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  ~F'C's and several armored vehicles 0+ other varieties.        TF s~tstained rio
  cas~alties.    ~dditional enemy +orces identi+ied +rom 501st Brigade,
  8th In+antry Division.
- 1500, TF Xray landed soL~th 0+ the 2d belt, coming ~~nder opcon 0+ TF
  Fapa Bea-.
- 1600, TF had collected over 1500 EPW's who were g~tard 0+ ~ Co, 7th
  Engineer Support Bn, then under a platoon +rom 1/~/9.         The EFW~s
  were not transported to the Division collection point until 0200 26
  Feb.
- 1800,   1/1 positioned along the 0        grid line with B 1/1 vic OT 860.,
  ~ 1/1 vic OT 880    and D 1/1 vic OT 890~.        During the day's +ighting,
  1/1 accounted +or 4.. armored vehicles destroyed, over 100 enemy F:::I~
  and over 500 EFW's.    1/1 sustained r. wi~
- 18.0, TF Xray ~a= in battle position Xray ready to assume right +lank
  guard mission +or 1st Division.
- 1900, TF log trains were positioned north 0+ the 2d belt.

T~S~ FORCE SHEFHERD
- OS 15,  ~D  Co engages rear 0+ enemy column 0+ 24 vehicles comi rig do~r
  powerline north 0+ Jaber - kills 5 tanks,         1 truck while Ripper engaged
  lead 0+ column, vic OS 7.4160.
- 0645,   BI Co (with Division) engages vehicles OS 841981 destroyirg
  .0 B!1F's,  1 BTR, 2 tanks t~jith cobras/25mm 2 tanks and 200+ EFW~s,     100
  enemy killed.    TF Shepherd ordered to establish screen at 2. E-~ grid.
- 0700, Co C, captures 120 EPWs including the 8.T.d Brigade Cmdr.
- 14.0,   ~   Co destroys 1 v~hicle 8491.6.        Uncovers bunker comple' at
  865120.    6 ammo burker-=/I truck, ~TR-60s arid tanks dug in 8651DC'.
- 1520, ~~   Co bunkers w/ammo trench BMF destroyed 868154.
- 1604,   IlCIS Co Mech In+ ~~i surrenders    .0-40 (type 6.-.)
- 1705,   ~   Co destroys 12 BMF/dismounts 814187.
- 1715,   11C" Co destroys E:MF w/25mm receives mortar +ire.
              Co calls ~-6 on 90111r~., 891127, 5 type 6's, 2 BMF's
  d&stfr~%'e'd"" at "`police post.   11D11 Co/"~" Co consolidates with COC on 17
  E-\A grid 80 ERW's.   Too many EF'W's poor visibility to move +orward or
  back.     `C' Co rear north Burqan - consolidates 150 EFW `5, 2 dead.     50
  ~FC `5 (type 6~) and small arms captured.
- TF reestablishes a screenline along the 20 E-W gridline, with ore
  company screening right +lank along the 88 N-S gridline.

T~Sr: FORCE T~RO
- 0007, C Co,    1/. captures +our EFW's vic OS 8882.
- 0028,   1/12 requests 1/25 to assist with 60 EFW's at their positior.
- 0656,   1/12 orients north to support TF Papa Bear.
- 0900, Pride approves Taro requests to move 2/-         north 0+ r./r. to occupy
  area north 0+ workers camp.
- 09~.0, 2/-. reports numerous bunker's and +ighting positions in area vi c
  OS 8607r~.0 to OS 860770 to OS 9.0780.
- 1050,   1/. (-) reports elements now located with 1/25 vic OS 8109.5 to
  assist with EF.W control.
- 11.2, Pride reports TF XRay moving into blocking position to secure Div
  East +lank.
- 1~-.20, r-/r.--. captures 100 EF.~'s vic OS 8679.

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