Helicopter gunship crews from the 7th Sqdn, 1st Air Cav, flying in support of Brigade elements, engaged the occupants of six sampans. Two VC were killed and two sampans sunk. Other action saw elements from the 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. destroy 26 bunkers in the same area.

Binh Chanh PF's working with Bravo Co. 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf. engaged six VC, holding one wounded detainee and capturing his pistol.

The Brigade's 5th Bn, 12th Inf. destroyed eight bunkers, two punji pits, and captured one 82mm mortar base plate and an enemy poncho in the 'pineapple' region 3 miles southwest of Duc Hoa.

Redcatchers from the 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. destroyed 23 enemy bunkers 7 miles south of Saigon. Supporting Air Force bomb strikes destroyed 2 enemy bunkers and one structure.

An element from the 5th Bn, 12th Inf. destroyed 40 bunkers and detained five suspects (*this part not legible*) miles south of Duc Hoa.

Troops from 5th Bn, 12th Inf. found two 250-pound bombs set up as booby traps. The bombs were destroyed as were three sampans the soldiers found later in the day. Four pounds of C-4 explosive were also uncovered.

Delta Company 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf. apprehended three detainees 21 miles south of Saigon, destroyed eight bunkers and captured one bag of medical supplies, four Chicom grenades, one M-79 grenade and fuse wire 11 miles south of Saigon. Bravo Company apprehended one suspect at the Binh Dinh bridge.

Alpha Company, 5th Bn., 12th Inf. destroyed one bunker and three sampans and captured one VC claymore and various other VC equipment on a sweep 7 miles southeast of Saigon today.

Alpha Co., 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. destroyed three bunkers while patrolling 4 miles southwest of Saigon.

Four miles further south, Bravo Company, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. destroyed 24 enemy bunkers. The battalion's Delta Company also destroyed 2 bunkers and captured numerous iron reinforcing bars in the same area.

Gunship crews supporting the Brigade reported killing six enemy in two contacts today.

Crewmen from the 7th Sqdn. 1st Air Cav killed five VC in the action 5 miles southwest of Saigon. Four AK-47 automatic rifles were also captured. One more enemy was killed by another cavalry gunship 9 miles southwest of Saigon.

Infantrymen from Alpha Company 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. discovered one VC considered killed earlier by a light firing team 12 miles west of Saigon.

They also destroyed 7 bunkers, 15 fighting positions and detained one suspect and captured (2) 9mm pistols and enemy supplies and documents.

While on a recon-in-force mission 9 miles south of Saigon, elements from Delta Company 3rd Bn, 7th Inf. discovered one AK-47 and two magazines sealed in plastic, buried in the ground.

Alpha Company 5th Bn, 12th Inf. found a cache consisting of two B-40 rocket rounds, medical supplies, and a bundle of documents in a bunker 3 miles southeast of Duc Hoa.