D Troop, 17^th Cav, while engaged in a combined recon patrol with elements of the 412^th Regional Force encountered an unknown sized enemy unit approximately 12 miles southeast of Xuan Loc. Automatic weapons fire was exchanged and contact was broken immediately by the enemy resulting in one enemy killed in action.

In the same area, D Troop, 17^th Cav discovered seven partially buried enemy bodies and was credited with seven enemy killed.

"Warriors" of Delta Co, 5^th Bn, 12^th Inf, while on a recon patrol, engaged three enemy in a woodline. At 150 meters small arms and automatic weapons fire was exchanged with one enemy killed.

A possible enemy hospital was located an destroyed approximately 15 miles south of Xuan Loc by elements of D Troop, 17^th Cav. Included in the complex were four fighting positions, seven bunkers, two canteens, medical bottles, three rifle grenades and two Chicom rifles.

In fighting southwest of Xuan Loc, Alpha Co, 5^th Bn, 12^th Inf engaged four enemy. Using claymores and small arms fire they succeeded in killing two of the opposing force.

Charlie Co, 5^th Bn, 12^th Inf located one hootch which contained six bags of salt, one bag of rice, bananas and one bicycle. The food was turned over to the Vietnamese, and bicycle was destroyed.

In the meantime Charlie Co, 2^nd Bn, 3^rd Inf found three bunkers containing ten dozen flashlight batteries, one smoke grenade, cooking utensils, assorted empty medicine bottles, three bottles of wine, six canteens, and one 82mm mortar round. All the captured equipment was destroyed.

Four enemy were killed in a confrontation with Alpha Co, 5^th Bn, 12^th Inf, 15 miles east of Xuan Loc. One AK-47 was captured in this action.

Delta Co, 4^th Bn, 12^th Inf scored the only find of the day when they discovered four sampans and an assortment of items including 5 pair of OD pants, 600 shirts, 4 black pajama's, fishing gear, 3 pounds of rice, 1 ax, 1 machete, and 1 pair of wire cutters. An enemy hootch was also found on shore and burned.

Two platoons of Alpha Co, 4^th Bn, 12^th Inf while en route to their observation post 18 miles due east of Xuan Loc, sighted and engaged two enemy at 200 meters. They received no return fire and later found one enemy body and one AK-47.

In the same area, units of Bravo Co, 4^th Bn, 12^th Inf, found three graves with bodies, one old pineapple grenade and scattered civilian clothing. The three bodies, which were killed by small arms fire, were credited to the unit.

In action today, elements of Delta Co, 2^nd Bn, 3^rd Inf made contact with an unknown sized enemy force. Small arms fire was exchanged and artillery was called in support, until contact was broken, with the enemy fleeing southwest. Fifteen minutes later contact was reestablished and the unit, once again backed by artillery, moved in and killed one enemy while artillery killed another.

In a sweep 8 miles north of Xuan Loc, elements of Delta Co, 3^rd Bn, 7^th Inf found clothing, medicine and documents. Also captured was a GVN black list for Cam My.

In the same area, Charlie Co, 2^nd Bn, 7^th Inf sighted and engaged two enemy soldiers, killing both of them. Two AK-47's were also captured.

Further south, men of Charlie Co, 2^nd Bn, 3^rd Inf and Delta Co, 3^rd Bn, 7^th Inf made contact with an unknown size enemy force killing four and capturing three AK-47's.

Two enemy infantrymen were encountered by the "Warriors" of Delta Co, 5^th Bn, 12^th Inf. The "Warriors" opened up with small arms and automatic weapons fire killing one of them. The action took place 15 miles due east of Xuan Loc.

Also in the immediate area, Delta Co, 4^th Bn, 12^th Inf sighted five to six temporary hootches made of ponchos. There were two enemy guards and five other enemy soldiers eating when the forward elements engaged the camp with small arms and automatic weapons fire killing one of the enemy. Captured in the action were one AK-47, three AK magazines, ninety rounds of ammunition, three Chicom grenades, five NVA ponchos, assorted food and one personal diary.

One Vietnamese male with no ID card was picked up and detained by elements of Charlie Co, 5^th Bn, 12^th Inf near Kiem Tan. While he was being questioned, men of the unit found a hootch containing an AK-47, three fully loaded AK magazines, twenty loose rounds of ammunition and assorted clothing. Confronted with this the detainee rallied to the Government of the Republic of Vietnam under the Chieu Hoi program. The man also had a Chieu Hoi pamphlet in his possession at the time of apprehension.