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            - Enqa~ed tanks/~Mr-. `s/In+antry

            - Received small .~~rm~/tarj~:: main ~Ltfl +ie

  ~t one point,  a mortar section Isader with TF E~ri=zly ~nc~rtain 0+ where the

  ane ~as,  p~tlled his ..C)C) Ib amm~nition cart throu.8h the mine+ield usins the

~nti-tank mines as steppin8 stones,   and then returned to make a second trip)

            - 1/5 alone coll~cted ov~r 12:C) EPWs

            - TF Ripper continued thc attack NW toward the Emir 5 Farm

         liC) TF Shepherd +ollowed TF Rippcr thru the 2nd obstacle/mineijeld

              belt and skirt west side 0+ Burqan oil+ields

         1~~C) TP Shepherd screencd north to the 1~ E-W Srid line

         14C) TF Papa Bear received incominS while in attack position

         I~.C) T./~ is north 0+ 2nd obstacle/mine+ield belt, enqa8ed with tanks

              and in+antry.  Incurred l(:) +riendly WI~'s.  1st Tanks and 1/1 also

              enq~aq-.d with Ira9i tanks, ~PC's, and in+antry

              TF Papa Bear collected over lC)C) EPW's

  ecision made to have TF ~ipper isolate MEF objective ~ and not clear the

-irbase, with the except ion 0+ sea~chin8 the Command Bunfr~r.    It was a Sood

~ec~S~0n,   because in the Ir~qi Bri~ade Comdr `5 CP, the plans +or the dei'=ense

~+ Fuwait City and plans +or a chemical attacfr w~re discovered.

            - TF Grily was n.rdered to displace to~MEF ~    (Jaber ~irbase) and

              clear it 0+ enemy

            - TF Taro was still SuardinS MarCent east +lank south 0+ thc' 2nd

              obstacle/mine+icld belt

            - TF XRay had been launched but returned to their assembly area due

              to en2my +ire in and around LZ.

6.     Battle 0+ South Burqan

Durinq the ni~ht several   indications 0+ impendin8 larqe scale enemy

coun terat tac~ w~re r~~-i ved.


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