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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