a 30 JUNE 1967 AV E3- I F -F ~{TTN i - S-3 4TH U,TT. ': " -,T.,I j"f--'ll Sill'-J 5,,_ Reproduced at the Archives ,- i #AI!)J!!'l..LAI>I>Ulf,U I i Allthority 135 '11 i DY$."iAkA Datcw2!1S AVED-IF-F 30 JUNE 1')67 SUOJECT: I\FTEf( i\CTIUfJ REP:;t:T FUI, IN THE "ELT,\ "ND hUfJG SliT SfEOIAL WiJE (15 rAJ-.Y 1967 - 30 JUt,IE 1967) ,0: COMMMJD I NG OFF ICEL, 2fU U;,E, 9TH I NF i.1 V "h) 96372 I,TTN: S-3 '. THE FOLLO'lllf·iG f{EH)U IS SUUl,lITTED Mi {.fJ :.FTE! -"OTION '-:-.i'. THE 4TH 8t,TTALI'JN 47TH INFMIH(Y'S,},Eil,\TI'JfJS IN i :E 'll:.Tt, MIL THE RUNG SilT S, ECli'L ZuNE (15 Mi,Y 1967 THf0UGH :'; 1967). THE BATTr,LION'S MldN dllll'JG THIS ,·:r,IS. Vi/,S i" SEM,CH fltl ASSIGNED M,'E(, OF F.i. 'ET C:';i\JO GUEf,FILUIS ;',W) MAIN F'.f.CE ELEI,lEfnS. JfiCE ()'flT"CT '."0 i,',"';lE V:ITH THESE SH0UL, ;![ Cuf!TIfWEj : ,'il L THE EfIE!iIY Ht,S [;EEfJ J CC:fHi:Ci I, . .):(E:I ThE t.1Y • 2. [ .. OF THE :1f-EF,p,TIUfIS Ii'J THIS F-Eil,)[; \IE, E III ['(,TTf,LleN-SIZE ul'E:,\TluNS. '.'U' '/,TT"LIc.!iJ USE: TH: EE G:JMi'{,NIES ;; SEMCH Mr:;,f; ·.:F IISII\I(; ',flE tJ;,VY'S ,,:;;IAOhEU O;\[;[,IE'·,::; THEI, ,', ,[JS; 'f T,;'i'I;N THE ;,[,EhS \)F ulERATI ONS liN:) T,) THE'; , I LE : II'EI I r;E THE JATTALIOrJ HAS i ['.;,'Ii :i-![ Ff-.·..)h1 2 ,JU NE 1967 THl,l UGH 30 J U,\j E 19 G 7. THE V U, ETu i'j S ;ED i'JEI\f, THE lJOtlG Hi'll <:!',SE O;".li F:, .. i'i 2 JUNE Ulnl L 3 1967. EIE tfJC:ILE Ii\VEf,If.JE CE fi;\!E:' f:;,. :UfJG ii-Ii Tu 1;11. .. E JrJ THE SO I fJ.f I, I VEl, ON 4 AN:; 5 Jl.H:E 19(,7. Tfit: C(JLLETC;" ',11 LL G'JNTI,\IUE T'J C'E ,JUi L<'ISE "rEi "TI' i'lS. 3. nlE i\1;;J'.JI, I TY 'jF eG,\:Ti,CTS Id TH THE :,:a::r',IY \,E;,E 1,li:uE ,,1TH UNITS UF SM"LUJ, THidJ ,U:L :tJ SIZE. TLu TI:·.IE3 THE [}/,TTI\L "Hi i.1I\DE CuIHIICT,,1 TH G,j ,'I'/,tIY-icLUS ELEi.IENTS. THE Cill,;) I'UN O"E!'!,TI!)iJ OtJ 15·-16 tllAY \, .. 3 THE FILST l;CiHiICT THE L;,;TThLIClN EX,Ei.,JENOEL I'll TH i', Lt,I(GEf, THI'.tJ ELEMEiH. TH IS GUNThCT L",'lTEJ: )\LMClST EI ('HT H'JU:.S v:1 TI-I d·J ENEMY C·,'c,i, "r"y- fLUe; ELEi/EtJT ItJ /\ FJI',TIF IE:.' I :::)ITI,jN. THE L01'JG "i'J (iE,·"TI :IN OF 19, 20 !'ND 21 JUlIE \;AS THE ,;nm, CuNTHeT lilTfi ;, L,,!;E U4:::I'1,( 1"elf.CE. THE [;(,TTiIL 1",'11 ::'fOi ;,rJ EtiE'.1Y !iii;. Ul Fc.I:CC: [J.TTI;L IJN 1\ FCJf:TIFIED PUSITION IT IN A TI·l-:iT\'-H,JUI' GCNH.CT. H'E HiO 'A!' JOf{ h:,EJF Si-EeIAL IfJTEJ,[ST TU THE f'[f,;iEi, OF THI S 4. <)F'fJ./,TIOrJS OVULi,YS MD CH/;I,TS "r.E ; ;,i,VI';E::r IN THIS fiEFU·T Ti) GI VE L,)C:;;I UNS F,ji THE TI.:NS MENTICNEJ. f'EFEI·[NCES \vILL r..:E !',:;,:E P1[ tll,(,ji;TIVE (SECTION 1, /;NNEX A) Te THE 0VEi.LhYS AN.) CfJ;\i,TS I fi 1·.A,1 1, ANNEX 8. 5. THI S I,EH.)f'T SHOUU [';E USEl) j,S " TEX r Fu: FUhTHEf .. USE []Y COMMArJLEI,S CIEliATI tlG I f.J THE SI\iIIE M(EJ'.S ,JF ,.Jf-EI,AT THI,T THE 4TH CATTilLIOtJ 47TH ItJFI\NTI;Y UCCUf'IE;j DUfiltJO THIS I-Ellul:.
,0: COMMMJD I NG OFF ICEL, 2fU U;,E, 9TH I NF i.1 V "h) 96372 I,TTN: S-3
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III ['(,TTf,LleN-SIZE ul'E:,\TluNS. '.'U' '/,TT"LIc.!iJ USE: TH: EE G:JMi'{,NIES ;; SEMCH Mr:;,f; ·.:F '~,E"I\TI'.:;: IISII\I(; ',flE tJ;,VY'S ,,:;;IAOhEU Tf,UUI~ O;\[;[,IE'·,::; ;;~) THEI, ,', ,[JS; 'f T,;'i'I;N l~lT· THE ;,[,EhS \)F ulERATI ONS liN:) ~,~CK T,) THE'; , I LE : II'EI I r;E ~"SE. THE JATTALIOrJ HAS ~!EEN L~~Cf,TE~.i i ['.;,'Ii :i-![ L~S,(~ C~)LLETJf\j Ff-.·..)h1 2 ,JU N E 1967 THl,l UGH 30 J U,\j E 19 G 7. THE V U, ETu i'j \:~ S L.:~" ;ED i'JEI\f, THE lJOtlG Hi'll <:!',SE O;".li F:, .. i'i 2 JUNE Ulnl L 3 JU:.I~ 1967. EIE tfJC:ILE Ii\VEf,If.JE F'~)f CE fi;\!E:' f:;,. :UfJG ii-Ii Tu 1;11. .. E JrJ THE SO I fJ.f I, I VEl, ON 4 AN:; 5 Jl.H:E 19(,7. Tfit: C(JLLETC;" ',11 LL G'JNTI,\IUE T'J C'E ,JUi L<'ISE ~)F "rEi "TI' i'lS.
3. nlE i\1;;J'.JI, I TY 'jF eG,\:Ti,CTS Id TH THE :,:a::r',IY \,E;,E 1,li:uE ,,1TH UNITS UF SM"LUJ, THidJ ,U:L :tJ SIZE. TLu TI:·.IE3 THE [}/,TTI\L "Hi i.1I\DE CuIHIICT,,1 TH G,j ,'I'/,tIY-icLUS ELEi.IENTS. THE Cill,;) I'UN O"E!'!,TI!)iJ OtJ 15·-16 tllAY \, .. 3 THE FILST l;CiHiICT THE L;,;TThLIClN EX,Ei.,JENOEL I'll TH i', Lt,I(GEf, THI'.tJ (}.)tv1i;''.~lY-SIZE ELEMEiH. TH IS GUNThCT L",'lTEJ: )\LMClST EI ('HT H'JU:.S v:1 TI-I d·J ENEMY C·,'c,i, "r"y-fLUe; ELEi/EtJT ItJ /\ FJI',TIF IE:.' I :::)ITI,jN. THE L01'JG "i'J (iE,·"TI :IN OF 19, 20 !'ND 21 JUlIE \;AS THE ,;nm, CuNTHeT lilTfi ;, L,,!;E U4:::I'1,( 1"elf.CE. THE [;(,TTiIL 1",'11 ::'fOi ;,rJ EtiE'.1Y !iii;. Ul Fc.I:CC: [J.TTI;L IJN I:'~ 1\ FCJf:TIFIED PUSITION I~r!j' i'.:!f~!HILilTE;; IT IN A TI·l-:iT\'-H,JUI' GCNH.CT. H'E HiO 'A!' JOf{ C;1)~JTi,CTS h:,EJF Si-EeIAL IfJTEJ,[ST TU THE f'[f,;iEi, OF THI S f(EPi)f~T.
4. <)F'fJ./,TIOrJS OVULi,YS MD CH/;I,TS "r.E ; ;,i,VI';E::r IN THIS fiEFU·T Ti) GI VE L,)C:;;I UNS i~fL EFEJ,G~C;E;J F,ji THE ·~fEil, TI.:NS MENTICNEJ. f'EFEI·[NCES \vILL r..:E !',:;,:E I~~ P1[ tll,(,ji;TIVE (SECTION 1, /;NNEX A) Te THE 0VEi.LhYS AN.) CfJ;\i,TS I fi ~;[CT 1·.A,1 1, ANNEX 8.
5. THI S I,EH.)f'T SHOUU [';E USEl) j,S " TEX r Fu: FUhTHEf .. USE []Y COMMArJLEI,S CIEliATI tlG I f.J THE SI\iIIE M(EJ'.S ,JF ,.Jf-EI,AT r\Jt~ THI,T THE 4TH CATTilLIOtJ 47TH ItJFI\NTI;Y UCCUf'IE;j DUfiltJO THIS I-Ellul:.
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15 MAY 1967 THROUGH 30 JUNE 1967
OPERATIONS SUMMARY ( 1 L T ALFRED G . CATE, JR.)
ANNEX A--NARRATIVE.
ANNEX D--OVERLAYS OF OPERATI OlJS CONUUCTED BY
4TH DN 47TH INF
INTELLIGENCE ( 1 L T RQNALD C. FRIER, JR
F I R E SUPPORT.
ANNEX A--ARTILLERY (CPT JAMES J. \JADE
ANNEX U--AIR SUPPORT ( 1 L T WI LLIAfd F. SAGE)
S-4 REPORT (CPT LEONARD G. FOHLOD)
CASUALTY REPOf!T ( F R I ENDLY AND ENEMY)
COMIIMUN I @AT I ONS ( 1 L T NORMAN E. STONE, JH. )
MEUICAL A I D REFOCT ( 2 L T LEON I:. biASHUT)
SUPPORT ELEMEIJTS 4TH Jl 4 7 T l i INF
L I S T OF EPJEAIY LGSSES ( I'EFtSGNPJEL, EQU I I'IAENT
AND D3CUhlENTS.
LESSONS LEARNED AND IIEWMb!IENDfiT IONS (1 L T
ALFRED C. @ATE, Jfc.)
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CONTENTS
AFTER ACTION REPORT
15 MAY 1967 THROUGH 30 JUNE 1967
Reproduced at the National Archives
OPERATIONS SUMMARY (1LT ALFRED G. CATE, JR.)
ANNEX A--NARRATIVE.
ANNEX O--OVERLAYS OF OPERATI mJS CUNDUCTED 8Y
4TH ON 47TH INF
INTELLIGENCE (1LT RQNALD C. FRIER, JR.)
FIRE SUPPORT.
ANNEX A--ARTILLERY (CPT JAMES J. IIADE)
ANNEX 8--AIR SUPPORT (1LT WILLIAM F. SAGE)
s-4 REPORT (CPT LEONAhD G. POHLOD)
CASUALTY REPORT (FRIENDLY AND ENEMY)
COMMUNICATIONS (1LT NOFlMAN E. STONE, JR.)
MEDICAL A ID REPORT (2LT LEON I'. I.ASHUT)
SUPPORT ELEMEfJTS 4TH ~N 47TH INF
LIST OF ENEMY LOSSES (PEfiSONNEL, EQUIPMENT
AND roCUMENTS.
LESSONS LEArmED AND f,EGOMMENDATIONS (1LT
ALFRED C. CATE, Jf!.)
