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  platoons at grid OT 770      with entire battalion FireCap ready at 15..
- 14x), Regt Main CF displaced +orward thro~gh second obstacle belt and
  occupied hasty position at grid OS 76998       at 16r~.c).
- 1455, CFL 4 in e++ect.
- 15)0, H/7./11 discovered abandoned enemt artillery emplacments and
  bunkers near its position at grid OT 768018.
- 15C)C),  In preparation +or the attack on 6+2, 11th Marines organization
  +or combat was modi+ied.      /11 rerr~ained in direct support 0+ TF Ripper.
   /12 mission changed to rein+orce        /11.  5/11 mission changed to 68,
  priority 0+ calls +or +ire to TF Shepherd.       1/11 mission changed to E~8,
  with instructions to +ol low in trace 0+ and alongside TF Papa Bear as
  they move north with an 0/0 mission direct support to support TF Papa
  -Bear when they are committed.       1/12 mission changed to direct support
  0+ T~ Xray/Taro and tasked to provide a, dedicated battery to TF
  Gri =1 y.
-`&Y5t::.c), During secLrity patrol 0+  ~~~q~ b~tnker= near 1/11 +iring
  position, a Marine +rom "H'      /14 stepped 0n~a mine at grid OT 8110-5
  and was seri 0L1S1 y injured    ~n urgent hel o~-Medevac was immediately
  req~est~d, thE hel 0 arr~ve~ at?7j½4A5, evacuat~ng the 1/11 Ma~ine arid
    Marines +rom TF Ripper.     The~1/11 Marine subsequently died.
- 1ST-C,    /12 began displa'=ement through 2d obstacle belt to +iring
  positions designated by      /11 near grid OT 80)2 with entire Battalion
  +irecap ready at 1855;     mis=ion reiniorcing    /11.
- 1600,    1/11 reoriented to a=imuth 0+ +ire 6.00, in support 0+ TF Papa
  Bea.r `S movement north to a=Sembl y area.
- I7T.0,   116:  /11 received incoming artillery +ire;   2 WI~ and slight
  damage to o~e truc~: and trailer reported.       Casualtie= treated at *. ii
  B~S.
- 17T.8, Various units report incoming artillery gas attack;       units go to
  MOPP-4.      ~+ter negative detection, all clear is sounded at 1755.
- 1815, CFL 4 cancelled.
- 1820,    I   /14, received incoming indirect +ire; no casualties.
- 1859, 5/11 +ired illumination rounds in support 0+ TF Grizzly clearing
  0+ ~l Jaber ~ir+ield.      During these missions,    /11 Batteries were
  brie+ly illuminated.
- 1911,     /11 reports possible gas attack;     units go to MOPP-4.  TF Ripn~r
  Fo- vehicle reports detecting `1Blister ~gent Lewisite" at 1918.      ~t
  20.0, Division reported that Blister ~gent was +alse alarm.        Units
  return to M0PP-1.
- 2024,    ll~  1/12 displaced through 2d obstacle belt and occupied +iring
  position at grid OS 795957 to provide dedicated support to TF Grizzly.
- 2145, Division Operations o++icer issued Frag Order +or attack on
  ~:uwait International ~irport on 6+2.
- 2245, 11th Marines Frag Order issued +or attack on I MEF obj C, Ku~ai~
  Inte~national ~irport.       /11 and    /12 will leap+rog by Battalion in
  western portion 0+ TF Ripper's zone;         /11 in direct support 0+ TF
  Ripper,      /12 rein+orcing  /11.    1/11 will displace by echelon up a
  corridor between the 77 and 79 easting grid lines in general support,
  prepared to assume 0/0 mission direct support 0+ TF Papa Bear when it
  is committed.      5/11 will displace by echelon in western zone 0+ TF
  Shepherd's zone in general support, priority calls +or +ire to TF
  Eheph-~H       1/~D ~il) remain in direct support ~+ TF Xray/Ta.ro with ~

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