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MAY 6, 1970 NEWSPAPER (VOL. 2, NO. 9)

06 Apr 70

Elements of Alpha Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, while sweeping 16 miles southeast of Xuan Loc, engaged an unknown size enemy force in a bunker complex, killing nine.

07 Apr 70

Members of Alpha Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, on continued operation southeast of Xuan Loc, swept through an enemy base camp, locating three enemy dead. A careful search of the area revealed over 750 pounds of rice and 75 pounds of salt along with assorted military equipment.

10 Apr 70

Members of Bravo Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, operating in the same general area as the "Old Guard" battalion's Alpha Co, found three dead enemy soldiers after driving an enemy force from a base camp.

12 Apr 70

Members of Bravo Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, working in the same general area as Alpha Co, engaged five enemy with small arms fire, capturing one enemy soldier and a 9mm pistol.

13 Apr 70

"Warriors" of Charlie Co, 5th Bn, 12th Inf discovered six bunkers containing two 82mm mortar rounds, one Chicom grenade, an enemy gas mask, an NVA canteen, an 82mm mortar fuse, and two enemy packs. The cache was found 15 miles northeast of Xuan Loc.

14 Apr 70

"Old Guardsmen" of Alpha Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, on continued operations 14 mils southeast of Xuan Loc, engaged an enemy soldier.

Elements of Alpha Co, 4th Bn, 12th Inf detained three enemy suspects, three AK-47 rifles, and three rucksacks in an action 22 miles northeast of Xuan Loc.

"Warriors" of Bravo Co, 4th Bn, 12th Inf engaged and killed a lone enemy soldier 26 miles north of Xuan Loc.

15 Apr 70

In a continued sweep 22 miles north of Xuan Loc, Alpha Co, 4th Bn, 12th Inf uncovered a hootch containing 1,300 pounds of rice.

16 Apr 70

Members of Alpha Co, 4th Bn, 12th Inf located their second rice cache in two days. This one contained 15,000 pounds of unhusked rice and was found in a thatched hootch near the site of the first cache, 22 miles north of Xuan Loc.

17 Apr 70

Co M, 75th Rangers engaged and killed two enemy soldiers 28 miles northwest of Xuan Loc.

One additional body believed to be the result of an April 10 contact involving Bravo Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, was found by that unit 17 miles southeast of Xuan Loc.

18 Apr 70

"Warriors" of Charlie Co, 4th Bn, 12th Inf and artillerymen of Charlie Btry, 2nd Bn, 40th Arty repulsed a well coordinated enemy attack on fire support base "Den," 22 miles northeast of Xuan Loc. Sweeps over the next three days uncovered 23 enemy soldiers killed in the early morning contact. Two suspects were detained and a quantity of enemy ammunitions was also recovered following the attack.

21 Apr 70

"Cottonbalers" of Bravo Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf, operating 13 miles northeast of Xuan Loc captured a small cache of ammunitions and personal items after a brief clash with three enemy soldiers.


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