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1. THE 4TH ,'I,TTi,LILJN Lf7TH 1~,F,\in:Y \,IIS, ELll,VE:J.JF THElh MISSI"N IN THE rUNG S.;T SI'EOI~L ZuNE ,IN 12 MAY 1967. THE ii\TT;',LI,)f~ ilkNEr; ITS [LEi';:ENT3 FI,)!'': ([-::,i,CI,T ,;04" VUI;ci TI,U ON 13 !,I"Y 1967. H:r" "lI Hf, , Of ,,,V,,, M~ CHi,U,IE :30:)li(,~JIES ;,~U THE !ECIN ,'U, T'J.JN HA:, [,EE,\I L -,CHTET; H, );,; •• THE USS C)LLETuIJ SI NCE 8 MAY 1967. ilii,V,l, CHi,: LIE, H:Q C)i'flhUJIES (,fU THE i ECul~ iUT,J,IN I,A,NE" FI,) M THE USS COLLETlHJ TU VUNG T.\U Hhl'!01, L:Y LST. THEI,E \V"S TIIUCK Tf I,NS, ,)I,T"T luN Tll THE I,III'dl,T F','" THE CuW"rJIES. HEi,,{,UAI.TEF,.S, Hi iiVU UJ', GHI I LIE \iEf,E n,M~ShA,TEL FIUi';1 VUNG T"U TC, ;UrJG T"i,1 GY Cidl, :)U FIXEJ-WING /\IU3;J,FT. SINCE THEI,E \,E, E ')~JLY nv,; i,II,C"I,FT rkJST ,)F THE 1:"Y, THIS CWE[,j,TlC;rJ TUI< j,LL ",(IY. i,LeHi, 4/47 IIJF \;i,S LUV[,) 1~::)ld THE USS C5ULU:Ti,N T' :;:;NG Ti,:; VI, I,IVEI I NE l'k)VEHENT ,,':,1;1;; I,IVEI, FL,JT I LLi, 1 I; JI',TS. THE./;TT;,L I "liJ \,,;S :':I',;VE;; T0 ;"uNO T,,,; II~CLU:, I riG ELLi"iEl!TS.F ECH) (p,I!( ,·NY i,~r: fCC, Ff Ofl! ~',Ec,i.ChTJN 13 IVii< Y 19(; 7. ECH0 ;,[1. He. C:i ,JI I E SAl ,:E THIS ;Ji.N E v I h Tf,U OK C0NV;)Y. THEi E h,S N. ENEI-'IV C·",'JTI,L;T ;U, 111(; THIS JANE. 2. 14 r/lf,Y 1967 \'II,S lISDY THE 4TH.i,T"LJJ~J 47TH ItJF;\!'iTiY TJ SET U~' " : ("SE CHi,11 "T "Iiln Ti,'il. THE ';i,TT~,Lk~1 CJNSTIUCTE:, 'WEU1E" . (;.;VE, j Hi.,IE I.,TEL'I i,N,'; EST;.',L I SH[J QU/;I.TEI'S F~if, THE n:')!'s. THE, Ell, S NO [1'jEi'''!Y C:,;tH!.l;T ,ii, IIJC: I iENT S. 3. 15 rili,Y 1';)67 (4/47 II,IF) THE SI-Ei,;,HEh;!EIS :~"I'LU(;TEu crE; '.TliliS :)N)iEf'MTI:~ii HI, T,;0 XVIII. hLI'H,,4/47 INF CJtC'UCTE, /;If,:v\UIU:: /.,i.)VEI,jEfH F, Ii! :,!,W; Ti,IJi L I, Fi,lihi" FII,[ SUPi J,'T'."SE V I C xS7G5367. I,LI-H, \Vi,;j THE SEC,.Ji'j, , .. :,1 GI.JE I,E':'\;TI:;rl FIU;[. /\LiHt, 1+/47 lilF t.!;VE i Y i,jll.L\.ILE I>.,,/.T i,SSf;tJU ,iT 151000 I.li~Y 1967 n -',! THE F·)Ulkr F'II E SUI,i·"f,T IJiSE T.J LZ (;':)LF VIC XS21042t3. /,LlH/, Lt/47 IW' i'II'VE,. ~;,-,UTH Tu ;, L·J(;/HI·;t1 T~. "ELI[VE S',JiiiE ,IF IH:~ if ESSUi.[ Ffi)/i; C3HI;I,LIE 4/47 !riF ,~T XS212408. CHc,I;L1E 4/tf7 IIIF \",S I)",EI HU,VY E:IEuW FII,E Fi, :1 i 1)051 'LE (;(',1, /,ii'f-i'LlJS VC Ell,jUJT. I,L,H" Lt/47 li'lF-EiJGt,CiE" THE U~E,;iY "T XS212 Ll-Oc'. ;,L,HI,4/47 IhF G',T 22 V(; Kit, (L,C), 2 VC ,);\1, ioiLJ l;i,j nr E: Eii EMY '"EF.)flS I IK;LUL I iJG 3 ,':11 I,IFLES, 1 ;',UT,)1:1i,TIC V,Ei;rljfJ (7.621A1,I), 1 40~,i:i /·)C3KET Li,UNCHEI, 1 GI,E;,Sl GU~J, 2 THu,';lrS'iIJ SUL:·jli",HI~,iE Si.:liS ,Jl; SEVE .• ,L .IFFEIIENT TYfES,F Heil\iE-II,,; E ME F,,~JLf Y-W,E GiEiJ,,;JES. iiU HI-. 4/t:'7 INF (;I~I TU! [,.2 ,.'IE:.IC/,L "I\GS, " H'~'i:f~-('I:,,;E G'iS fll(,SK, 1·,rJ, 1000 i,(;UIL S ,.F Sr.',!,LL i,f,L':S j~L'liJ1UrJ I T 1 . ..11. :~·i.HVij 4/47 I NF (;)N ueTEL f,IVEI !rIE I,IJVEi·,iEin FfCivi,)f.!(, Li! "T 150:120 Tj IvHIH LE,,(;H VIC XS200399. Iii "V:' It/47 1~IF ;,I.V:: T, .. VI( XS210410. THlS C .. r,li·MJV vd,S HEL ':'S' !iTT!',L IdJ : ESEI VE THli'iUGHI.UT THE .,iIV. [1f/,Vi,4/47 I[,IF ',ESn,uYE,~ 1 S.,::lI"tJ 30' X 10' ;,[{, KILLL; 10 VC U;C) ;\T 151950. ii,1 "Vi, 4/47 IfoF \,/.S ,,[VEl TL Ti) THE )iCuN ,)F THE 31,:: UilTTf.LI\jN 47TH rrIFi,NTIY F:1l THE hCST OF THE .)['[' I,TI.,IJ. CHi.1 LIE 4/47 I[lF CilL UeTE:' feIVEf·INE I¥JVmUJT FI·.Jf;l,,;NG Ti,f.'i !.i,SE (;"!';!" :;T 150530 i'IV,y 19(7 Tu \,HITE ,.UGH VIC XS200399 F,jf ;, 150l'45 I NSflTI IN. CHi,f,LI E 4/47 I fJF If,,)CEE::E;' L VI~ XS212 1fOc. CHi.i,LIE 4/47 II'.JF 1/,,3 HIT i Y h
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1 ,)C-: 0 sri/IVO 4/47 I NF fiEVEhTED [',\CK TG THE Gr'CJI'J '.JF 4/1+7 I NF 1\', "G1500 f'!iIY 19f'7 FOf; i\1f-tM0iiILE EXTFj,CTIUN [:;,GK TO lXJNG Thi\l. L'IM\LfE 4/47 INF CONTINUED SE;"hCH ilrw ,JESmOY CFEI.>.TICi'JS IN ',',M c(:'iJ. CH"f\LlE 4/47 I NF FOUND 20 57MM EXPEN~ED ICUI\;;j" I fJ , llU,::'F.f, MID 1 UNEXPENDED fiourm VIC XS22240o. CHi;J,LIE 4/1[7 :~JF f-'OUUD 200 pourws OF [,ICE If.! A L1(,G VIC XS22C4oo. ~Jf:IGi4lJE c3/,ID TO LEI\VE THE f,ICE IN PLACE. ECHO 4/47 IfiF'S ),ECON :'li,TOON Vii\S UNDEI; THE OPGON OF 3/47 I NF ':'111J Cl)I";)UCTED SE"f,CH i,UI) DEST/.0Y OPEfATI OfJS ON THE EI,ST ill,IlK OF THE I,,,:';H H,;., TdJ 1',IVEri. THE! E liAS NO ENEMY 1.-;otH/,CT. THE 3/5 c·,v Iluns OF OH-23 "SPOOK" HEL I COPTE',.S Gi,Vl: VhLU;,L:: SU~PJf·T T0 CUi, 8ATTf,L ION OIJ 15 i4NIl 1 h Mi\Y. THe Et: l,e THEOlE ,'I L:)TS \',Ef E fiECOMHENDED FOf, THE D I ST I riCU I ~ f',,: i7L Y I i/" C: .:, S3 F:;; T HE IF: ACTIONS IN THIS [J,'TTLE. THEY EXI'O:-lE: THI.'.IMiELVES Ti) HEi,VY :::iIEiv1Y QI-,OUND F I hE TO LOCdE ,;:;') ,'.'I"f,K U; ["IY ;:U81 T I ljfj', , TH EY STAYElJ IN ONE LOC/,TION I.HJTIL "FTEf n"f,K Dii THE 15Tf: i~ r,iAY 1967. THE THl~EE GHOPPEhS ::';,J)IJ(iHT P'!<,,;)LY r,EEI;ED c .LLlES TO DU[i TWO CO [q;t,N I ES THI\ T H;;;) c:EEi,j CI,UGHT I ~J THE .)/, •. LE. THIS HE! OIC FEAT \,lvS COMPLETED .. :cTE: ;jj,iK. ,HE i-'IL,;T.~ L,if'JDED ElY FLASHLIGHT. THE 4/47 II~F EXH.ESSES OUf THI,NKS n: THESE HEhOIC "'ILOTS. THE [J~,TTliLIUN ,\LS() i,EC)~GijIZEU THE CI.£;,T USEFULLNESS OF THESE ;; IF\C/,/,FT TO GET i,E"L LUI. ;..fJJ ,.·iif.K TM,GETS F'';['' GUN ,COH If'S /;N;) JETS. THE 0H-23 IS t,LSO C""hULE OF 1\ ~'~!TED [,ESUPi'LY C,~f'i\[jILITY THAT \\I-IS EFFEe;TIVE if I THIS OPEi,UION. (SEE SECTIOrJ I, MJNEX [I, INCLOSURE I FvF, f,EFHHWE). 5. 17 l~ilY 1967 4/47 INF HI~n IETUUJEJ TO llONG nr,:. THE UATTi,LlmJ IMH,OVEL THElri "f,E~, I,Ni, GUILT ;~'EFEr.ISIVE bUf,IKU'S. G. 18 tA:,Y 1967 THE 4/47 IfjF Iii,S GIVEr, THE MISSIUN 'JF c'[lOVID!f,G P:;Tf(OLS Fdl, TH~ ;)'.Ji'JCi Tl\f.il SECUf,ITY. "Lf-'H, '+/47INF i:[i:W I,)ED ONE f'U;TCON Fur TH: ,jl;;'lG T"H SECLJh I TV. Tii:::, EliAS [.iO ENF~,Y CONTACT. flf-tAVU L!,'Li7 li,F HiUVllJED F:)Uf. fLhT,)~N-SIZE ELEMEtHS FOh THE ;)oNG TI"" SEGUfiITY. THEf,E III~S f~O i'HYSICAL EI'IEIv1Y CUNTilC3T. lH,i~VO llLITZEr, Hid) 1 lilA FflCM BCUEY T:\I'~ t,T H10940 VIC XS385431. Bf "VJ lllXIE HI,]j uNE ~i.j;N FI,LL iJ(:Wt'J \,HILE ChOSSING Iv STfiEi\;.1 AT 1510GB VIC XS3?6it24. THE F"LL PM,/,LYZED HIS Md/'. CHM.LIE 4/47 INF H()VllJED SEcur lTV F:jf-,: THE lXlNG TM,' DLE'.;GES MJL~ 1-1 )'E LINES. TH[f:E' "S NU ENErlY GCJNTWT. ECHO 4/47 INF CONTINUE); TO H·lJVI,E fECUhlTY FUf THE ElA TT AL I ON (,[£II. ECHO 4/47 I NF U'S i\LS() Gel I NC; THf.~\UGH A hEOf,GANIZi\TlllN PEf IUD BEC;,,·USE OF /\ CH/,NGE OF TO&E FOf THIS SUi-'PUfT GUIAFANY. 7. 19 ,MiY 1967 THE SI-E/,I\HEr,LLI,S UJtlTINUEiJ TO ~hJVljJE j'/\TfiOLS Felf THE 1101·IG TM.'I SECUfilTY. 4/47 INF i.LSu )f,OVlutiJ SECIJf.1 TV For: THE ,,[(EuGES -'.If: i'lfE LI iJE3 I N THE DOIlG nr,r ;.,fBI. ALPHil 4/47 I NF H,C'lV I ;jED ,/nf,ULS Fe)1\ THE ;JON(; TIIM SECUh I TY. !,LPHf, SENT FOUF, PU,TOON-SIZE I'ATh.OLS JUT THE MuflNING (iF 19 w.,y 1967. THEfE U,S NG ENEMY CCfiTJ;CT. THE[(E \,I\S A ;';U3T-OFF For: JnE iW,N IN THE "LI-'H/, DIXIE U,TI,vL HEC"USE HIS HI.N;)S, LEGS /,N:J Ff,CE flEG/,N TI SI.ELL F:i. NO i;Pf-AI,ENT f(Ei,SuN. THIS
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,. CON r-/ DC /V /:,;::; L :-:;1"l$~~13St't41 I \VAS NU ENEMY CCJNHCT. ECi-" \/47 i ,,-' 'c ,:'~ "I I-U, T~) j ;~~AM Date _'~L12IJJ , DUTIES t,S ]i),AG LINE SE'~'1J ;-" :~,'f,CC:. ;:,~n:-T/":K i.~L_ 'rr.::Ti\" ----h:ESUME1) :jt-EI.kTl,)N hi TH The: j., T, ;-E i"I::, SEGUr ITY F','I,CE ELEMENTS. THE 4.2" r,1:)f,T,~i, ,'L"T ,·;11 ,v",--, ,.1, L!FTE:.: 11'1 L:Ti.L n,OI\1 VU~JG Ti,U TO :UNC; L~:l Vii, FIXEL-Lli,C: i,li(;,':'FT. 15- 27 rAllY 1967 /,LF'H!, 4/47 II,IF ELEi'J1EhTS EXTr,'-'CTE'; Ft,Ciil I4G KIM I4rr i,U :JONNI'.,IT 27GC35 Mi·,Y 1967. I,LrHi-; 4/47 INF HAD ONE hHhiL Fij[. THE 'UNO T',I'A SECUfdTY. THEI,E lJi.S IL! ENE!';IY Cl,NTi\CT. I4LIHA 4/47 INF'S h~Tf,',)L LEFT THE _A'NC TM,l I-EI !METEi "T 271G40 W,Y 1'~:·7. (If,,AVJ 4/47 INF'S EL>':11Ei'HS CL,;SE; :'-'Y I,IILIFT FI~_,j,i VII~,JG 1 iU TJ 'JUNG TilIA. l,hi,I/~' Ph,jV I ',L; 3 h:; Tk,LS >'.ii, THE .JuNG H,r'il sr,'JUI~ITY. THE THf-,EE PL"nJNS LEFT fiT 271437 :"j,Y 19G7. THEI,E lii.S Nc.: nJEMY COI'JTACT. CHId,LIE 4/47 INF IL.I/LE. Di,EDGE SEGUI, I TY f,N,) U\SI N SECUhITY. THEI,E I,:AS Nu EnEr,IY C)IHM:;T. ECH!) '-L;47 irJF f i,0VI~;El.i [j;,TT/,LljN fEI,CTI UN F,;iCE, THE 4.2'; iL):,T:" -, l·h.,VI>E.J FII,E SUfl:)i,T FUI, THEfJrJG T"I,i SECU! I TY'. "ECUJ'_I\T,AiN t-I,JV i'JEi) t, h,Ti,uL F()t THE JJNG T/",; SECUi I TY. ,HEi E [,S ri,"' ENEMY COIITI'.OT. THE 10GMM-CWr,J JEEI S I-r'.JV I 'iEu r: r,E (' h-',)IT ,';N THE ;'JrJG TAM , EI I METEI,_ • ~,," Mi,)' 190 ;\U'H;, 4/47 tNF tI_VI.:Ei, 3E~U; ITY F'i THE . ,,:'Ie. Hi .. " i,[,LGES ANL'ASI N SECURI TV. THEI.E "AS N ... ENEMY CUI·lnr;L LRI4VU 4/47 INF PROVIDLJ THREE PLATO.,N-SIZE ~ATf/iJLS'. 'C.Jf\ T',,~ 'Gil TAM SECUFlI TY. THEliE \.AS NO END,1Y C.JNT I\(;T. ,lPAV0 ::JfiVE-:-rE HiT :]NE lJOO:lY TRf,f) VIC XS3si5427 "T 261747 HAY 1967.
