Daily Staff Journal 05-Aug-66

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Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
15	0650	S-3 sent sitrep to Bde notified them that all patrol were in
16	0700	S-3: Stand to report, HHC 15/128; A Co 4/127 att 0/12; B Co 4/133 att 1/11; C Co 5/137 att 2/26
17	0721	D3: 3/4 Cav told to hold on road until given the word to move by Maj Griffith
18	0750	A6 has dismounted tracks and are behind C Co waiting for C Co to move out
20	0803	D-6: A6 relayed message - people are working in rice paddies close to your location, be careful
21	0827	Viking 14 informed us that CC ship available now at his location #667
23	0850	1st Bde: Received distribution from 1st Bde: Confidential Sphinx, change 1 to FRAGO 35, ambush and Patrol plan from 4/9 Inf
24	0859	Dragon C reports capturing three VCS on objection LION
25	0907	Dragon A6 reports having reached objective LION
26	0911	Saber H10 reports having 1 male, age 25 with ID card but can't tell if it's good or not, taking him to Dragon 3's location
27	0915	Dragon C6: Located on objective Lion. Have 4 or 5 VCS. 1 male, 2 women, 2 child and don't know what the other one is
28	0924	Dragon 3: VCS with ID card cleared by national police and released
29	0925	Dragon A captured 1 VCS at coord XT 137486
30	1015	Dragon C6 located at coord XT 144485 searching houses
32	1035	Dragon C6 reports they have destroyed 4 buildings by burning at south edge of TIGER continuing on their move
34	1047	Dragon 3 to Dragon A & Saber H10, Dragon 3 gave permission to move to TIGER and clear left side of TIGER
35	1100	Dragon A6 notified D3 that they were heading back to where they were working but couldn't find them
37	1134	Dragon A6 still working way through west side of TIGER. Charlie located on east side of TIGER
39	1145	Saber 10 informed D3 that he has one man with ID card and 2 children with ox cart. Cart searched
40	1150	Several rifle shots fired in corner. Can't determine if incoming or directed in air
41	1152	Dragon B6 firing seems to be coming from village along road, from a vehicle
42	1157	Dragon B6 reports that firing of approx 20 rounds small arms came from ARVN troops driving along road in village
43	1201	C6 destroyed 1 firing position with tunnel in ground XT 152486
46	1247	3: Contact 107 to send the vehicles to the redball along with the Hq3 to pick up the troops
47	1300	3: Reference last message, cancel the trucks
49	1330	S-3 - Charlie has closed Base Camp
50	1335	Alpha 6 arrived at highway moving toward location
53	1400	D32: C5 told to send one squad to XT176521 to locate 1/2 sqd VC plus equipment within 300 meters radius of that location, equipment they are looking for (communication)
55	1410	D32: In reference to the squad that will search for suspected VC, S-3 wants you to take one Plt
56	1411	D2: Capt Deliz picks up the VCS and turned them over to Lt Smith of the 25th MP Detachment
57	1500	C Co element reports thay are in the area stated, searching
60	1520	C5: Unit searching area thoroughly no equipment so far
61	1555	C unit return search completed no result
63	1640	Bde: Flame track will be permanent attachment unless need arises elsewhere, coordination on arrival time will be made by your headquarters with the proper personnel
64	1605	S-2: 4 prostitutes were detained and turned over to the IPW team at Bde for disposition. One porstitute had 4 packets of a type of powder in her possession; while waiting for the interrogator to begin their questioning, she began to tear open the packets and empty the powder into the ground. Two packets were given to the IPW team and one packet retained to be forwarded through channels for analysis.
		Normal evening activities: Patrols left wire and reached position, no contact

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
22	0555	2/14 patrol 1 closed BC 0550, patrol 2 dptd ambush site 0555
36	0855	C/2/14 on obj LION w/3 VCS in possession. Final status of VCS pending.
39	0917	A/2/14 on obj LION 0905, C/2/14 and B/3/4 Cav on obj LION and each has picked up VCS
42	0925	A/2/14 1 VCS at coord 137486 will be interrogated by National Police
44	0935	A/2/14 reports a total of 5 VCS without ID cards, being turned over to A-6 for Evac
45	1000	Lobster 9 reports fired 18 rds of 105 on obj LION, and 18 rds on obj TIGER
50	1035	C/2/14 has destroyed 4 bldg by burning at coord XT139482 and is on the move again
51	1047	A/2/14 and Cav moving to W side of TIGER and will clear. C/2/14 is now clearing E side of TIGER
57	1155	2/14 rpts Saber elements has 1 man 2 children on ox cart. Man has ID card but was turned over to MP for interrogation
58	1201	C/2/14 dest 1 firing psn XT152486
66	1350	C/2/14 closed B/C at 1330, A/2/14 closed B/C at 1350
68	1415	2/14 rptd that all VCS they had was turned over to 25th MP's to Lt Smith
73	1730	2/14 cancel patrol 3 and shifted patrol 4 from XT154516 to 158514
82	2101	2/14 sitrep no change. Patrol 1 departed friendly lines at 2030
85	2157	2/14 sitrep no change Patrol 4 in psn at 2105, 1 in psn at 2115

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