Daily Staff Journal  05-May-66

ITEM

TIME

INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.

1

0003

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

2

0006

Lawyer Charlie SITREP sniper scope and starlight are both out due to battery trouble, cisibility at C Co. is very good and you can see very well with binoculars

3

0010

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

4

0015

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

5

0017

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative

6

0019

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

7

0020

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

8

0025

Lima Lima Commo check with Bde loud & clear

9

0205

Commo check with Bde loud and clear

10

0210

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

11

0210

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative C Co. neg.

12

0211

13

0300

14

0302

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative

15

0310

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

16

0315

Commo check with Bde loud and clear

17

0315

Patrol SITREP negative

18

0330

Commo check with Bde. on Lima Lima loud and clear

19

0400

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative

20

0405

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

21

0415

Commo check with Bde. Lima Lima loud & clear

22

0415

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

23

0418

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

24

0500

Commo check with Bde. loud and clear

25

0510

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

26

0510

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative C Co. neg.

27

0520

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

28

0555

Commo check with Bde, L/C

29

0600

L/L check w/Bde., L/C

30

0603

Patrol SITREP neg. contact

31

0605

Lawyer Bravo SITREP negative

32

0606

Lawyer Alfa SITREP negative

33

0615

Lancer 3 confirmed time of air strike in longbow area as being 050700 H

34

0616

Commo check w/Bde. L/C

35

0620

Patrol SITREP negative contact

36

0625

Commo check w/Bde L/C

37

0630

Lawyer Charlie SITREP negative

38

0640

Lancer 3 called, condition of roads, amber

39

0640

Message from Lancer 2-3, convoy received small arms fire 200 meters South base camp XT 643138 at 0640

40

0800

Radio check with Bde. loud and clear

41

0900

Radio check with Bde. loud and clear

42

0928

Patrol #3 pased thru C Co. at 0925

43

1000

Radio check with Bde.

44

1020

B Co. SITREP no change

45

1105

B Co. SITREP no change

46

1107

C Co. SITREP no change

47

1125

Message from Lancer 32.  During future operations any VC clothing found will not be destroyed, report thru channels, you will be given instructions at that time

48

1130

A Co. SITREP no change

49

1200

Radio check with Bde.

50

1230

A Co. SITREP negative

51

1255

A Co. SITREP normal

52

1320

C Co. SITREP A/M negative

53

1350

Received overlay for ambush patrol #1 KB #2 TC from 2/14 Inf

54

1402

A Co. SITREP normal

55

1500

B Co. SITREP no change

56

1518

A Co. SITREP negative

57

1520

Radio check with Bde.

58

1620

Radio check with Bde loud and clear

59

1715

Ambush patrol #1 (KB) SP 051715 hrs

60

1745

Ambush patrol #2 (TC) SP 051745 hrs

61

1855

Sent to Bde. overlay F1t

62

1900

Commo check with Bde. L/C

63

2000

SITREP #1 sent to Bde.

64

2005

Commo check with Bde. L/C

65

2015

SITREP Lawyer B negative contact

66

2100

Commo check with Bde. L/C

67

2100

SITREP from Lawyer C negative contact

68

2110

SITREP Lawyer A negative contact

69

2115

SITREP Lawyer B negative contact

70

2120

SITREP from OP A/M, small arms fire 7-900 meters east northeast.  Suspected carbine automatic fire & grenade in general vicinity of patrol .2105

71

2200

SITREP Lawyer A negative contact

72

2200

Commo check with Bde. L/C

73

2210

Lawyer B SITREP negative contact

74

2215

SITREP #2 sent to Bde

75

2220

SITREP from Lawyer C, radar picked up 1 target at 667174.  Engaged target wityh small arms.  Target retreated Northwest to Southeast

76

2300

Commo check with Bde. L/C

77

2305

SITREP from Lawyer B negative contact

78

2310

SITREP Lawyer C negative contact

79

2350

Commo check with Bde. L/C

80

2400

SITREP #3 sent to Bde.

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