HIS r~ESULTED IN 2 (US) Wltl. THEY v~Ef~E ;:USTE ' , OFF L.ON' -!;;"~' [)fil,Vi] 4/47 INF H,/uVI:;El_' ur~E ELEMDJT Fuf' ,;"I,G LlfjE SEcur/ITY. CHAflLIE 4/47 INF PhUI/I:E}J :XIE PU,L"t'J F,)f, THE :-.'fJG Hi'i SEGUr' I TY. THEIiE \;"S fl:) UJE~:lv C~,NT,:CT. ECHu 4/47 :NF PJ;clVI':ET) THE iEC~)N ~'Lf,TJ,.'f'i fCI. THE . ',NG TM"I SEGUI,ITY. THEf:.' li/;S NJ ENEI'flY CmJTACT. : [C,tl HIT "liE FhESSUhE-TYf'E MINE VIC XSI12741+7 liT 281345 L'J,Y 1:,(,7. THIS :,ESULTC II,! 4 (US) ""I" THESE I~EI ,<,"II'EL ,~, c ""TE' 'FF~" "'10' T"" vv 1-1.. \1..,.;,)1' IJ ',ILl'...!: .... d.J~) .~ ,_ I,) _-"_<'i\ tilli.'
:IEC(jN FCJUi'li~ 1 LUll I LLUf.11 N",TlfJ i·,U:), 1/ 18 X342643C; :-T 2b1001 MI\Y 1967;:E3Tf,OYC INPU,CE. :,[C,r! r,u:'_, 1 G, El'JI"EU;,,-Y TUM) I/IC XS427442 I4T 2fj1220 ,.iiY 1')(7; ESTf.yt; Ii f~,GE. n~E 4,2" i~0hTllhS SUPI-Jf,TED ,'OCCU;,I TY i ,·,Tic .. LS F.F THf_ i"riU TM,I SEeUf I TY • 17. 29 MI,Y 1967 IiLf-H,\ 4/47 liJF C..JtlTlfoJUb T.: i-:·;j\jI:E 3ECUfilTY FUi: THE D.,'NG TJ':,~ l;f,EljGES "rr' ~:,SI t~. i,l,:~i, 4/47 I NF i-i .. ,uv I ,]ElJ ()~JE I-X,-F,e)L F'Jf~ JfiAG LINE SEl.;UhITY. U ;,v, 1;/47 II~F 1"1"VI:OEiJ :Hf,EE . t;TI,ULS F-.Jh THE JUNG HCiI SEeUI" TY. i:i,J,V0 LlL ITZEf,. HA;; ::~!E :"j.' ' ~ ',3TE1; UFF Ff(ut,1 V Ie xS39S430 ;\T 29C90) Ivi" Y 19L7. THE Mi," 3 ,_:U:,Y Ii/,S Sv~ELlING F,k. W} M'I-M,EloJT ILS,)N. ';""V;; :.-;X I E HM; UfJE MMJ :.rUSTED (IFF Ff,:)fA VIC XS3'74446 hT 290909 i'M,Y 1967. THIS MAN HI\:),' TVilSTE:. /\fJKLE. eH/;I,LIE :../47 IIJF ,'f,OV I :_L': ui'JE PAThUl F'.'I THE ','.iNG T/,11,1 SECUh,1 TY. CH~I,L I E :;Jf~VEr:= HI'.;' mJE IfJDIVIDU!,L ,:E,;UiI,E VEf,Y ILL I\T 291300 ,JIIY l c (,7. c':t,U_~D F,'_'UTII'JE':UST-urT WHICH V'hS (;;AM-LETE); liT 291500. :::[:HO 4/ ,;'JF H,:)VI :'E1' THE I.cC'A·' I--U,TJ(.ii r.: .J'.IIJG TJ SECUt,1 TY. THEf.E i,,; r:J ENEr,,1Y Cu~JT!Il;To THE 4.2" I,j,j!:n!,s Ff<.JVI,EJ SUPf):JliT c"C, rONG T:-\'vl SECUlel TY. 18. 30 wM 1967 illl%. 4/47 IHF C')f'.\TltJUL Tull,uVll ,,[CUl-dTY F~f: THE ,~AJG TAM ;if,Ei:GES hN, ~J,SI N UNTI L 30063G MhY 1967. t,U'H/,4/47 INF UECM,~E :!I,I'i,O,'.E f:E,'~Y 'E,.CTI:;I'I Ful,C;E /,T Tl-I;-.T Tli'IIE. i,U'Ht, 4/47 I,'JF l-i,JI/UE:_, ,~NE 0QU?U F'Ji.NG TI,,,1 f-lf"ELlrJE SECURITY AT 301800 rAI~Y 1967. ::r,,v. 4/47 INF c;urntNUb Tu i-'fJJVj;JE PLAT)(jNS Fd, THE Lui,;e; T,c,t:: SECUfclTY. THEI,E \,'-'3 fJU EN EMY CUNHCT. 0HM:LI E If /4 7 I NF 1)!cJV I ;)E:J uN E f-'LA LA) F% THE LUNG T Ii II! SECUfll TY • THE[, E I:i, S NO EN E{,IY curn ACT. CHI' hL I E 4/47 INF H«(W Ij;E!J ni,) PLkT,},f'JS F.: !3f\lG/~;)E OPEiu:,Tluli H,jf-HC xxv UNTIL 301600 MI-.Y 1967. ECH; 1+/47 II'IF f'1,eVI:JE, THE f,E(;,JN I LA TDUN Fur, THE :·'j()NG T f;r;' SEClih I TY • THErrE \,liS NJ GUNT nCT WI TH THE ENEMY. THE 4.2" ikJi T,,:,:3 SUI+.;f,TE THE lJUIJ(' TAt" SECUr; I TV I'IITI,JL.
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J.~" 3; r',11;~1967 Ali~H), ~/~I !;:~ cr:'CI::~c,- ~'~'[TH1B:M~AkADatc~LaIJr ,\~/\CTIJN FA,CE. m,/.v.~ '-tIc, I .• ' 1" •. ,I!I, .. c. , .. ';"iVl .. H\ThOLS F'_:1l THE ::UNG Tf,.1 "':'):.',.ITY LiiTll THE "IIl~i,;·ilIJG,) 3 _. I·M,Y 1967 I,HEN THEY IIE,,[ :,EL,,:VE:. ,F Tf-il:; it:3f';N8IJILITY. THEI,E \,I\S NO CCiNT/,CT Iii TH ,'HE EiJEiW. GH,\"L I t' 4/4'1 I r~F II~OVIUEL h\TF,OLS Fui. THE :.,UJC; Ti,I/, SECUI,ITY UNTIL 31 M!IY 1;;G7 \vHEN IT lv/,S fElIEVE:),:F THIS I,ESI,mccll:llITY. ECHO 4/47 INF H,QV I :,":" THE f,EQ,JN PU, Til'N FJ:, THEAJG T Hi,,1 SECUriTY urn I L Ti'E If. NINGJF 31 r/l/;Y 1967 hHErJ n I,I;S f.ELIEVE~: "F THIS IE S 1<": . I [] III TY • THE 4.2" iiDr,:T /,i,S GuNT I tWE;' T., ~ hi'; V I::E SU fhlfT :UI. r= :.cr'.!G HM SEGUf,ITY. ::0 0 JU,'K 1967 THE SI~EAf(HE/,;;Ei,S C()N:)UCTEI) SEd.SH ;,1'0,) DEST','.;'! '.lI"Ehi\TI,)NS IN 1',0 J'.)~N THf:,)UGHUUT 1 JUI~E 19C7. ;,L iW, ~/47 iNF H,.uVliJEiJ ONE f'U,L)DN (l,lIW, [iliTlEf,) II: H': J0i,N T~1i,,)Ir"IGUT 1 JUNE 19(,7. AT 010923 JUNE 19(,7 "L, H, :;lITZEf, ';!,\,l i MEl-I lilTH 1 hlFLE AT VIC XS426417. THEY SHvT ,:,T THESE toE f'iS', , :EL. ViWj GUT I" /\ SAMfJ\N (,Nij ESCAf-EiJ. THE; E I,/:,S rJ'v [Our T: ';' EI~Ei\4Y Q;'ITIcCT. UiAVO 4/47 I NF PI,,)V UE:; THIEE . U\T,:S F':~i, SEhi,CH M,I:) jJESTi,:jY MI SS I r)H I I, i,~' Jui,N Ff(A"j ::070,) JUNE 19G7 UNTIL 011700 JUNE 19(,7. i,T 010tlOCr,AvJ r.>';llVr:_~TE FUUN~, Tv~J nUr,JKEt~S ArE) 2 ~'UNJI ~;ITS \;ITH ,,·"\t}lhjl-,
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EUE \.I,; F'.::CN;;LY ChSUHTIES. ;',T 011013 C::,V, Gel,VETTE !,ECEIVET) /,T)IAATIC \"EAflr,S Fli E Fi,A; LEFT FLi\f'JK VIC: xs45241L. ~lf,;;V; C,;",VUTE Sf,',i 1 IrLIVI.U',L Ir!~r,.:)\m Uf,iIF;UA i,Ur-H~li'jCi i.ITH ViEAi'Otl. fIT CllC2Cl!.i1'/c Ci'.VETTE IL" 1 (us) f(lh i,Y S:~IIEI FI E ;'T VIC Xs4 r;:541G, fiT e,l (3':' r" ;;V.· C.,VEEE F~U~!:~ EIGHT L:UNKEi,S ;",i\L_' 2 H':.J(jf)y r )--:.5 (I Ti,l t r:'Lf~;:E ':\;L,J ~? ~JS U; E;'.!/-\L-;ES) \fIC xs45~:i1:. THE EH',·,XE;S (4' X ei ) H,\" l,~i:' L~S 'v'ITri 11U;" ,i}IJ Tui'.:,.) liEi,[ Ch:.:'., NE\" F:)Ui. \,E,.E rJEli ',I"~ TIL I·,["E.)LD. THEY liEfE I,LL l)ESTiUY;::;;. '., "V:.' ,L I TZE, "''';Ui'L- 1 :'U.';:: {6 1 x 7') ['·:]tIL:E UF MU;J Id'.JJ L,)GS; f J:::F \.t:IS ,;'j\JE F,:),;T .JFi- nr,'~)UNJ. THEY F,:Uf'Ji: 2 HJU"';;S,)F FL:JUi, ;~rL' FIVE l'i;r'Jh:~AS II: l~lJ:)f(EF, VIC xs443417. THEY ;lESTh;YE;) THE ['UNKEf:. ,!.i,V:.; :,lITZU hECEIVED 8M/,LL ,,,,MS FI:.E /,tii fETUrdIE: IT. THEI,E IlE:,[ 2 r"iAN Fillh' FUH THE liEST VIC XS443417 liT C1125fl. icT Cl144J "" VIG Y.)F+5417 ,,,,,W,) CUi,'/ETTE C;!ii.1E UN;)EI, F!r E Fi,() III Tile! I~UIVIj;UALS. "HEld' NC Ff,!EN:':'tY CI\SUi,LTIES. Cf:A[,LIE 4/47 I"IF H,NI1..ED THIlElc ,', ···')i!'JS Ff THE ui-EI i,T I :)IJ I N A'; JUliN FI,'::;;I (:10700 JUNE 1967 lh,ill 021400 JUrJE 19C'7. I,T 010702 UHilfLIE 4/4i1NF hECE I VEI: Sf~ I PEf. FifE V I C XSl+57427. THEI,E hEI E rJ: FI.I DUL Y CASUf"~TIESo CHi'i,LIE 1+/47 !:!F ELEr,,1ENTS H'~:J,)NE 0/1/,:.1 I ,'·jJUhE;, toY ~U:,II l'iT VIC xs4574n /,T [10717 JUNE 1;;(,7. THIS "le'IV' ,'.'1 """S '" STE" "FF r"',' LIE 4/47 I'JF u' . "1<" r,"" ,',__ ." .if" V¥h ,J:..), .I," v' It •• ,,,-,/-,.," JI " rlMu jl".,-- ,'rl/...,,~
V.!TH i· ".<TE; M,IKLE I\T 010'<'33 JUNE 19G7 \1fJ.~ U,S USTE" '.;FF. [;;L"IiL,'~/J+7 INF FJUN,; 1 ;;UW<Ei (4' x 4i) HEi,VILY ,j,;::STUJ(;TE,) i,T XSl.:';IJ;~7 i,T 010827 JUNE 1:;G7. THEY I,LS-, FulW 1 /-,UNJ I FIT (3' x 2') AT SAME L,)Ct.TI'.JN. CHgl,lIE L:lITZEI-: r,ECEIVEL, SNIPEfi FII E Ff"jtJi THE S,JUTH VIC x~45842G t\T (;11l33 JUIJE 1%7. THEY [NG;',GE'~ THEM \,1 TH NEGHTIVE rESULTS. CHhl,.LIE i,Kf,~f,J liT 020836 JUfJE 1967 F.:UNil "' HUTS VIC xs450425. CHI,f,LIE 4/Lf7 INF ELEMENTS F:;UND 1 v I ET G)NQ FUG P;., ItHC; ,)~J n,EE, i.Ei; VI! TH STM, (9" X 9") VIC xs45<i42G. CHII:,:lIE C)r,VETTE HIT 1 '.: .. LY H:M liT 011243 VIC xs449423. THIS t(ESULTEU IN 3 (us) Ivill. THE II, ,WUN,)S "EhE N'JT SE; 1 JUS 1 M!;, THEY I;/U.E.USTEJ 'JFF. GHI',LlIE OLITlEf, Fli,Ei'':'T Tli.; VIET (;~NG AS THEY liEriT ItJTJ A SM/ILL V I LLhGE. ;;:)TH V lET CUNG Hk~ liEf,hlNS. THEY LEFT THf LUCH THE ,-,THE I , SliiE (;F THE VILli,CiE VIC xs4514;::4 ;,T 0111:l30. CHgl,LIE 4/47 INF SET Ut NIUHT i.1\iUUSHES If·! ',0 JJilN THE NIUHT,)F 1 JUNE 1';!67. ECHO 4/47 INF fi,UVLJE.; THt: 4.2" MUr,TI,!, rL"TJ':';rJ F'lf, THE SUPf,)f;T OF THE UN,: TM~ SECUici TY. ECHO 4/47 trJF f,UliAIIIEl; ut, THL I CJN f·.EACT I U~l Fuf',CE.
