Daily Staff Journal 20-Jan-67

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

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
		Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change. Daily Journal contained six pages of entries detailing the movement of patrol, listening posts and local patrols. None made contact or reported anything unusual the entire day.

ITEM`	TIME	INCIDENTS, MESSAGES, ORDERS, ETC.
		Initial log entries contain hourly sit/rep, no change.
10	0745	From Tan An: Ferry was sunk near Highway 5 XS815775.
13	0930	C/4/9 reports capturing assorted documents, 3 hammocks and bandages vic XS668824. 5 bunkers destroyed vic XS662825.
26	1815	A/4/9 engaged 3 VC at XS678847, with SA and Arty. 3 VC KIA (Poss).
35	2400	SUMMARY: 1st Bde continues opns FAIRFAX and LANIKAI. ASCC's remain established at Ben Luc, Binh Chanh, Rach Kien, Tan An and Gia Dinh. 4/9 Inf continues joint BUDDY opns with 3rd ARVN Airborne Bn and providing limited Engr road repair assistance to 46th ARVN Regt. A Co continues opns from its fwd base XS684851. 2/14 Inf Bn conducted local security vic Rach Kien base. PLANS SUMMARY: 4/9 Inf Bn will continue FAIRFAX with BUDDY opns and area Eagle flights. Co A will continue fwd base construction and ambush opns in the fwd base area. Co B will continue security of the B & C Co bases and provide route security in the Binh Chanh area and conduct Eagle flights vic XS682829. 2/14 Inf will continue LANIKAI with airmobile S&D BUDDY opns. Co A and B will conduct airmobile assaults on multiple LZ's surrounding a village vic XS752666 and conduct seal and search opns. S&D opns will be performed in the areas surrounding the village and saturation patrols conducted at night. Co C is the reaction force.

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