Daily Staff Journal 26-Oct-66 |
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1st Brigade S2-S3 Daily Action reported to Brigade HQ
1st Brigade, S2-S3
Location: Cu Chi, Vietnam
0001-2400 26-Oct-66
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TIME
INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.
27
1045
C/2/14 loc 641198 at 1025 hrs, neg contact. 3 tracks stuck.
31 1155 Dustoff requested for one heat casualty from C/2/14 LZ 647214. Will mark LZ on request. 34 1207 Dustoff cancelled by 2/14, will be picked up by C&C ship. 37 1230 2/14 request for 3/4 Cav platoon, 2 flame tracks and Demo team for 28 Oct has been approved. 65 2155 4/23 bunker #1 rec'd 1 round SA fire from vic coord XT651170. Continuing to observe. 68 2242 4/23 reports radar sighting of 6-7 figures XT645174. 4/23 has ambush patrol at 655177, figures drifting eastward, continuing to track. 74 2400 SUMMARY: 1st Bde continued Opn LANIKAI (4/9 Inf) & KALIHI (2/14 & 4/23 Inf). 4/9 conducted an airmobile assault BUDDY Opn vix XS600807. 2/14 Inf conducted an S&D Opn vic XT632197 to XT645203. 4/23 Inf initiated a Bushmaster Opn vic XT725152. Bn (-) Co B moved to Cu Chi Base Camp.
PLANS SUMMARY: 4/9 Inf Bn will conduct an airmobile BUDDY Opn LZ1 XS564789, LZ2 XS649784 and move to obj vic XS643785. 2/14 Inf Bn will continue Opn KALIHI with S&D Opn from vic XT645204 to XT665200. 4/23 Inf Bn continue Bushmaster Opn with B Co moving during darkness to vic XT757155. Ambush out XT738151.
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