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21. 2 JUNE 1967 THE SPEARHEA:jELS CON'T' I NlJE;l) TH!' R o~· --"'--'----"''--=---"--'--.,-, IN AO JOAN UNTIL 021400 JUr~E 1967. TH.E 4/47 INF M0l 13y ~Al<ADatemdJS HEADQUAfiTEhS AN.D THI:EE C'j:1~;d.! IES 1\' .. , . ./;[ l. THE USS C0L \ .-... t,NCHOhED IN THE MEKONG ["VEl I~Ei\f, :"mG Ti;M. ECH04/47 INF M()VE;~' All,lMiD THE USS EJENEW,'.H I N THE SAME UCA TI IN. Ali·HA 4/47 INF CONTINUED TO UE mJ 1-HGUI, ALE[;T hS THE [JI;E I{EACTluN F()RCE. ALPHA 4/47 I NF MOVEl) MlGi;f,:) THE USS C0LLET0N THE !,FTEf;NOON OF 2 JUNE 1967. ALi-HI; llLITZEf. CONTINUEi) THE IF: MISSlmJ elF f'ftOTECTING THE NOF.THEflN SHORE OF ,~LJ JOAN. THEhE WAS NC ENEMY CONTACT. THIS PLATOON WAS EXTI~ACTE~ VIC XS42g419 ~\T 0214-00 JUNE 1967. THIS ~Li\TO:)N JOINED THE r,EST 0F ALPHA 4/47 I:'JF !\CGAhl1 THE USS COLLETUN. UltAVO 4/47 INF CUNTltJUED Tll DE flATHLION f{EACTION FCr;CE AT LDNG TArvl. UhAVc) 4/47 INF MOVEL AU~)Af(1J THE USS C\)LLETON THE /,FTEhNOON UF 2 JUNE 1967. CHAf,LIE 4/47 INF Co/I~T'NUElJ TO CUNDUCT A SE".h0H Ii'll) DESTf(OY MISSIN IN !~O J·.j'.N •. THE THREE PLt.TouNS ON THIS t,IISSI0N HALi SET U NIGHT AMBUSHES I N Ii"; JO'iN THE NIGHT 0F 1 JUNE 1967. THE h~~USHES HAll NEGATIVE CONTACT. CHh~LIE AKf;ON ANJ CH~RLIE C~~tl~jE ~E~e:. EXTflAqnDf'ROM 40 "06N, AT ot0900 ""UHf;. 1961 V 10 )( 23. c*RL'E'OLn~ER WAS'EXTRAOTC: Ffi)M AUtIO ... AT 020900 JUN! 1967 vro X8~;~24. T~HE~A8 NO. ENEMY OONTACT. ECHO 4/47 INF OONTINUED TO HAVE THE 4.2" .~TAfi: io'I.ATO'JN . SUPf'ORTJNa DONO TAM.SECURITY. Eetta 1f.jl+71Nf', WITH THE." EXCEPTION OF THE 4.2· MORTA« PLATUC)ff,.,*>ViD AUOAkU THE usa 8ENEWAH.. . '.' . '. " . .... . '. .' . 22 •. , JUNE 1967 THE'.;SPEARHEAIlEHS OONtJNUED TO OIT 'klAI ESTABLISHED AfJOAhD THE,~$SeOLl.f;:TON •. ;,4t.f;'HA'",Uf;~YO AND CHAr,L IE 4/47 I NF CONTI NUED TO GET THE HiEQ,U I FMENT STCihEU, AND SET UP HEAD<iOARTERSAU.;AhD TillE USS COLLETQN.ALPHA 4/47 INF CONDUCTED DEBAf~KATION AND EMIJAhKATloN ThA1NING AT 032000 JUNE 1967. ECHO 4/47 INF HEMAl NED UNDEI THE LJ!-CONOF 2ND9OE AOOAfW THE USS BENE\yAH. ",' .'.. .. 23. 4 JUNE 1'~7 AlPHA, HRAYe·A>N;J,~fit,*4I41 UtfJ ,~T£D PHYSICAL Thill ftl NG Jour; SMALl. 1l(Mt ~1.N!.NG ~'" MUS$. '. COLl.ErON. ECHQ 4/471NF eONTf.NUp TO ElE VNDEh THE OI"CONO' THE 2ND ODE ABQAHP,. THEUSS £JENEWAH.. . .' ..•. '.' . '. 24. 5 JUNE 1967. Tfl. E.$P~ARfI .. £ADE~.I'S, eON. lJUCTEDtlPEflA TI 0. N .. COI.tONAOO II. ALPHA 4147tNJ;·4:0NDOOTED RrV~FdNE MOVEfAiNT FkCJM USS . OOLlET.ON TO .. ;'.C.\it.s4. t~*"ANIJJiCOND(ln' ·ED fiIVSf,. t NE. A. SSA. U. L. TAT . 050620 ". !O(i'1;. .. tHE' C_~D .. "MOW£Al.ONC " •••. (It.Uf CONOO.C Tt NO S AMHAIfl>. ;·~)£STRO':OP~f\~. I{)NS AND' SECOO I NO; OtHJECTIVE #3 IN ViC XS 6239Il.AT 051002 f JUNE: 1·907.· THEY ESTAfll.lSHED A BLOCKING lO()SITlON AT 0,0720 JUNE 1~b7. MAHKINGS INDICATED [JOOllY TriAl'S IN ·AREAvtc·xS478409. ':AT050802'U xs478409' '. THEY FOUND ONE.'!L":'*$HAPED OUNKEr, WITH OVH1HEADCUVEft ANi) . TWO NOETH VIETNAMESe: FLAGS f'l,dNTEnll'LTHEE'S~AT 051002 THE't' '. SEOI.IRE;) OBJEcrtVE '#9~ AT 051.350 ·JV.NE 1'96.7 THEY MADE "CONTACT WI Tlr AN UNKN"WN~S I.Z£' VC, FORCE ~,oxs499405"CONT /.\CT WAS Gf~OKEN i; T05.13.07 J\.tNE 1967i1! . " .. r 051 ~13.' Tft!:;' St'OTTED .. 6!VCV 10 XS49.5405 AND:'SEARO!'fED OUT Afi.'EA.Al' .. O~lg3S JUNE. '.9. 61. THEY FOUND' VC WIA .... THEY TOOK HlIA: PHt$ONE'fti:t.r ,o~1443nIEY DUSTED ,OFF THE VO WIA (POW)"AT'~2020 TkEY EXTRACTED v 10 XS500420 BACK TO THE USS COLLETON. £It/AVO 4/47 INF EXECUTED filVEfi/NE MOVEMENT FIIOM US$COLLETON ANlJ,OONDUCTEDFdVi!hINE ASSAULT INTO AO V ICXS~72414AJ;l;G50'23"1iINEW67. ' THEY . COMMENCED TO MOVE ALONG AX IS nenOOHVUCT I f4G ; Sf;AflQH AND :D£8THOY
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I N V I C XS5co420 [;liCK Te; THE USS C LL'.F::, (;i,,,, LIE 4/47 I NF EXECUTEiJ i,IVEi.INE M . .vEMUJT F, .ii ii'.,' u~s C'LLET AJ ,~~E; COrJIJUCTEiJ rtlVEf,INE "SSAULT 1rH.' I,U 'h. x~34Cc'''3 i,T l.5CG14 JUPJE 19G7. THEY CO!\1i' IIENCE,o Ti) IvluVE ,,Lt:i· /-,X I S \of.: I 'IE Ci,'tLUCT I NG SEkl,CH I,N;) DESTh)Y UI--Ef'.ATIONS IltL SEUhE: .,JECTIVE ,(2 I:J VIC; xs473397 kT L51 c43 JUrJE 19G7. THEY (};rJS,:L I ;;I,TE;) ML EST',::L I SHE;; II l3LgCKING f-JSITIJN. !\T C;;SC(3C JUf':E 1~q THEY F'.,UPL 1 h,JrMN t,~L 1 CH I U I N V I C XS4G8,+ 11. THEY CHECKELi THE I Ii I c, MjJ I,ELE/,SD THEM. AT L5Cr,35 JUNE 1SiG7 THEY F'"UN;! 1 'UNKEf, C':mHINI,NG VC H,CIAGAr,,:,A VIC XSI+Gt41C. I\T C5C720 Ir~ VIC /s4734 C6 THEY FOUN;j ONE ; ESTI,uYL.' "UtJKEf. AT C5CG1 (; VIC xs473405 THEY FlJUW) > v.'-HliEN, ACCO;Af-/;N I EJ L, Y SEVEfu,L CH I LDI,EN. THE v'or'liEN HIU I: CiIf':JS. ilT 05Ct~32 V 10 xs4734c-5 THEY F,;UN,; 2 j"JIEN hN), 2 vv:JIAEN. THE Ii, Cld,,'::,) \,[flE CHEC!~E; id!~ THE "EI,Si,..!'~iJEL liEf·:E IELEI;SE;~. /,T 05C845 I~J VIC XS473404 THEV I,EGEIVC G liuU~VS)F SMALL /if,MS SNIt'Ei, FilE. THEY LrlMJEUVEiE" ;,GAI~JST fHE SUSiECTE,; LJCI,TIUN. IlT 1:)0855 THEY "El5EIVE,):;!,JE In/, Fi,JM [](}Ui'Y Tr,M' (SHuT-GUN SHELL TYlE) VIC xs4734c3. AT 05C;J17 jLJI~E 1 ')G7 LUST-uFF F;r, lilA IU,S C"At-LETEii. /;T (51025 II. VIC "s47339G THEY FOUN,) 2 HUUSES, 1 ,:F IVHICH \;AS L,_'CKE;:. THEY UHE,E;: M'ilj fiEMCJVE;; LI TE"h TUI'.E TO EV"CU,nE T,; Ui, I Ui,:JE. i,T 'j1043 THEY CJNSi)L I iiATU UN 0C:,JECT I V E f/2, V I C xs4733> 7. ,iT ,51 '55 THEY "ECEIVE,.:' 30 TO 40 i;()U~LS ',)F SW~LL /,1,<;2 FI i,E Fi,uM cjUTH ,F :.;:lJECTIVE 7/2. THEY CI;LLED IN AI,TILLErY; THE I,ESUI_ TS \,EfE UNKW' \vN. AT (51126 THE 2i'L; I-LliT""..;I·j FJUi'L 4 HE,~VY [iU),): TI,i,ILS F,UM VIC ·IF 051055 Cm!TiiCT. THEY C,)MMENCE:: Ti) SEAf,CH THE /\feEII. liT C5112iJ THEY i EeEI VC ONE Wli; Fi:er;! SNliEf, Flf(E; THEY fUI,SUEi) THE E~IEHY. AT (51145 THEY FUHJ: ONE LAf,GE [ii\f,,;/,CI<S [U I L.I NG (15-20 i,I,\N Cil; WI TY) IN VIC xs472397 I,HICH THEY: ESF,,;YEu. fc.T 051250 THEY liECEIVELJ 1 WI A FftuM SN I f-Eir F I ,E (h S,,!.'I_'- ,,,is ','U~,i,S). AT (51313 THEY h:LICED Uf THUEE VC KII l2;) F',UrL Ii'-! ')U~;KEi,S ,,'--TE,: FDLLJldllG ULO,J[) TllldL I~J VIC xs4733Si G. AT C51355 .;'~ST-JFF WAS C:1Mi'LETEL FJh lJI,E (US) WI". ,.T U5141C THE 3"'" ILATU)N FUUNJ ONE MuhE VO KIA (UC) IN VIC xs4733~G. rT C51;5l JUNE 1 ;JC7 THEY EXTlJ,CTEJ FI,,,M "~i "Y I,. I Vb I rIC: V 1(; XS5LC42C I,r.;) I;ETUi,NEi; T" THE USS COLLET,)iJ. [CHe; 4/47 I NF c:rHII,!IjE:: Tu ilD1A IN UN,:Ef, THE urCUll ,)F THE 2(1]' ';;;E "",),.!:.) THE USS ijENEI/AH. (SEE SECTluN I ArJj\JEX il, INCUSUi,E 2 F.: f,EFEfIU.JCE). 25. 7 JUNE 19£7 !IUHIi 4/47 INF C.;Nl.UCTEi) hIVEf,lii[ H..;VEMENT TU liN hl,E" UF 1Jf"EI,;,TI:AJS :IN Uf·E!.ATluN C,;i,;N;l,;~ II. THEY I,EVEI,TE;: T~ SEAi-Cft IliL :,ESTi,uY ;'\I.'1SI:;[<. ;;T 07101(; clUNE 15iG7 I,U H/~ 4/47 I NF F:)U~J:: 3 HUTS M":J 1 FDiIf\LE I, I TH CH I L.J ,);" OUJECTIVE i,-2. 'IN ,;:·JECTIVE ;.2 lIT (71245 AU~HA 4/47 INF F;,UN!) 1 [J'JX ,.IF 30-CAL I ~;rl, !\t-IlfA:). ;~lI'Hh C'll.VETTE FOUN;:; 1li "UI'JKEr"S UN ()~iJECTIVE li2 I,T C715CC. "U'H/i 4/41' INF HIU 4 IHi hlTH HEI,T EXHAUSTION. ,>iifIVel 4/~'7 Ii~F CiAJ~lJCTEj; i,IVE!.1 r:E :.!UVEi'/IENT TJ AI,E" dF Jf-EliflTIUNS uri Jd.!/,T I,)N CcifiCm,\Jl; II Mi,· [,EVEI.TEIJ Te SEWCH MJ~j GESTi,;)Y NIl So, lit,S. fIT 0711 sJ-, [:,,;\Vi) l,/47 I NF FourL (; SilMH,NS. THEY FOUII!; 1 . ,ETiI I IlEE \ I TH,;UT I;:; HE \ jlS
EVIlCU/,TElj. AT 0720CO ,'.IJ,VI; 4/47 ItJF FiiUl\J::: :-3"I/IE VIEnJ"MESE MilllE Y MJD ')<)CUMENTS. c",i, VU 4/47 I NF Hf,;' 1 VC K I /, Lc) AN,; I,EC()VEf;D 1 M1 CAIJ]INE. CHicf·,LIE 4/47 liJF 1;:ii'L'UCTE: i,IVElirlE Mi.NEMENT TLJ I\N p,j,EA ';F JPEU,TI ;;IJS Fur. 'ji EI,/nl:)I" l.::ul,C..;I·,".I;, II. /IT 071221 t;H!;f,lIE ULITZEi,. FCUN;; 2 ;JET!;It-JEES (MI-ILES, I,GES Hi AN:) 25). flT 071245 CHAI,LIE 4/47 JrJF H/-;:j 1 !'.1MJ G.,LLtirSE \-;JTH HUT EXHhUSTI ON. HE \IAS IIIJSTL~ UFF. AT 871313 CHAI,L I E 4/47 ItJF Fe:UN)) 5' :ETAINEES. AT 071355 CHf;f,LIE 4/47 IIIF FuUf,I.) 4 M(lfE ;,ETldNEES. t,T (71725 THEY hEGEIVElJ SNliEh FII.E. THEr E \,EhE Nl': US Cr~SUALTIES. ECHO 4/47 INF I,ErA;:' IN[;) Ur~;)Ei, THE D H3CN 'JF 2i't) [lDE. (SEE SECT I ,)[< I, MJNE X [), I ~JCL:jS UI ,E 3 F Of f,EFEf;ENCE).
