Soldiers from 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. engaged and killed two Viet Cong during a brief contact eight miles south-southwest of Saigon today. The riflemen also detained three suspects in the area.

Redcatchers from the 5th Bn., 12th Inf. destroyed 27 bunkers, one sampan and 21 booby traps while operating in the extreme western portion of the 'pineapple' region southwest of Saigon.

On Route 4 south of Saigon, Redcatchers from 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf., detained one suspect. Other battalion elements destroyed one enemy bunker in the 'pineapple' region.

While operating 17 miles southeast of Xuan Loc today, elements from the 4th Bn, 12th Inf moved quickly to surround suspected enemy cache sites. Fifteen bunkers were also destroyed by the Redcatchers during their search.

Redcatchers of the 4th Bn, 12th Inf discovered another significant weapons cache containing 28 automatic rifles, 19 bolt action rifles, and 14 sub-machine guns. Discovery of today's cache raised the total number of weapons captured by the Redcatchers since Nov 22 to 20 crew-served and more than 130 individual weapons.

In other action, elements from 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf. operating in the 'pineapple' region southwest of Saigon, uncovered a small arms cache containing 3,000 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 117 Chicom grenades, 46 RPG-7 rounds and 6 Chicom claymore mines.

Further south other Brigade troops destroyed bunkers and fighting positions throughout the day.

Soldiers from 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf. destroyed 56 enemy bunkers and several booby traps 3 miles south of Duc Hoa in the southern 'pineapple' region.

They also sank one sampan and captured an 82mm mortar tube with bipod.

In light action today, Redcatchers detained four suspects, found a small cache and destroyed several booby traps.

Operating six miles southwest of Saigon, soldiers from 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf found a cache containing (90) half-pound blocks of Chicom explosive. They also detained three suspects.

Other Brigade elements operated in the southern 'pineapple' region and destroyed several booby traps, while detaining one suspect.

Infantrymen from 3rd Bn, 7th Inf killed eight Viet Cong during recon-in-force operations centered 10-miles southwest of Saigon. The eight dead were results of several brief contacts.

Operating in an area eight miles southwest of Saigon, elements from 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf detained four enemy suspects, destroyed three bunkers and found several booby traps.

Redcatchers continued recon-in-force operations south and west of Saigon today.

Twelve miles southwest of Saigon, infantrymen from 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf destroyed four Chicom grenades and detained four suspects for questioning.

Elements from 3rd Bn, 7th Inf detained one suspect and destroyed 15 fighting positions, three bunkers, and one sampan 11 miles south of Saigon.