HUt~~~N INTEREST.STORY FOR CMC

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                      - Thru 1st obstacle/minejield belt by C~55O

                      - En~aqed tai~I:r/3MF' `s/In+~nt~v

3-Day   ~ssa~~lt ~reach

        O~OO    TF Ripper breach~n8 1st obstacle/mine+ield belt

        C)9C)C) TF Papa B~ar breachinq. 1st obstacle/mine+ield belt

                 - Both T~~s received incomins artillery jire

                 - EPW's q~rowinq in n~tmber

        o~~o    Q-r.~ radars/42 separate counte~+ire tarSets

                (2~ +ired by arty, 16 passed over ~uick+ire to air)

        10.0    1st tlarDiv had 14 lanes thr~ the 1st obstacle/mine+ield belt

        1125    TF Ripper commenced breach o+ 2nd obstacle/minejield belt

                TF Ripper had received considerable incomin8 artillery jire and

                de~pite havinq only 1 arty battalion +irecap, started the assa~~lt-

                breach

                2nd obstacie/mine+ jeld belt was more heavily de+ended

                1/5, 1/7, T.d Tanks, `all en=jqed tanks/iniantry

           - Tr Shephe~d ~cr..cened east +~~~nk.

           - Tfl- xr~~~ in a~seiibly area on a short strinq

        - In+ i ltration H~ttcck

           - Etjectiv~ w~s to coll~o~E' enemy deienses noth 0+ the 1st obstacle

               belt      -

           - We knew there had to be lanes throuqh the mine+ield

           - In+i ltration was a real con+idence boost.;  O~r Marines broke down

               the IC) +oot tall Ira~i imase by mov~nq thro~qh the obstacle/mine

               +ield belt at niqht and operatin~ b~hind enemy lines

           - S~~rprised, no shocked the enemy,  still workin~ on his mind

           r L~ri~=-lv

           - Throuqh 1st obstaclc-'/mine+ic-ld bclt by C~c)c)