26. 8 JUNE 1967 AUH,~ 4/'+7 INF Qc;f,~U:,TEu fclVEr:INE 1 .e.OI:, .,/ VIC XS215412 MJD INSEFTE::ITU Vile XS194449 AIJlJ (;dBY~Af<ADatem~!S NEW SEARCH AND DESTROY (,I i ~s i~ I~;'. I.::;;,H I VE C0NTACT 'THROUGHOUT --,-~ THE NIGHT OF 7 JUNE 19(,7. I,~~HI\ 4/47 liiF \,I;S EXTRACTED FROM THIS OPERATION AT 08153U JUliE 1967 VIU XS195459. ALi"HA 4/47 ARF I VED ABOI<RD THE USS C;OLLETON v Iii f; I VEk II~E AT CG1935 JUNE 1967. CRt,vO 4/47 INF cm/IJUCTED I\lVEfilfJE EXTFU,CTI()N VIC XS21341 5 fiND ItJSERTEIJ IrHO VIC XS194447. "RAVO 4/47 INF HAD 2 VC KIA (8C). ONE VC Id,S 1<ILLEi' BY SMALL MUAS FlfiE I\N~ 1 va WIiS KILLED ~Y A CLAYMORE VIC XS21J418 AT 072C4C JUNE 1967. i;RAVO COfIVETTE FOUND AND UF,UUGHT I fJ 1 DETAI NEl ALOUT 20 YEi\f!S OU:. HIS III SAID HE SHOULD DE 40 YEARS ULI;; VIC X3225424. llrlAVO 4/47 I NF WAS EXTtl;~CTED FFJ,hl (J~E!:I\TIUI·J C:)f,OfJ!;)O I I I\T 061530 JUfJE 1967 V Ie XS195459. U·:"VCl 4/47 'i\iF /fiflIVED ADaM,;) THE USS COLLETON VII, hlVEhlr,IE /;T ut1935. CHIif,LIE 4/47 INF lvi,S EXTu,cn:. FhOM NIGHT i,ii\:;USH SITE VIC XS227428 VI" 1;lfMOillLE EXTRACTlm! (,T Oall00 JU~JE. 1967. ;HI;fiLIE 4/47 INF LANDED ON LZ [,LACK VIC XS1974C6 ,;T OLl125 imE 1,;)C.7. CHAhLIE 4/47 INF VII'S EXTf ':'CTt:J VIC XS2~742[j.i,T 71530 JUr!E 1967. CHi\f:LIE 4/47 IfJF FOU~Ji) 1 ;.ThINEE I\T VIC
<S22C42G "T obl040. TH I S DET!;! fJEE WliS Uf,()UGHT llt,U< TO lJOi'JG if,['I. CHif<'LIE 4/47 INF CONiJUCTEJ ,IVEfil~JE Iv,,)VEr,lt:rn T0 LJSS COLLETUN ME) 1M; I VEl· j, T Ob1930 JUfJE 1967. ECHG 4/47 I NF COIHifJIJEl) TO [E UNDEh OPCON OF THE 2NLJ U1'E. (SEE SECTION I, ANtJEX ~:, INCLOSUhE 3 Fm, !·EFEfE,JCE). 27. 9 JUilE 1967 ':'Lf.'Hli, [11.1,VO "Ib CHI,fi:LlE 4/47 liJF COrlDUCTED Di:Y -0,1T 1,1:1);\[,]) THE US S COLLETUN. ECHU 4/47 I ~!F [;D,i" I i.IE1) UN,;Ei THE iJf CUN OF THE 2NU 'j :E "')I-d,; THE IJSS [EflU'i,H. 2G. 1 c JU~JE 1967 AU%, 4/47 I rlF CiJiLUCTEl) SEf,f,C,H ML.J iJf:.SThUY OPEfu.,Tlmi IN LOI'Y, ;,tJ f-i;·OVI:;·,~E. ,.lYi,.4/1+7 IlifC F()Uf~,j 6 i'lJ,',JI I'ITS, AN;) LESTFiOYE:; 5 HUTS "T )(SC77"'33. I,T 10Ctl'fC JUIJE 1,;67 THEY IlESThOYEL 5 ClUNKErs. ,L, H. 4/47 I f-IF F0UfJL 14 US ('iiENADE ~·o·):y Tf,AI-'S VIC XSGG9523 H 1:E15 JU'··iE 1967. In Ei,Ei,~Y UuN-T"CT \,;,S f~EPOf\TED. L:I.I,VO 4/47 IriF ;'"S ·/,THLI,i·j i E.,:;Tllm F()fiCE M;:JAf,U 1:1 Vb.1 NE U';"T3 F.:. :li.IG,;;'EJ~Ei.,;TII)I;S. THEf,E "AS flO ENEMY COI'·jT!;CT. CHfd;L I E 4/1;.7 lliF 0";:: :UCTE: SEi,hCH AlU LJESTflOY :jrEhATIJNS IN L0NG ;,N ;·iUVliJCE. C!-i"cLlE 4/,7 If·IF FUUrE) 7 ))ETf,lfJEES UAhLE) VIC XSG7lJ53o i,T 11'Cb19. rH;,fiLIE 4/,,7 INF F0Uf~:) 11 TUNS ,jF i,ICE IIi ·1f.lS ,:J.) :ii,CK,' VIC xs673518 {IT 1 (;1 C15 JlHJE 19G-:. THl fd CE Wi,S iJESTf,;YU. THE A:,D\ \~'HE: E THE; ICE \'i/;S FOUN: WAS A VC '.:"SE U,iiii'LEX. T\,~,
HUIJ[:f,ED ;'ISHES WEI:E i,LSO FClUiU H THIS Lu(;"TION. FIVE HUTS AT THE L:;C",TION \,EfE VEi Y IIELL KEd. THEY FUUND 2 i·EGGf· IJU,YEI,S kiTH ; ECl,U)S ME' i ICTU!t:S CF l'EUfLE IfJ UNIFUi:,;. THIS {,[iEi; CUULi; liE AN "f,&r:" CEI,TEf,. ECHU 4/47 I f~F hW'.lljE;, Ui;;.Ef, THE (WCUN UF THE 2fL; tiDE" (SEE SECT I Di'l I, ANNEX ~j, I NC;LUSUI,E I V For. i .. EFEf'HJLES), 29. 11 JUNE 1967 ALrH{;, '.i'/,V,) ;IN;) C;HAf,LIE 4/47 li·;F C::C:JUUGTED DI,Y-OUT ;'[JOM,IJ THE USS C'~LLETOrJ. THE USS COLLET,IJ [LVC,' TO VUNG T!\U HI,U30f(. ECI+.J 4/L.7 I tlF fiG,ii, I :,JED UiJ:'Ef, TH[')I--COil ,iF THE 2NU CLE AD;),';];) THE USS ';Ei·IEWI\H. THE USS [;EI£'.!I,H H',)VEIJ TO VLJNG TI\U Hir/,[]OL. 30. 12 JUf-JE 1967 THE iviX;ILE :.IVU;lfiE FLOE ",VEi Fi,,,i,; THE DOfJG Tid,! '.i,SE CM,l~ Tv VUiiG Tf,LJ Hfi,L·ji.. THE 4/47 IIJF CONTINUE;) TU LhY-;)UT i,riGi.!, , THE USS (;ULLETUN.
1 1
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!Altthority ~,. JS t.t I 31• 13 JUNE 1%1 THE SPEAHMEA1)£RS CONIJOOTEt; SEJ\ROM At BY~~ 0 ..... 1 • ..,/
DESTflOV OPERATI ONS I N THE flUNG S/,1 SPECI AL ZONE •. AlP~AkA D"tetiL",lS
INF CON!:lUCTElJ HIVEhlNE MOVEMENT Ff,OM USS G0LLET,JN AT NHA UE----
TO Af-'ACHE ZONE AND CONIJUGTE;: ! " VEi. HJE hSS/\UL T AT '3070() JUNE
1 967 V Ie ysc45767. (3f,AVO 4/47 I NF hEVEkTElJ TU SE/\hCH liND
DESTf,OY OPEfIf,TIONS. l\LPHA 4/47 I NF SEt UP NIGHT f;MLUSHtS tHE
NIGHT OF 13 JUNE IN THIS flO. NEGATIVE OONHCT ,11TH THE ENEMY.
OhflVO 4/47 I NF CON;JUCTEil fd VER I NE MtJVEMENT FfiUM THE USS
COLLErON AT NHI'I DE TO l:USH,',1A STEh ZONE I, Nil GONuUCTEIJ hi VEI-, I NE
flSSAUL T AT 130700 JUNE 1967 VIC YSC38790. ,[1hl;VU 4/47 I NF
hEVEf,:TEii TO SEAf1CH MJD lJESTfiOY \lPEhATIONS IN THE l;f.E,\ ,;NL SET
UP NIGHT AM[JUSHES. NEG;, T I VE CONTACT VI I TH THE ENEMY. CHi;hLl E
4/47 I NF CONDUCTEJ rei VErii NE MOVEMENT FROM THE USS C,jLLETUN
AT NHi !:E TO ChT ZONE ANu COtJLUGTE1 1:1 VEhl NE I\SSAULT AT '30700
JUNE 1967 V I C YS076778. CHAf,L IE 4/47 I NF f,EVHiTE1J TO SEhf,CH
ANI! ::ESTf,()Y ')PEhATlr)NS IN THIS ,,0. THEY SET Ui' r~IGHT A~r:USHES
THE NIGHT DF 13 JUNE 1967. THEf,E liAS NO Er,IEi,1Y C;UI'JTACT.
ECHD 4/47 I NF fEMA I NED UNDEt THE Ol-CON OF THE 2NlJ CvE, THE
f,EC:JN t'LI\ TO:m C~)NjJUCTE;) Id VEh I NE ~AOV EMENT Fl,uM THE USS ElENE WAH
i\T NHI, fiE TU THE f<ECuNLO ZONE. [~E(}JN CljNDUCTE:J f; I VEk I NE
ASSAULT AT 130730 JUNE 1967 VIC YSOa5751. ~T 131710 JUNE
1967 I~ECON FJUNlJ 4 OLD [;UNKEf;S (6' x 2'9, 2-MIIN HJSITIJNS.
THEY \,Ef,[ CAMOUFLAGe); FECUtJ ;)1 J: NOT DESTf((JY THEtA. AT 131740
f~EC,)N F,)UNr: !.N DL:} M~::USH SITE, S I X EMI>Li,C)Et,IENTS ,)N ST I L TS.
THEhE liAS NO ENEMY OurlTACT. (SEE SECTION I, AiJNEX ,:,
1~!CLOSUriE V FO' f,EFEiENCE).
32. 14 JUNE 19G7 AU HA 4/47 1 NF 13lJW:UCTEJ NIGHT :,filC;USHCS
AND hEY EhT E:-J TJ t, SEAI,CH I,N;) : ,E STI ,0 Y [,11 S S I ON lJrl THE M:)I,N I NG
uF 14 JUNE 1967. AT 141055 JUNE 19G7 ,;Li-'HII 4/47 I,'JF F0UN" !.
