Daily Staff Journal 21-Mar-67

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ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
1	0020	C-6 fired defcon at XT668194, suspected VC location. Movement stopped, results unk.
7	0515	C-6 fired defcon at XT671198, suspected VC location. Movement stopped, results unk.
9	0605	C Co elements have been listening to rooster calling since 0200. C Co CO suspects rooster calling as some sort of signaling.
13	0658	C Co reports early spot report about the roosters - really were roosters.
18	0810	C Co moving to daylight location, negative contact. 36 element blew one 81mm and 1 fragmentation grenade. Patrol 2 blew 11 M-79's.
20	1030	C Co requests resupply of water at 1300 hrs XT668193.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
		Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.
10	0545	A/4/9 ambush patrols enroute to ambush site spotted 6 to 8 VC vic XT706925. Called 81mm mortar fire, results unk.
11	0550	B/4/9 ambush patrols enroute to ambush position found cache of 8 M-79 grenades.
15	0730	1st Bde S2 spotted from chopper at vic XS672980, 15-20 sampans with 2-4 personnel, requesting air strike at this time.
17	0816	2/27 observed one individual vic XT604184, called in Arty.
18	0827	C/2/14 destroyed 81mm mortar and 1 frag grenade vic XT678177.
19	0828	C/2/14 destroyed 11 M-79 rounds vic XT675198.
23	0942	Maj Fleming alerted 2/14 Recon platoon to move to Trang Bang to pick up remainder of 4/23 and attachments and escort them to Cu Chi base camp.
27	1100	4/23 became OPCON of 25th Inf Div, departed Trang Bang for outpost vic XS3357.
31	1457	C/4/9 picked up 16 detainees vic XS7096.
36	1600	A, B 4/23 CP closed fwd B/C vic XT3357, became Div reserve
38	1725	C/4/23 moving to fwd base camp vic XT3357. Recon and VTR will stay at Trang Bang tonight, will try in morning to get one APC out of canal.
45	2145	B/4/9 patrol BAM sprung ambush at XS712926 patrol engaged 5 VC with SA and M-79. Neg results. No US casualties.
51	2400	SUMMARY: 1st Bde continued operations ALA MOANA and MAKALAPA, conducted security missions vic Ch Chi base camp. 4/9 Inf continued base development and saturation patrolling in each separate base. 4/23 Inf continued opns in Phu Duc Dist and commenced movement to Soui Da under OPCON of 25th Div fwd. 2/14 continued security opn vic Cu Chi base camp and conducted one company size S&D mission in the FILHOL plantation. PLANS SUMMARY: 4/9 Inf continues saturation patrolling vic XS7397. 2/14 Inf continues base security and S&D opns in FILHOL Plantation. 4/23 Inf remains under OPCON of 25th Div fwd.

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