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   g~ards o++icer EFW's vic north BL~rqan.
   2.00,   11B" Co sends pit to Fwd CF', I pit west o+ ~urqan.
- ~y the end 0+ the day.       TF w/its +o~r companies screens north 0+
   Di vi Si on along
   15 grid line and east along the western border 0+ the ~l B~tr~an oil
   +ield.    No cas~talties or lost eq~ipment +or this day.

w~s~: FORCE XR~Y
- Mission delayed d~te to enemy co~~nter attacks.
- 0220, TF pos OS 587061.
- 0620, TF not 1 a~nched +or hel 0 assault into LZ due to e>.'treme
   circ~tmstances, enemy co~tnter attacks.

T~S~' FORDE TROY
- Sq~ad +rom B Co reports small arms +ire vic TM I645~'. near OF' E.
   Elements 0+ BLT     `/1 de~loy into ~O.  Join HMG Fit  /1.  Cond~tcted
   F'SYOF'S.

T~S~ FORCE F'~F~ BE~R
- 020', TF be~~ns. movement to attack pos,      /9 in lead, +oiiowed by 1st
   T an~:~ and 1 /`
- o5r~r.., TF crosses FL ~iack   (the border 0+ Sa~tdi/k'uwait).
- (j745, Entire TF in attack pos.
- (745,    `/9 crossed LED arid moved to assa~it position  (vic OS 707.'))
- Recon element retLtrns +r0m 1st obstacle belt OS 76576=~ and report= rio
   en~rny ~i ~hted.
- Q)Qfl~~ ~/9 commerced breach 0+    1st belt OS 765765.
- 1st obstacle belt consisted 0+ a +ront wire +ence,      120 m deep ~F'/~T
   mi ne+ i el d ard   re=-..~ ~ir~ +ence, single strand.
- OCO's la~inched line charges     (red lane - r. +ired) (green lane - 2 +ired)
   e".~remely e++e-tive.
- Lanes proc'+ed by track with mine plow.
- O~,4c),  `/9 completed two lanes through the obstacle belt.    1st Tanks,
   theri   ~" Command, then 1/1 passed through.
- 10.0, Breach support teams breach/proo+ed two add lanes.       Total 0+ 4
   lanes were completed.
- 1040,     /9 had est a 200:) M     000 M breachhead.  No enemy encountered.
- 1/1 passed thru right lane at OS 788777,      1/I attack SE along mine+ieid
   to clear troop pos arid vehicle revetments.     No enemy present, 1/1
   moved to NW corner 0+ Warden camp awaiting 2d breach.
- lst,Tanks expanded north, receiving sporadic 4rty +ire.
- Cobra's on station yielded the destruction 0+ several mortar tubes, two
   tenks and a number 0+ bunkers.
- 110),    `/9 commenced recon 2d obstacle belt.    Recon C~T team came un~er
   +ire,   120 mm mortar/arty +ire and requested air to suppress the enem'v.
-  """: :on~,st~iLion,~Cobra~s,~Y8B,.s, O,Vr,.10,,,they,,,d,,est,~oyed 1 FO tower,
                       2 T-55 tanks, 1 in+antry bunker.
- 1205, ~ll TF assault battalions through the breach.       No resistance
   encountered.      Breach support team created two additional lanes.
- 1205, TF "~` Command established CF      (vic OS 792784).
- 1400, TF log trains completed displacement through the 1st obstacle
   belt.

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