SMALL ;ASE CAH .... CONSISTltw elF H,:; HUTS, THESE HUTS H;'~J TWO
[<INS OF I,ICE, ,lNE 5' x 4' x 3', ,\f, , hi'",TH':Ch 15' x G' x 7', FULL 0F fdCE VIC YS037785. (,d-TXI,I;,TELY 12 1/2 T:;i~S OF
lei CE). THE hi CE VJ;,S .;ESTf(uYic ., I,Li-H" L,L/L'7 I NF \,I,S EXTfu\CTED
Fi,')::' THIS AJ Vir, fdVEI,IUE FI,i:ES I;T 1Lf150C JUr~E 19(.7. THEi.E
WIIS NO ENEMY CuNTACT, "u,v:,\ L;/47 I rJF c,)~J,jUCTE_: N l\iHT M,jc,USHES
[INIJ hEVEfcTElJ TO SEAI,CH M{; :,:ESTi,OY·),El";TI,,iJS I[~ THE !.UI'iG
C 0 ,1\../ J= / ~) c-/\ / ;-/ /7 1__ Reproduced at the NatJonal Archives
~HI\LL I E~/41 INF~~:I ~JUE;~ SC:;~CH . IL;EST"~~~"'~ ~f,~~rj.3fttl I \IITHIN /,0 SrE(,['HE".E" (h';) ,m.EI,-[.I,TI·,;IJ '.".f,,,,1 .• ~ ~ 17:,512 TH~~ EX!I'I,~;rF.,,,;.ri," Si~:" HE ._E':~Y.hIVE,lfj Ily ~AXADate_~2/JS AN;; Tf,r,NSI uf .. TEv LA0K T·,; M"u" THEI,E 1.;0 1,1. EI,EldY C0th;;v- • ----.-' ECHO 4/47 INF'S hEC)t: t-'Lt,T· .'f~ C;rHI NUl: _ SEi': CI-I ;,fL L;ESH(OY Ui-Ehi';TI;)N IHT,.GHE;, Tu ':J,vc 4/47 li,iF \;[ THU: I;J SI-'E;,i,HE':'[" UNI'Efi Of-Ef,i,TI:JN GI,Ei,T DEN,;. In 171421 THe f,ECljfJ f-LhT,j,)N U,S EXTI,{,CTE'J ,jY Id VEl, I NE (>.I\FT /;rL Tlt/,NS Ijf TEU Lii;CK T',,' 'Ill ,[J.
(SEE SECT I GN I, MHJEX U, I NGL,)SUf,E V I FUf, F,EFE: E~JCE). 35. 1 [) JUNE 1967 THE S}'Et\liHE,,;)Ef.:S CUNuUCTEJ :_I,Y-"UT fir);,
I'I·TIME) F"l, \)1 Ehr,TI urJ CAWGI,DI A IU,,(,i',l] THE USS C,)LLET0N. THE USS CULLETON MWED FI,)M NHi\ r:E TU xS914G15. I,L, HA, mii; VU I~NL CHI;! ,L IE 4/47 I NF C;,HLUGTE;i j)I,Y -,jUT t,tJ, I r Er l,fcE', Ful, UPEIJ,TICN G'JNC.}r;~li: MLJ!,11) THE USS C:LLELN. EC;H) 4/47 INF C'!N:,UCTEL !_i,Y-uUT liN,) H,EPI'II,El) F,j! UfELI;TI vrJ C'.I'IU,I;,'! I, h"C;Af(U THE USS ':ENEW{,H. THE USS ,;ENEvi/,H M.JVE: FF(jtJ1 NH" LE T') xSS-14G15. SG. 19 JUNE 1967 THE Sf'EMHEI;!)EiS CJtUUCTEC ,.IVE, 11',[ /,LVE-MENT Fr,,'Iv! THE USS CULLET',;N L L,)NG ilN H",V I rlCE ;,rL iEVEI.,TEi, 'J SEi\I,CH iJD ;,[STI,JY iJJErJ,TI,NS. (THE F:EST rF THIS SECTI',jN : S THE ;,CCoUrJT \jF THE llATTLE THhT TCuK fU,CE FI.)M ;"H·UX li"IHELY ,I Ci[ H(JUi,S 1) JUfJE 19(,7 UNTI L THE E;'ohLY H()UhS ,oF 2l JUI'JE -:)(\7).
t,FTEI, I"CTluN STATEMEtn ;JF THE ',ATT;;lI',cN CJi;".!,,!: EI,
(SEE SECTlj,1 I, f,f·'tJEX :], I flCLUSUi(E V II FeJI, FlEFEI,[!'!CE) •
. eN THE 1,~,~I.illl NG;F 1') JUNE 19 JUrJE 19C7 THE Lf/1f7 I iJF lU,S UJGI\GEl IN, Sf:., ;,(;H i·.".: ;.ESTi·Y '1 E, liT 1,[.1 I [J E"STD·;; LONG i'oN 1[,vVINCE. THE IrJIT[i,L I,LI.'!,;," T: L,;i/CV." 4/47 I[IF !\T fE/,CH Gf'EEN liN: (jH!.i,L IE 4/117 I I if' ;,T ~.E.:CH YELL .v)Y IJ,MU,Eij Tf",;+ Ci\lciiIEf,S (r;TC'S). !,S S)[\j ;,S THIS ~i;;S C,!"lrLtTEu (,Lf-Hi. 4/47 INF MOVEJ S'JUTH iY "TC A, T!~[: !cI~CH Xci'J C"i) ~"L LIINLEiJ I,T LEI<CH I~H I TE I, I TH THE iotIl S SI ,)',1 F C,1',V [rJu L THE: Iot.ST AW, SECUi:ll.JG THE SlUTH i-",},TI,.IJ ,F,; JE',oTIVE 1Lf. I,LL .. F THIS W/,S ifCc)CECING,)N SCHUULE III-I I I.ECEIVE ;, ciLl F-, THE I,:,IGI,,;E CCeliiMMJLING UFFICEFt T! ,IEET HIH {,T THE FI[,E SUi-f-'A(T ill;SE (FSiJ). UIJr! l\f,fiIVI,L HE li,'F,i.i,IE: ,rE HI"T INTELLIGUWE I N:J1 Ci,TE,) THEf,E \,EI,E THhEE VC C.)!\1h\i I ES L.JC"TE:. I rJ THE ;,1 Et, GENEI,f,LLY Slh,jEhE:: ['V )i.:JECTIVES 17, 1'1, 2C {';'L 21. (SEE SECTI)i'J I, IINNEX ~', I NCLCSUi E V II F; "EFEI.Er·,I"E). HE iLHCED CH{;{,L IE 3/47 I NF U~J,.EI, rAY (),U,I,T lul,j;,L CAJH,"L ;.['J;" L II lCT[:'; THEY r.1,\KE fc. HELIC·jeTEI, iIS:)(;uLT Ir'J THE VIClfJlTY .JF,.i,:J[CTIVE 21, THEN r,LVE T0 THE Ei;ST L THE WIGH ,~Er,1 VUl, Me THEN SWEEI· THI ~)UGH THE tJl f-/1 r"lIvl NYF,TH T,; THE VICINITY .:F,J0,JECTIVE 2C. CHM,L I E 3/47 I ~IF WuUL, c<E H:V U FUrl1 uc;,J ECT I V E 1l~ S,)UTH '.;Y f..TC /,tL LlltL ',T,)C,JECTIVE 2l. THEY hEf,E T') i'i"VE \,[ST ,L'::f'JG THE S,)UTH [i.NKJF THAT STi·E, ;,,1 TJ\'i~\I~:)JECTI VE 17 '·.ii. I I.,N I;JE THE ['LA;K Tu THE N01(TH AS CHI,. LIE S/47 INF 1,i.)VE, r'I,.IT,.:. THE 2/4G I\;,VN c)i(TnLIC)N lv/,S ',U<KlrJCi 'j, THE v;EST IN THi:. VIClt,IITY elF ()ciJECTIVES 22, 23 /,N. 2;:5. I \·UL.' "LSv r,kJVE "LrHI, 1+/47 INF suUTH FIJjj;A lJl'JECTIVE 14 T, THE VICINITY F (J,JECTIVE Hi. Ol./;V',l 4/47 INF Wi'S L Cl .. rJTlrWE THEir. :~,)VE Ft\_lvl ,).JlCTIVE 11 T,) 13 I~N:j 15. THE /;:,\;VE I'Li;N ,d,S exECUTE,) I N II VEI,Y SH,)I:T PEI;!:))·J TIME. vVHEN CH;'!,LIE 3/47 INF Illlli~E THEil i~II""'·,ILE ASSi,ULT THEY 1-A,NEil T:A",;':, THE ,.,I(E.'I i..)ETlvEEr.! 1},JECTI VE 19 I,N1o 2() I,ATHEI, THMJ T,; THE r I veil T,j THE EiIST. ;iLSj T~,E 2/41, ;i(VN [J.,TT(,LI,;rJ H;,:, CL0SSEi' THEil, liGHT c,_'UfLM,Y (HWY 23l) ,.]'J. Ii/,S IN THE VICINITY ,)F UlJECTIVE 21. THE .'i,IGA,E C,j;Jir,~"N; 11K} OFFICE:, LMJliE,.' ,N~, Gin THEM'l,CK M;:I;uSS THEI,', ~,jUN.,,""Y, ~J~:SEf:VE:; GHUiLIE 3/47 I~JF H.:V If'lG Fi THE FiI! \1E3T ,;F THE \III h.; li\U,~ ,bld;EFli NG THE I,UCH ::UI VU/, UJ II'JSTi ueTE;'; THE C,)i,;r·n,-,p):"1 NG OFF I CEr; T: r~GVE MUIoE T" THE \IEST So) HE C,)UL SWEEt-' THE !\leE/:, ALONG THE 1,IVEi,. ,'i:o.:UT THIS TII.iE I )SEi,VEL' GH(;I,LIE 4/47 I NF EXECUTE ITS LAN: ING MT ,jJJECTI VE 2l. THEilE \;EI,E Hu,PS FilUr~ CHM,LIE 3/47 INF i,L:,E,,:,Y IN THE /,I(E/I S0 I IJii.IN INSTf,UCHED THE C,JI"1i:11,NJING ;.)FFICEI ,iF CHi,1 LiE 3/47 INF Tv MOVE ll/,CK SOUTH, THEN E;\.ST TU THE [J 11'1, ,'I,LH ,\tL: THEN M,'VE
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ON THE 1AQRNING OFi9. JUi,lE19(7, IALPHA 4/11'( IfjF \,AS ENGAGED IN A S1i:ARCKANB£jfi;STROY OkERAf't0NI fJ EASTEf-tN LONG AN PflOV.'.·. N. eE.·. !l RV~ •. '. , Al".''f\.''~f.·1 .!i'A .. V.i~ Nl1, MOVf:D T. HR. OUCH n,{J . I NTEF""jE..J I k TE OOJECTlV't'S. fHE eOMJi>Al'rV;WHtu: Er:iiO'JT!S TO Ii THiRD trUJH OElJECT \V15 , CAK 1JNU~ft l~tt.NSi'i ENEHY 17·1 [,E:o:
F:t}f\MOVliMEf'tT tOVI<t xS04660+ ,1 PLACED MY 2ND PU\T00NON THE R'I'G1+T FLANK ANlJ MV 3RD PLt:\TOGfJ ON THE LEFT \tITH ,.IY 1ST PLATOON IN RtsiiRVE. THE' 8.1' MiD '3flD PLATGO~!S :eACH H:iD ,APPROXIMATELY ONE l\cOnlilQNAtS.CluAD,QcrI'AlI'lED BY SPliFING MY WEAPON! F\A'tooat~l.. 1'tit'~ HhnQUAFT'</$lU,..fJM£NT MOnD I MMEDtATELY 8,I!:Hlrffl tHE2NP PI"ATOOti.I',lJD'{ 'tl ONAU ¥.DNESQU/\IJ OF MYil"mStfll:.j\tOol!l,.THfE~a, MV tHG'INf;:'SkS, Ati\D tHt\: "lntLEhY PECON SmdtA~T. \!Elt ASs!GNtnto h£OON,TKt.,.STfiEAMOO MY mGHT FLANK FIoQlii ~s,g4b614 to. *'584166BB'f '~M':MrS OF PLASt'IC ASSAULT BOATS. ntf .'g'I>i1i;l,PLf,"rO~"ASI N3Tf'{)QoWEO T«) 1'AQVE SLIGH'fl¥ TO THE h1i:iI'kO'F "f'~r2NIJ RI:;;'A\I'ODN. iOwriOVlBE AOOIT,IONAL,F lhEPowtR TO fHE kHT 'Flt.:N:Kf WI1't~H OOr;DEllED 1~:8TFitAM .. SONQ :lUOllG I.E.
