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JULY 29, 1970 NEWSPAPER (VOL. 2, NO. 15)

30 Jun 70

Elements of Echo Recon, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf engaged three enemy 18 miles northeast of Xuan Loc. The enemy were engaged with small arms, automatic weapons fire and withdrew.

01 Jul 70

Delta Trp, 17th Cav elements were engaged by an estimated two VC companies with eight to nine RPG rounds, automatic weapons and small arms fire 21 miles east of Xuan Loc. Organic weapons returned fire with unknown enemy casualties.

04 Jul 70

Delta Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf elements located at fire support base Ray received two mortar rounds impacting 250 meters from the berm. Artillery and 81mm mortar returned fire.

A track column of Delta Trp, 17th Cav repulsed enemy fire from their element as it was leaving fire support base Rita, killing six enemy soldiers. One AH-1 Cobra gunship was downed by enemy ground fire killing two crew members.

07 Jul 70

Bravo Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf elements operating 29 miles west of Xuan Loc discovered and destroyed a bunker base camp.

Continuing on operations he "Cottonbalers" discovered a small cache of 56 pounds of salt and small amounts of flour and rice.

Elements of Charlie Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf discovered and destroyed a base camp containing ten bunkers and two hootches.

Bravo Co, 5th Bn, 12th Inf engaged and killed one enemy soldier.

Charlie Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf on operations 20 miles northwest of Xuan Loc discovered an destroyed a hootch with one ton of rice.

08 Jul 70

Echo Recon, 4th Bn, 12th Inf engaged two enemy 18 miles north of Xuan Loc capturing one AK-47.

Elements of Delta Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf discovered a large base camp divided into three areas.

The first contained five hootches, one 82mm mortar destroyed by recent air strike, three mess halls and a trench line.

The second area contained ten hootches, an aid station, sleeping positions and a tunnel.

The third area had a large mess hall and a trench line.

09 Jul 70

"Old Guard" elements from Charlie Co engaged two enemy soldiers, killing one and capturing one M-1 carbine, 75 pounds of rice and 60 pounds of corn in action 14 miles northeast of Xuan Loc.

Three enemy were engaged and killed by Bravo Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf and one AK-47, one rucksack and two ponchos were captured.

11 Jul 70

Charlie Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf found a small cache consisting of two SKS rifles, one US Claymore, three M-16 magazines, one carton of blasting caps and four RPG rounds. The cache was hidden in a clump of bushes.


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