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  +rom small arms,       /7 reports 1 F:fI~ +rom tank main gun +ire.  2/5 ton=
  damaged,      1 ~~Y damaged, TF Grizzly (Fwd) receives incoming    (on le+t
  +Iank 0+ TF Ripper).
- O~15, TF Ripper engages       /7 log train with tank main gun and    SC) cal.
  Lost 1 Engineer ~~Y, 2 trucks and 1 +riendly ~.I~.
- O7~O,       /7 Sco~t team screens 5C)C)m in +ront 0+ Co  F? while moving north
  to hill      191 (OT ~89884).  Conducted recon by +ire on suspected enemy
  position OT ~578S1 with .50 Cal.       No enemy damage; target was a decoy.
- 09.0,       /7 calls in artillery +ires on suspected enemy tower retrans
  site at OT 705915.
- 11.0, 2/7 reports captured documents in sa+e.
- 165:),      /7 Sco~t team engages 5 vehicles, 15 personnel in open at OS
  691946 with artillery +ire.

T~SFf FORCE T~RO
- Fride dire~t=~ TF to provide one company to TF Ripper +or EF~
  processi rig.
- 02r~..,0,   /7 reports a gap in the mine+ield at +irst obstacle belt vic LE
  81T747~.
- 0725, 7/7. I Co in+iltrates thro~gh mine+ield.
- 05C)0, 7/7. reports lead elements s~ccess+ul 1 y i n+ i 1 trated the breach
  with three companies moving in trace.
- C)55C)     7/7- reports all companies through breach.
- 0615.      1/12 eno~es S 3MF's vic OS 822775 in support 0+ r:. Co 7/7..   No
  ~r)~.
- 062~ffiq T~ repo.~t=- *.,. engaging enerry, 2 tanks, 4 ~MF `s at
  ~t~inc ~rty to co~inter.
- 0856, Fride orders TF Taro to open another breach lane in its sector.
- 1020,      1/12 assum~s MOFF-  by order 0+ 11th Marines.
- 1140       C Co, L~I reports workers camp vic OS 8679 secured.
- 1205,      1/12 co.-du~ts +ire miss~on on enemy armor vic OS 885984.
- 17.00, 7/7. reports two additional    lanes proo+ed, cleared, and marked.
- 147.0,     1/12 displaces +orward north 0+ workers camp.
- 147.4,     1/12 conducted counter-+ire mission at enemy mortar position
  north 0+ workers camp.       Enemy mortar plat~surrendered.
- 1500, TF Taro orders L~I chopped back to Shepherd and mine plows back
  to Fapa Bear.
- 157.9,      TF Taro `~` Cmd at new position in workers camp.     Fourteen
  trucks +rom regimental truck platoon chopped to Bravo Cmd Group and 1/7
  +or EFW transportation operations in support 0+ division EFW ops.

T~Sk FORCE RIFFER
- 0001, Execute code word `1Coors11, move to attack position.
- 0125, TF reports crossing FL Black.
- 0155, JST~RS reports Battery at grid OS 84797.0/+our tanks at grid
  87.7908/si'.'. BMP `5 at grid OS 901910/CF at grid OS 854916.
- 0258, TF reports H~MKS in atk position.
- 0505, ~valanched approved +or TF.
- 0517,, TF crosses LOD.
- 057.0, ~-6 run on +our tanks at grid OS 87.5908.'
-. 0600      Three enemy tanks wi thdrawi ng to northwest.  7.d Tanks cal ls +or
  C~S.

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