flAtlttfYlA'fOON f1ADBtEN I ~;STi,;ueIfED TO SEND HJ:;G@tINtd SSJ\NGE EI.EMENTS I WTO €ACH tw~R I NE Hd ott TO THfiJ AfM IVAL dr niEMI, I tJ BODY. . ADdl t I ONAlL Y, EACH PLA TOUI'J 1'11\1; rH£~N I NSTfcU0T€D T<;l CONC;E1JiRhtE UPON FUNDAMENTAL TleT'j CSt ,vl TH SPEGHll £ivlPH'i;SIS U fJON PLACEMENT AND LJSf: OF M60 WICHt ME a~JNS FOH DEL I if!;], I NO LONG-r:ANGl'E F HiES, 1 WENT SO ~Af( AS TO' PEn 80NAUY I i\JSTi':UCT TWEE OF MV Mba CkEWS Hi! rHE SELECTION OF POSH·lm,!s Of'ftFdNG SOf'AE covtr. . AND CQNCIU\LME:NT I.HILE t\'t'J'ClfdJING CI.E:M, flb:LDS OF FIFiE. A1 TfIE: TIME: I HAD A GEtJERAL'LY \:lNEA1lV F£tL1NG :JtJE TU THEt.FiAHeN'f 'Ld* OF ALEf\TNESS OF MY mOGYs •. TH i"B. J,ATTFtI .. 8UTED T@ {';ONtrNlJEf:l lJP[hA'tIONSIN THE: H'ssz i.HUIE OONV'EN'rI0NAL TIi en c S l:·IlJ'iiiOT ',t(L WA YStI'Pf'L V •
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THE CO[I,1PANY VEE,.E.) f,1 fHf. ,cc T,.IF T",', '''.le' I '.' dE J ,;Z II'A B ~'ARA D"t -,Ir ... ld 200 DEGfiEES. THE HE/,;j'.U/,hn:: ELt::, ~,:T /,fiLl 1ST f-U;T: Y • "e-L::LL~1iJ
~ --------" GENEfil~LLY SHYED ON THE /,S8 iCIJF1J ,;ZI,'rUTH, THUS SEP/'I,I;TI NG THE COMPANY ElY f'EI;HAFS 75-100 Mt:TEf:S. \ HI::'J Tf-! I:) ::,[21,/·1E AhAf~ENT TO ME, I INSThUClTED THE 2:tm l\fW 3FiD f)L/,TOeJrJS Te i"ICK Uf I,N AZ I MUTH OF 220 DEGfiEES ;,I'b THE I; linE! I,~I A Z I l'iiUTH UF 240 DEGfiEES, TO fiEJOI N THE COHrl\NY. THE GO'iiP/\~IY HAL JUST PEGfWUF-'ED 1,3 vIcE ENTEFEJ THE NlJ[,THlFtJ EDGE OF \,H"T lUIS TO BECO~',1E OUf, [lATTLEFI ELI!. J,S ,I hESULT, THE HE,,;;Ci,UI;ITEi.S ELEMnJT MW THE 1 ST PLATOON liEf E /,E:NOi,M/,LLY CLOSE TCJ THE FilGHT FL,~NK; THIS I Diu tlOT THINK \,AS TOO SEFI()US, Hi)\EVEi;, S i tJCE THE 1,'1<0' 3 vd TH ONE SC"U;,;) ABOAi ,D I,EI,E SCf,EE[, I !IG MY I,IGHT FLANK. THE I,ECONiJAISSidJCE ELEiliEtJTS ijF THE 2:m i,rL 3LD FLA TOJf'JS IvE[,[ NOT MOf::E THAN 100 METEf.S !\HEi,;j OF THE M;', I ~I CODY; THUS, BY THE TIMt: THE 2fm PliHOON leOINT lJIS(;C,VE',.E!~ THE "GLAYMOI,E" MINE SUS FENDED IN /, TflEE, THE UOI.:,ohNY \",S I.ELL IVI TH I N THE fl\NGE OF THE va ',EM-mIS EMFLt,CEi\1ENTc:. JUST i,S THE [:EOOiJ ELEMENTS SOUNJ.ED THE /;L,:,Lin, THE VC ufEr-JE;) [-'I. E In TH I\f~ ESTI Mil TCJ 4-6 30-CAL I CEf, M"CH I fJE GU~IS, 1-2 50-CAL I 3fF< MACHINE GUtIS, AID t,UTOMATIC I,IFLES.
THIS Ji~ITIAL Flf£, COUPLED wiTH THE "ETOtJ!.TICi'i OF 2 01; :I,OiT "CLAYMOfiE" MI~IES, Cr.u~;ED l~l)ST OF MY CI\SUi~LTIES. JUUGING enOI,1 THE llOUNDS MY iHJFLE I,ECEI VEL, THE 'Ie f-'US IT luflS \,EliE \iELL-LAIT) \;jTH Gi.,\Zli'!G FII;E, i.,:' I,T LE!'.ST 4 UF IW !..IU,} H/,Jj THE", LEGS FM.TIULY Uh 001,WLETELY SHOT OFF flELO\, THE KNEE.
MY I f,UffED I ATE [{Ei,CT lOt! Ui',)!'1 C;()NT ;'CT b,S Te; ,:fJJF' ,N1J THEtJ I,UN FClf,WM::J TO !; POSI TIUN DFFEfll'JG ·Sij;'iE CAJ(;[,,l,,IEn. MOST I)F MY Tf'C).ji'S WEI,E fJ'iT SU FOI,TUW,TE; 'THEY F:ITHEr ';IL tWT Tf)INK T,) MJVE FOfW(,hlJ, \vEI,E "L1,L;". v \F)U!\!,[,. ,fi; c;CULL ii,;T i"j(,VE, 01, hAl TED TaU LDNG ;\~jl; LET HIl, V" Ui,IIJ r I "EcUi-Ef I U.I TY UEFDI,E hTTEMPTI tlG T''} MOVE.
KNOvl1 NG THA T MY 1 ST i L,",T)"i·j (-) Vii;" uii THE 1,1 GHT FL,\NK i,lliJ '.X;SEf,V ItJG THAT THE VC F I :[~3 [XTE~J.,E.J I.LL T:-~E \",Y ,C;l,JSS lilY Fi,ONT TO THE STI:EI\M em Tfil: En;)T, I 1, I r Ee, TE: TH[ 1 ST f~Lr"TOutl TO ATTEMf'T I; FLANKII'JG i!UVEI,iEi,T i,G" IIIST TilE VC CY Gu I 'JG AI,()UfJll "AY hi GHT FLANK WH I LE THE 2fL ;,,-j', 3fT. I-U, T(),;I!S li, I ,j lJDI,N A OASE ,)F FI, E. I :01;) NilT hEi,LIZE i1T THl TIt,rt: THI,T THE llC DUNKEl LINE EXTEI'JDE:, t,CiJ;SS THE Si,ihLL ST: Ei,lvi T, rM i,1 GHT (IvEST FU;NK); /,S II I ESULT , I I N EFFECT ;j II· EGTEI' THt: 1 ST PLATCJ'~N TO MAKE A FH!)NT/IL I,SSIIULT.)N THE EXTENDED UUI'H(Ef LINE AChOSS id'JOUT 200 METEI,S OF OlEN i,ICE f,\J:.'Y. M.!ST ,::JF THE ilEidl FhOM THE 1 ST ,"LA T',)U,I \,EI,E Li, TEl. FClUtJl) iNGLEli i.JFF Tu THEir i IGHT, IfnlC;nltIG THEY Hid) IN FfI(3T ATTEI~~TEL Tv uUT-FLMJK THE VC. /\GAIfJ, THE IJ(Jl),'US r;ECEIVElJ IN:;IC"TE)) \',ELL-Li;ID va j"l)S I T IOPJS \; I 'H G!:,iZ I N(: F I ilE, 1<3 [,UST OF THE :JE;,,) FI,UIA THE 1 ST ~'LATOON HI;U MULTI f-LE VnutLi3 "LONG THE SI;.IE )F ie'; I ES Of( I ENTE:; T,lAf,;; mE va.
IMMEDIATELY i,FTEfi THIS kTTEIMT FAILE,., I DII,EeTE MY PLASTIC I\SSI\ULT E.l,jATS T',; f'ULL :'I,CI< T) THE II N:;I TH "N, TF,Y TO LINK Uf- \vl TH THE ATC'S. I f'ELT THAT THE If, EXTf E~:iE VUUJEi',:,GI LITY IVUULiJ fiE ~:Il,i'.E !)F f~ HnJlJl c;,~ TH~fJ THE ,,,,,.,fTIC'NI\L SQUA'; W,)UL,' E3E hl'~ ADVANH,GE. THIS THEY \.Ei,E i\llLE Tl , ACOOUPLISH.
F,;ILING IN MY r,IANEUVEI, r,TTEi/if-T, I THUJ Ci'LLE. F,I. AI,TILLEf(Y FifES IN THE TI,EELINE, WPIfJG Tll I,E-ESTk~LISH FI, E SUfEi,IOfdTY t,NlJ eEGIN ;\ FI"JNT"L "SS',ULT ,jf, THE BU[~K[i', LlfiE. ALTHOUGH THE ;\fiTILLEf,Y FlhE :jEFlt,lITELY c,:.,USEi, II : EDUCTI,)!,I HJ THE ENEMY F liE, IT L I~; ~kT STOf' THE F liE. 1"1:JhEJV Eh, liNE ,;F THE UO' S \fHO WAS E I THEft \;IjU~J:jEJj ;JI" L,EI',Y HA]) HIS HANDSET PEhMANEtJTLY KEYED, SO THAT I C:JULJ N,n C,)W~UNICATE WITH i'idST OF IvlY ELE ME NT S.
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PLATC,,)N LEI'uEF,S hEF,E KILLE; ,IL T<IT IV;J2T of t.:Y 3(,U~~ ' ___ . WEF:E KI LLU Jf, \.:)UrU:~t:. II,) INSTf'UCT THSE f-Ei;i-LE 1.1 TH WHCM I CuULJ C;Uih:,;UNICi,Tr, L U2E FUE ,',,',; i;k'VE,,';ENT IN MJ ATTEMn I:) fiELlJCE H)S~"lJLE C;.SU/,LTIES. f,LTH')UGH THE CU~.iH'd.JY l,S r, I'IHJLE 1,fIS 1-'1 NI'JElJ ;~0VdJ, :.T r.L:; 5T I\LI, TI ,\·~ES 'JrJE ELD,IENT UI'. /,N.JTHEf liAS 1\[lLE T!; M'JVE F,: SHd,T:ISTANCES. I-;T Flf(ST I I3Lt.MEU THE RMjl J TL;U[lLE F;f, THE FI~ I LU!T ...F II Ff.UNTAL. ilSSt.ULT'S EVEN DEGINNING; L/;TEf f : EiILIZU' THi,T THE LdSS j)F i.AY L.U.lJEfiS IIN:i THE LAH}E rJUMJEii .)F CI,SU/,LT I ES \,CUL,i H;;VE PhECLU:r) SUCH A~I ATT'(;K.
Hi;V I iJG NO FUf(THEf~ All Af.nJT)t"T I I)IIIS, 1 OJ,·JCE;JT. ~,H.u Uh.m :J3T,\INlrJG SUPHJftTlrJG FIF;E3 T!.1 KEEr- TT!:IE VC :';~.l.tJ hrb UhJrl GETT ING IIS31 STM~CE FOf, MY vlc:UrmED. THE SUPhJrcTl i,:G F II.ES WHICH WEf,E AVAILt.ElLE C,)NSISTC :iF 1051'AM l,t·L) 1551AfA "r,TILLEr/Y, HELICJI-TEh GUNSHIIS liN'J Ni,VI-;L GUt.JFlhE Fh,A/i THE iLr'IITUrS.
THE Arm LLELY diilVED L [;E THE MD3T /ICGUU.TE i-\ri;. fiE3P(JNSIVE SUIPJf.TING Flf,E. THIS I i;TTHIOUTE Li;i,GELY T'~' THE f'i,ESErjCE c,F M~ f,lf:ilOFCNE '.)OSEf.,VEr, Mr.' ;, Fiji liU::' Ju3EI,VEr~ v,H':" PEf.F:.'f,I"iED HI, tJEYt'~JD 1.1Y EXPECT/,TI JfJS. ~.:UFd r·jG THE c'Jur liE ,)F THE /,FTEUJU'J~~, U~·jE W;USE \:H I CH l'd,S THE SUSPECTE;,; LC)Ci' T I A,I '1F 1\ LI GHT I",;,CH I NE GlJ rJ W/,.S TeT i\L L Y DESTF:u YE'. • i, Tj,'~[ T I i,'iE THE 105:Afl M.TI LLEf,Y 1.1,3 CiILLE:) I,'J \'ilTHI~1 25 IliETE',S .)F ,'IIY TliUOf"3 1,[: THE 155MM d,TI LLEhY hi THIN 50 l'i'ETEr3; r. THE [;EST OF MY KN:JliLE:'GE, ONLY SUf'ElFIGI/,L CUTS \IE:,E ,iEGEIVEL i'Y MY PEOPLE DUFd ~JG THESE FIf;ES, /,S ",y fJEJfLE hErE I W3r UCTL) I r~ AJVMJCE T:) KEE", I:UVvN. I TIS f rj:J,,;L[ THI'.T THE VC \iI THI iJ THE 11,':[;, ALS,' ~;tjLY I',E(:;E I VEi) SUI'Er-eF Ie 1 .,L ',;'.Jure.s, !-,S THEY '.D([ IN [JUNKErs. Hu\,EVEh, THESE FilE;: (',/USE::' THE", T·J \.1 TH: /;vl SLIGHTLY ·.;f, fiEHlilN IJNLEi C.,VEI,: Ii! ,.',I'IY C"SE, Tc!E FII·c,) Hi.:J THE :)ES I liE;) ;·ESULTS.
IN C;',NJUrJCTIA·J '"I TH THIS .IS':USSIJI '.)F ,\I,TI LLEI,Y, FEEL IT IS AH'f,()pril/,TE Tll rL'TE Hli,T :';I)ljl'l Li,TG, 1,'1 THE t":lI/T THE 155f·.!iv1 V.I;S USED t.LL ,'U:JG THE T. ElL II![ T C.·,1Ei 3 S"I T I E0 ,)F A IJUST-CIFF MIS:BIGN. T) THE IT'2T'F rw f(fL\,L::GE, I:i' A SINGLE I.JUrJJ '-NilS FIF.EL H THE ~':ELIC.JiTEI(S, THUi Tfi,}UGH 2 HELIC'.,'~TEfS Hi,,1 llEEN SHUT ;'.JI,i: l"trFf..fAII!G ,I:,HU,I, 1,11:35/,I,S I N f,~J,nHEfi id,E, THf, T s"r1E ','"Y.
