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  0+ engagement sho~ed   /7 ro~tes thro~~gh 1st obstacle belt.

I~S~ FORCE 6RIZZLY
- C)141, 2/7 spots a long vehicle col~tmn east 0+ their pos.   Will engage
  wi--h air.
- OQ~5, 2/7 reports sco~its sighted MRL vic OS ~57B12 and arty at OS
  649805.
- oros, TF reports enemy at OS ~7O88O in 2d Div zone, X bo~ndary
  a~ithori=ed.   ~t 0555, IF lead element soL~th 0+ Sr. EW grid line, reports
  b~~nker comple'.-' at OS 709814 and engaging 3 x T-62~s at OS 716822.
- 0800, IF +orward moving to OS 635724.
- 083.0, 3/7 Sco~~t Icams/Eng moves to 1000 meters soLith 0+ mine+ieid
  OS 687787.    Ran C~S and ~rty on enemy mine+ield and b~tnkers.
- 103.0, 3/7 Eng reconnoiter +riendly side ?+ mine+ield.
- 1112, ~rty jires at OS 715798, 4 t~bes and 2 b~nk.ers destroyed.
- 113.0, 3/7 Scout Team receives 3. ro~inds enemy indirect +ire at
  OS 685775.    Withdra~s +rom +orward position.
- 1135, 2/7 coordinates airstrikes on b~tnkers at OS 693803., direct hit -
  6 enem'/ ~Ir - 1 0+ 2 tan~s de=troyed.
- 1500, 3/7 ST~/Eng moves to +riendly side o+ mine+ield covered by Scout
  Teams.   T~o ST~ Marine=~ and one Eng ran across Ltncleared mine+ield to
  eliminate enemy threat while other members cover with +ire.     These three
  Marines cleared bunkers arid shot and wounded three Iraqi soldiers.
- 1645, IF r~pn~~= 10 EP~'s surrendering OS 633717, request F'SYOF'S
  + light to hel 0 `sth enemy surrender.  More EF'W `5 start to cross
  mine+ield.    Ir~~~i ~ire o~to their o'tjn troops to prevent them +rom
  s~irrenderi r:fl:
- 1740, 2/7 reports 22 EF'W's and 3 Iraqi trucks vic OS 6568ij.
- 1755, authorized +rom Fride to place small unit in 1st obstacle belt to
  identi+y, mark and secure.   EF'W's who crossed in +ront 0+ 3/7 allowe~
  +o~ an opportunity to observe 1 anes, i + not +or the EF'W `5, the IF would
  have had to conduct a hasty breacr.
- 1800-2200, Engineers blow lanes through 1st mine+ield.
- 1805, IF has medevac +or 3' WI~'s.
- 1940, 3/7 requests MEDEY~C +,or EF'W shot in back, with sucking chest
  wound.
- 2050, EF'W's report   1 entire company 0+ the 1st Iraqi Division wants to
  surrender.    EF'W are crossing at 6980 and are assisting with lane marking
  0+ known gaps.    EF'W's state ~l Jaber ~ir Field has been evacuated.  TF
  continues to engage targets 0+ opportunity     ~t 2055, IF has mine+ield
  breech OS 689800 with security on the northern    (enemy) side, the breech
  is marked with chemlights.   ~t 22001 IF reports LONESI~R, IF beginririg
  in+iltration.    In+iltrated 1st obstacle belt a+ter   OS 688800 darkness,
  screened le+t +lank 0+ Div zone.
- 2100, 3/7 reports 2d company 0+ EF'W's (58)   surrenders, F'syOps used.
- 2254, IF C~rizzly +orces in+iltrated through 1st obstacle belt.

T~SK FORCE SHEPHERD
- Co ~ returns to IF Shepherd.
- 1900, IF begins movement to attack position.
- 23.30, IF crosses Saudi /~uwait berm.
- Co C,  ettached to IF Taro, throughout the day uncovers numerous bunkers

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