Daily Staff Journal 10-Aug-66

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Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
1	0005	Received patrol plan from 4/9
		Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, and reports of patrols leaving ambush sites and arriving back at base camp. All negative contact.
15	0738	Dragon 6 requested to know where his chopper is. Lt. Muir called Bde, they reported chopper wasn't in yet due to weather conditions, will call when it arrives.
18	0800	Cannon 50: C&C ship is available and is airborne
19	0814	DL5: All elements are on outpost haven't made contact with elements on left
24	0908	DL5: Still haven't made contact with elements on my right
28	1055	Dragon C6: We're now on PL PASS, will break for chow and move again in 30 minutes
29	1112	Dragon L5: Sitrep - Neg contact, have made contact with unit on right
31	1136	Message Center to S-3: Received distribution for S-2, S-3. Ambush and Patrol Plan from 4/23 Inf, FRAGO 36-66 from 4/9 Inf, Confidential SPHINX INTSUM #101 from 1st Bde, Imagery Interpretation Report #88
33	1155	Dragon 3: Have the Artillery LNO report to my location
36	1310	C6: Searching two houses location unknown at this time XT 171485 approx.
37	1353	C6: Found one fragmentation bomb - ours, am going to blow in place
42	1445	3: Going on Recon flight
45	1415	1 VC Poss KIA - witnessed by Arty LNO
47	1754	Entac Plt: Sitrep negative. Request to know when I can come to C.P., can return at 1830
49	1820	S-3: S&A platoon was notified to stay in position until further notification
50	1840	S-3: S&A was relieved from outpost and returned to Base Camp
55	1910	Patrol 1 leaving friendly front lines (FFL)
56	1817	Delayed Entry: Msg Content - 3 received 2 copies of frag ord #37 HQ 1st Bde and ambush patrol plan 4/9th Inf at 1817 hrs. Also the challenge and password for period 13 Aug to 19 Aug 66 were received.
63	2055	B Co listening post XT172513 spotted three shadows coming from village to their front. People heard the OP and went back into the village. B Co is arming OP with shoutguns and sending OP back out.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
2	0045	Msg from G3: 2 VC Bns are loc Vic XT 340130, moving to attack Phuoc Hiep (XT 5517) sometime during daylight hours. They are reported wearing ARVN uniforms. Village Chief has been given illumination to keep VC in sight. ARVN Rating, B-3
6	0120	Rec info from G3 that ARVN units will be operating on both sides of the Highway between Cu Chi and Trang Bang
17	0530	2/14 patrol 2 leaving ambush site
18	0540	2/14 patrol 1 closed BC
20	0605	2/14 patrol 2 closed BC
38	0816	2/14 Outposts in psn 0814
43	0900	Bde S-5 rpts that Tay Ninh Chief of Security stated the VC plans are to infiltrate unit areas & emplace mines & claymores wepaons. One incident (claymore) occurred on night of 08 Aug in front of B 4/9.
52	1058	C/2/14 at PL PASS, stopped for chow, will move in 30 miinutes
72	1635	2/14 S3 spotted susp VC running through woods at XT213393, fired M-16 from helicopter, 1 VC KIA Poss
80	1915	2/14 Patrol 1 dptd 1907
84	2000	2/14 Patrol 2 dptd
85	2025	2/14 Patrol 1 in psn
87	2103	2/14 Patrol 2 in psn
94	2140	588th Eng had grenade go off in trash barrel, in checking found several more grenades scattered about area - 1 man slightly wounded, sandbags placed around grenades, EOD team this station in AM

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