Daily Staff Journal 09-Aug-66

Daily Staff Journals maintained by 1st Brigade
Thanks to Matt Vuolo for obtaining and sharing this report.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
1	0054	Bde requested to know if we had called that one of our patrols had sprung an ambush. Negative
7	0530	DP1 patrol 1 now leaving psn
8	0530	DP2 patrol 2 now departing position
11	0605	DP2/DP1 patrols have entered base camp
12	0655	Bde: In the event of jamming switch the radio freq from Bde primary to Bde alternate, immediately after changing call Bde
13	0832	Bde: Special forces will be firing small arms & grenades on rifle range.
14	1005	Bde requested a liaison officer be sent to their location
16	1110	Dragon 2 - 1 woman captured in front of Charlie Company lines trying to exchange Vietnamese money for U.S. currency. Turned over to 25th MI Detachment.
19	1520	Entac Plt: SFC Spitz and his Plt returned from Security detail for Eng Plt
26	2030	Bravo Co. requested that the lights at the Arty that silhouette B Co. positions be turned off. Bde was notified, they are taking action.
27	1930	Bde - Capt Fleming to S-3: Have Capt Deliz call me as soon as he comes back, "I want to know where Route 66 is"
28	2031	Bde: Route check point designations by messenger
31	2050	S-3, Patrol 1 & 2 left FFL
33	2110	Patrol 1 in position
35	2000	S-3 to Recon, Capt Tison and Lt Grey were instructed to sandbag their vehicles before departure time tomorrow morning.
36	2156	Patrol 2 in position

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
35	0646	All 2/14 patrols in B/C
43	0815	C/2/14 secured LZ1 at 0805. Blocking force has secured blocking psn OMAHA. B/2/14 on LZ2 at 0808 and starting on mission
45	0833	At 0826 C/2/14 found 1 log bunker approx 6x6. Firing pits were close to the ground. No sign of recent use, coord 147472
49	0909	C/2/14 on OMAHA, B/2/14 at 144467, setting up patrol base to patrol thru secondary jungle at their location
58	1035	Plat from A/2/14 closed B.C. Rear.
69	1315	A/2/14 3rd Lift departed for Cu Chi
73	1327	A/2/14 closed B.C. rear
84	1503	C/2/14 at pickup point
88	1527	B & C 2/14 at pickup point
88	1527	2/14 closed BC at B 1535, C 1537, Recon 1540
110	2100	2/14 patrol 2 departed B/C at 2100
119	2235	2/14 patrol 1 in psn at 2230
120	2240	2/14 patrol 2 in psn

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