THE SECulJ:i MuST ,,(;CU"'i~ TE ,,['he f.ESI ;118 I VE SU, ,fA,T I riU F If·.E wt.s TH':' T:TLI VEilED llY THE i'k,'I: I FilS ([',179, 2liiitil I'.IU 4or,i[!;I). lIT FIf;ST THE INExrn,IENcE .iF lAY Tf(u·;rs iiT ,~.:JJUSTI~JG SUCH FifE (1 f'EI<S·JNf.LLY \II\S N'.)T I~I Ii I'JSITI,)N T!) i,;jJUST :;, ':'SSIST IN t,:~JUSTING THIS Flf,E) MJ ()F THE [J"VY GI:[\.S 11·1 Flhl~JG SIGH SUfIJf,T (;;,USEli ;, FEll MIS;;II,ECTE • I,GUrLS, ESPEClt,LLY [vi79 r:uUt··IJS. F,JI' TU~JATELY, H .. ViEVEf·, r.i·) ,mE "/;S SEfd;U0LY I· 'UIL,EU 13Y THESE FEW INCI ;'ElHS, ML, ,\3 tl.-JCE.,Uf,ES IJEGi-r1 T, EVuLVE, ;'CCUFiATE F If,ES WEhE UI,UUGf,T Ti :JUd,. IILTH·,UGH EIE iEL~ T I VELY SMALL SHELLS LiID Nt)T IILIV I:·U,LLY Hi,V[ MUCH EFFECT Uf',;li THE :JUNKEt,S, CN[ HUNKE], VJ,S :,ESTi.i'YC:J [~Y CH I ,II ~!(; AIVi,'! iiT IT F,)i, All EXTErCEI) l'Udel OF TlriE. iLf,E li·AI<Ji,T.·,I'JTLY, HJI,E\/U, [VEri THE M79 M;~) 40MM MEl 20tk: FilES I,en:;; , S :, STf,Of·JGETEI,f:EIH TO VC F IliE.
liL THOUGH THE 1"1~f,.TkI TIj[':ES ·J~I rJ(1I\h" THE il!'!;~! IT, .. i,Si EhE UTILIZE:~ Tu sur·,1E EXTENT, TH[ E,.,8E I,ITH \IHI(:;H ;JTILLE!Y \.i;S GuTTEN i tL MY O\',N "!JNsur:Ef~ESS" (.'F P. FLU/,TI,Yi i'Il'.f,L.', I~Li\TF .. )hM CAUSE:! ME N·jT T:J USE THE MUI,T.dS ENi)UGH F: G;; 11"1 USEFUL EnEr; I ENCE Fi,COTFcS \VlTH THEM. THE FACT THEY THEY I,Er,E USE.), HJIiEVEI·., LEi\;·S ME Ti) EJELIEVE TH/,T I;ITH SUFFICIHJT TlddNII'J0 (IN n:;TH MY Tf,J.)PS' l'AhT I,~L: THE tJ{.VY ChEV;'S ",AI,T THESE TU~.'ES COUl') LE AT LEIIST t,S USEFUL /,S In:II.E C'lNVEIHI0rl!,L Mc:UM'S.
THE THI F,:J M'JST I,CGUF:lITE IJ·E ",E3f',NS I VE SUFf()f,T I NG FI f ES l'iEFi[ THE {, If,sml KES. I\T ONE TII,i[ 75Ci-!'jUtLJ ,,;)1'/1[;3 v;EhE CALLED IN lilTHIN 75-100 METEf,S iJF MY TI,:UIS \ ITH W; " .. H,t.I,EfJT INJU!.lES. THE i\ tr:sn,\ KE 3 '. EroE THE .. ··NL Y SUPf<}i,T I NG F II,ES TH!I T (';,JULJ LESTf;OY THE r3UtJKEf SIN 'AlE LILIJ\.Jj W:\,EVEfc, LUST 0F THE f;UNKn,s WH I CH I,EI ,E ::ESThl)YE~) I r.1 TH I S [,it, f'HJEf: UEhE [,EH I i.L:; TH[ VG Fr(GHT
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. '- 0 IV Flu E.. /V TI " . ~ : AlA/ll'-"LA""H'W I DEFENSIVE PJ~ITIUNS. ;HE.,?5\-p:~Ur,.':; S;;i':i,;S,':,LS,) '.SSdAllthority ~135t11 CLEAFdNG F~I"LY lAfd1E IItE/,,:; -:F,,,,,U2H, THUS,~ENlrJG ~DY~~AMD"te~!J211S OF FII,E. llUfliNG THE ErJTIFiE CA,IHOT I ,)1.; fh-T He,VE I ~ __ .~ WHICH I CDUlT) S\,I TOH TG THE FW FI-,E,<UUJCY; ,S '" I,ESUlT THE FAC HA:) TO ;:EPENJ UI'~)N JUri SMOKE T:) KNOI, ilHEfiE v,E \;EF,E: WHEN VIE DEGAN TO V,UN OUT OF SM,)KE orl THE AFTEHJUlJrJ JF THE FIF,ST DAY, THE FAC'S MIJVElJ THE AlfSTliIKES SLIGHTLY FAFiTHEFi AWAY FflOM US. IN GErJEFiAl, THO: MJSTUSEFUl O";)N,,NCE hilS THE 750-POUN;) [JOWl. Nt.PAlM WaUL:; Ht,VE ElEEN USEFUL, :,:UT IT \,uUlL NO f,ElIAOlY DETONATE IN THE MUD. I AM SUI,E THAT SOME STFiAFING nUNS v.EFiE MAj;E, BUT I DJ NuT flE;;MEMOEh THEM. THE 2.75" hOCKETS WOUL!J HAVE [)EEN GOuL HA::; THEY HIT :JII,ECTlY ON A [JurIKEF, ;JUE TO THE IF: f'ENETf A11 NG H)\IEF,. TCJ THE DEST OF MY KNU\,lEDGE, THESE hOCKETS lANiJEu HM,MlESSlY I N THE MUIJ DEnlEDI [JUNKEf,S.
THE lEAST AGCUFiATE AN~) f,ESPC1NSIVE SUPHJf,TI rJG FII,ES CAME mOM THE GUrJSHI I'S. ON HvO SEP!\RATE OCc;,\SIONS GLHJSHf F'S ~liAj)E STf.AF I NG hurlS OVEFI MY TFiOUi'S. I rJ ONE IjI,SE, THE PI luT ill.) NOT SEEM TJ DE ()N ANYuNE' S RAD I O-HE JUST CAME I rJ Mi') SH,JT Ufo THE PLACE. IN GENERI;l, HOWEVEh, I ;Jl) NOT THINK THE f-llOTS SHiJWEL NEGLECT; hIITHEFl, I FEEL THAT THE GUtJSHI f> IS 1\ \;EII~UNS SYSTEM WHICH CMJ DE MOST EFFECTIVELY USEu :~GAI r~ST TfluOjJS liH I CH THE jJ I lOT 01, N ~)ElSEf:VE. I N MY CIISE, MY PEOjJLE '!IDlE "S WELL HIDDEtJ AS THEY COULiJ MAKE THEMSELVES, I\N,i THE jJlLOTS 311'Af'lY SHOT THE M(ONO ,'lACES.
ASSISTANCE FOR MY WOUNDE:J liAS MINIMI\l. II'EhSUNALlY OCSEF:VED TV,,) MEN BLEED TO DEATH S I MFlY rlECAUSE v,E CUULJ NOT GET TO THEIA. H/O OF MY ME!: t CS :: I El_ I tJ ATTEMPTS T!; I. [t,CH THE WQUr"LE:J. AGCJUT 1500 ON THE Flf,ST '·,\Y mJE.UST-OFF ill,,)T CAME IN UNI'Ef, F I f,E AN'; EXTfAC,E:J 4 § MY IAJUrr,E:. I Tid El.: TU ,;IVI.:E THE vVJUN~:Er INT~J 3 C"TEG(JiiIES: U:GENT (HE;'., CHEST Ar{' ST()MACH ,IOUNJS), pri I Of, I TY (dd·;1 eJi, LEG \, ;U~LS), ArL FiOUTTNE (MINOI woUtUS )F ANY SUi.T). IN THIS I U,S ONLY PART I AllY SUCCESSFUL, AS VIE Hi, "T) LCJ/, TH':.SE ",.'UfJ;X U-!O viEf,E F:~lhlY CLOSE TO THE HElICd'TE:. THE !'I':.XT ;;LJST·OFF F:Y HElICUtTEI, vv/,S NOT ACCOMf'lISHE;, UNTil i,:GUT (.20(, THE fk)f,NING UF 20 JUNE AS I MENTIONE:; UI,f ~JG THE )f SCUSSlvN JF ~'I,TI LLEhY SUPPOf,T. A SMAll rJUt,1[JEF, !JF MY liUUN::E1; \'iU,E ASlE Tv i,Ei,(;H THE AI;) ~;oI,T 'Uf,ING THE U,TE ;',FTEi,N(JorJ ANU EM,lY EVErliNG. I UN;)EI,STf,NI: THilT SOME OF THESE MUI I,,,E:E SLJ:;SE~,,"UEr.JTlY ,JUSTEJ OFF.
IN THE MIIJ-AFTElNucm I Ir,ISH-,UCTE:; THUSE f-EOI"LE \,ITH \,HOM I COUl:" COMMUNICP,TE TO SCOOI !Jur, iOSI TI uNS FUi, THEMSELVES IN THE S~FT MUD (" ,',ESULT ,F THE f(fCE h"GJY llElrlG UNI:Ef, /.[;UUT 3-6 INCHES OF \'/,TEI IH HIGH TIl·E) I\NJ TG HhrJG UN UNT I l LAf(KNESS. urL,Ef, THE l;:JVEI, uf, JAf,KNESS, I I tJTEN;' E:. Tu GATHEf; I~Y f>EOI"LE I ~JTO SMhll Gf,OUrS \/HEI,E THEY CUUL SET Uf-(MINIMAL) l'Ei I METER SECUFdTY. JUST i,FTEF, 2100 19 JU~JE:, CIiIWO 4/47 INF M,f,IVE;; hT MY Cr, ENrULING US T.J CONC[NTr.hTE UN POllCI NG UP OUf, VIIourUL:. UI-JF,jITUNATElY, \,HEN FII.2T !ISKEJ IF I IU,NTED THE UATTlEFIEL IlLUi-:JIN,.;Tb, IoU NOT THliJK THAT I llUMI Nt; TI ON \,CUll DE HI,H1FUL. HdvvEVEI, SEVU:"L elF r,1Y WOUN:JE;l ,vEfiE C/,UGHT I rJ THE uPErJ \,HErJ TH E I LlUM I NI, T I c'il Ci,ME. AS AfiESUlT, I lOST 2 A::UITIONAL MEN THAT I KNO\,OF. IMME:IATElY, Of: COUrSE, I ATTEMf-TE;) n SHUT (jFF THE ILLUM-INATI ON. MY INITIAL ERi or, WiiS Fur'.THEr (;OMhJUN:£,_ TldGE \,HEN IllUMINATION f,OU~I~:S \,/Ef,E FIf,E;; WITHOUT r,IOTIFYIPVi US. UN Et.CH OF THESE OCCIcSIONS, I SUFFEf·E,' A::CITIONIIL v,:iurUE', WHilE MY Tf.O:)fS vvEh:E H,YING TO flE-Gf,()UI".
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THE MOliN I NG UF 20 JUNE 1967 BhAVO 4/47 I NF CAllLj I rJ I'N A I [:STr, IKE ()tJ THE DUNKEl ill NE TO UUf FhONT ,W; M(\DE l,rJ UNE:VEflT-FUl Ff,ONT"l f,SSAUlT. A~'I·AI.ENTlY, THE VC HA: F-UllE:; OUT :~Ufll NG THE NIGHT; ViE, OF COUFlSE, H,\:; NO V:i\Y OF KNO\·li'JG THIS UNTil THE ASSAULT WAS MIIDE.
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THE! E IS :)NL Y Of'JE TH I IJI; I CI',N f,Ee/,LL \,H I iJH \,,,8 UF m,EJlT i\SSISTi;NC[ IHICH HI',S NtH LEHI C)VE! E~,: liE H,\,: 11TH US hN Alf,CI,f,FT hEC'lGNITIUN h'NEL IHICH FLlJJEL (JUT '-,HEIJ I.E lu,NJUT OF SMUKE. I,L TW1UGH N,.lT "S G;ju;, AS SMOKE F): I;Efi II~L I ECDG-tJITI:.lN, THE rANEL H\JVIL'E~: 1\ FIXE~, c,)LNT Ff~0i,~ \,)1ICH hITILL[f.,Y, hlf,ST:,lf(E3 "NU GUf1SHIPS CUUL, ~,E f'EFEhENGE:,. (SEE SECTI UN I, MJNEX C, I NCL;)SUhES XV II MJ: XV III hi, !,EFEI,ENCE'
i,U'HI, 4/47 IfJF HELiJ u~1 TU THIS h)SITIOfJ :'HE fJIGHT uF 19 JUNE 1967. THEY CAME INTc.1 CUfnt.CT ",T hPh,uXI~JII,TELY 1150 cm 19 JUfJE 1967. THI S CCfJHCT Ce;fa I fJUEiJ "lL /,FTEI,N,)UN l,tW THE NIGHT UF 19 JUNE. THIS Cul,li I;NY Hi\:, ELD,1Ernc; IfJ h;(;KETS hLL i)VEI THE []I,T'LEFIEU. 'H[ F'hESSUf,E \J,S fELIEV[" FiluM (iL",H~\ 4/47 IcJF [IY lJilWG i,N, CHM,LIE 4/1f7 I!,IF. ,)hAVU LlfJKE'J 1;P \iI TH THE Si',1ALL ELU,iENT :IF hLlH!\ 4/47 I NF HEi,j~UHf,TE S L;,TE ,HE I~IGHT CF 19 JUNE. /;N LZ \,;:;S SECUf,L [,IL l;:,TH C,JINIES G,)T THE II. \.l,UNDE;) JUT OF THE i,: EI\ UY I, 'lUST -()FF.
SI-ECI/"L f,ECUG~JITI,)N 3HCUL;.: ll[ GIVEtJ Tu Tf-lE LUST-"WF CHUII-EiS. FUUr OF THESE CHCJI-f'EhS \.un L'0\it.J ",l)f I rJG 19 JUNE 1967. TIn) ::F THE CH:)I-'I~Ei S ',,[iiE SH'JT Ji..-IfJ \iH I LE T ",K I i'.:C, JFF WITH V;~:UN;!EL !)EiS::JNf~EL 11,')');.';), THE I-ILUTS (:",i'.'!E em THE 1~lf, ;.N,I iiSKE', I,:)OLJT THE SITU/Jf.1f" TH[y,[f.E T:;L", fkll THE Alh WAS FILLEL HTH 50-C/\LIU[i i,i'C 3G-')ILIEi. Ti'kCEI, ArC t('JlJN::S. THEY SA I,) THEY V,JuL' GI VE IT T:Y. "I,;::;T ,:r THE CH('l-cEI.S I'M\1;E IT roUT THE TIi, THIiT I.E. E :.H·,T·)\;iJ,:f] [Ht: [ji\TTLEFI ELJ Cl)~CIJCTE, ESf-ECIJ.LLY HEI·,:)IC L,',:;~.I;:GS I\N Ti,KEO~'FS .. ESErVE , Ee'lGN I TI UN Ful, THE If. T.:T!,L I SEG,,:, i' .,e THE Ii ,jl,f·j Ci"Ff:TY lit] F'Ji, THE C;UICK EVi,CUI·.TI :'iF THESE:,kU~)LY \.i.iUi: .E,).
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