will be in your area in 15 minutes.
40	1335	Dragon 3X commencing buttonhook. Moving back on Route RED
41	1404	Bravo 6 heard small arms fire of 3 rounds several hundred meters left of this position
44	1438	Dragon 6 informed us that 300 meters to left front his position are several houses, directed B6 to check houses.
47	1500	Bde: Representative from Special Forces field V-2 will be in area.
48	1508	D3 notified D6 his location is now on highway 13.
49	1527	Dragon C6 closed in base camp
51	1545	Saber B: Bravo Co entered base camp
54	1650	Bde 3 - Cav Plt and Flame tank requested for tomorrow's opn will be on standby basis as a reaction force
56	1834	C/C ship will be ready at 0800 5 Aug 66
58	1940	Bn will not get light fire team requested for 5 August 66
59	1945	Flame PC that B Co was getting from Engr did not show up tonight
65	2100	S-3: all patrols departed friendly front lines. 1,2,3,4

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
23	0602	2/14 patrol 3, 4 closed B/C, 5&6 departed ambush site
24	0621	2/14 patrol #6 closed B/C
25	0626	2/14 patrol #5 closed B/C
33	0818	2/14 rpts 4 APC's stuck at coord 163508 will be held up for approx 40 min
50	1148	B/2/14 have searched obj Mary. Have set up ambushes 300 M out in all directions
59	1312	C/2/14 Recon found 1 pressure type AT mine vic XT649178, dest n place
100	2240	2/14 patrols 1,2,3,4 in psn

1st Brigade S2-S3	Daily Action reported to Brigade HQ
2/14 Bn S-3	Unit Action reported to 2/14 Battalion HQ