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SITREP
is a military acronym that stands for, Situation report. A sitrep can be
defined as; a short concise statement identifying a unit’s current location and
tactical situation.
If you served in the 4/3 in 1968 and you got
hot steel in your body there is a 98% chance your name will be on these
pages.
If you were snake bit, FUO, Dysentery, Malaria, heat exhaustion,
twisted ankle or broke back from a runaway Blivit
there is only a 95% chance your name will appear. It is a good sign
when your
name does not appear at all. 1968 is the year of the booby trap.
The Boomer page points this out by showing location and number of
Bouncing Betty's ect. that blowed us up a whole bunch.
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Received report From Company D that 4.2 FO is
missing from patrol. Patrol is looking for him. At 2150H Co. D reports
SGT Maddox KIA by hostile fire and
Co. C requests DUSTOFF for 4 US WIA.
Etchings from the wall
29 Dec.
67 1448H SEE Journal #4
This would be the first combat assault conducted by
Co C.
At 1448H Co C engaged 3-4 VC. One VC threw grenade wounding 2 US.
Co C
captured 1 female VCS with a bullet in her ass.
01
Jan. 68
Co C reported VN children passing out
anti-war propaganda to troops. Material brought into Brigade
02
Jan. 68
PF & RF troops will conduct an operation
in our AO. All personnel are cautioned to not fire at these individuals.
Co B returned one EM by DUSTOFF. EM has frag
wounds received when he tried to blow a hole in a dried mud hooch with his M-79
GL.
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04 Jan. 68
Booby trapped hole in defensive wire vic.
Bunker 60-61. (Friendly booby trap)
11
Jan 68
SEE Journal
#1
Co D reports that a man jumped out of the
bushes, knocked weapon out of GI’s hands. GI took out knife and stabbed VC in
the back. The VC
LT Scully KHA
PFC Hall KHA.
SSG Conroy, WHA
SGT Montgomery,
SGT Walker,
SP4 Thrasher,
PFC Garner,
SP4 Elston,
PFC Henderson
PFC Howes WHA.
17
Jan. 68
Co C extracts 7,500 LBS of rice. Approx 6,000
LBS left to move.
18
Jan. 68 1740H
Ragged Ladder Bravo informed TOC that 80 VC
KIA by Gunship vic. BS5080.
(Editors note, the area from BS 4683 to BS 5490 will later
be nick named, (Sniper Alley) The fourth battalion of the 3rd infantry will trip 16
Booby traps along this same streach of well traveled ground during the first 6 months of combat in 1968.
Earth Google Snapshot view of Sniper Alley.
Total rice extracted during operation, (A
& C) 37,080 LBS.
Co C sitrep neg. Obs 1 destroyed APC Vic.
BS529853
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Jan. 68 1046H SEE Journal #7
Co C finds 1 VC KIA and 2 fresh graves. 2nd
plt received permission to dig up graves. They dug out 1 live VC wearing shorts
but no
Co B request DUSTOFF result of booby trap at
BS526921
SSG Robert Wise
PFC William Jeffers
Co C reports sniper fire vic. BS541888.
(Sniper Alley)
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01
Feb. 68 SEE Report #8
Co C reports receiving sniper fire vic.
BS525877. (Sniper alley)
02 Journal #1
Msg. Fm Maj. Sanders, Bde. S-3 (assistant),
to Maj. Holck by LL; one company alerted for CA. Company will be OPCON TF
Barker. Co C alerted. SEE Journal #4
Co C req medics (Rabies innoc. team) be
picked up by Helicopter; pickup complete 1520H and moved to Co A Loc.
03
Feb. 68 1750H
Co A reports that the 2 medics with Co A has
not received mail for 20 days. Supplies not sufficient for amount of days they
have been on OP.
One individual has not been paid sense Oct.
67.
07 Feb 68
PFC Gleghorn SEE Journal #2
08 Feb. 68
William Young SEE Journal #2
09
Feb. 68 1750H
Co D req. DUSTOFF BS596909. For 4 US WHA by
booby trap. Pers. Concerned;
Jose Saenz,
Robert Morgan,
Robert Standerfer,
09
Feb. 68 1920H
Co A, 1st Plt. While moving into
ambush position Co A shot 1 VCS in the leg. As GI’s approached, the VC blew
himself up scattering large amounts of Money, documents and body parts all over
field.
10
Feb. 68 1215H
Fm. TF Barker, (Co B 4/3) made contact with
unk. Size VC element. SEE Journal #3
10
Feb. 68
Co D reports 3 persons wounded result of
booby trap. Persons involved: SEE journal #4
Sydney Stanton,
Charles Robertson,
Roger Williams.
Co A extracts 4,000 LBS rice
Recon Plt. Killed 2 VC, captured 2 VC, one
slightly wounded. Possible 2 more kills by Dolphin ship.
When Platoons and companies engage 5 or 6 VC,
they request gun ships and artillery; this is not correct-Platoon must do the
work. Platoon leaders, once they receive fire must estimate the situation,
develop it, fire and maneuver--be aggressive!!! Don’t wait for supporting
fires-------Go after the Dinks before they break contact and disappear
into their holes. It is wrong for 1 or 2 snipers to hold up an Americal
Platoon.
Lt. Ross See Journal #7
13 Feb. 68
Dustoff SEE Report #A
TF Barker reports to this TOC. Co B 4/3 Inf.
Rec’d 3 mortar rounds. 3rd round KHA one man vic. BS737804. KHA
Peter Collicchio US 55881248 SEE Journal #1 #3 #5 #6 #7
Co C 4th Plt was working with
Recon platoon when a cow came running out of the bushes directly toward Sgt.
Hartley. Sgt. Hartley shot and killed the cow in self defense. Cow was
evacuated to OP George. Civilians demand 10,000 dong in payment.
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Co B 4/3 had 1 KHA by mine.
SGT Anthony Podebrasky, US 55981248
4/3 receives 32 replacements: A Co gets 8, B
Co gets 8, C Co gets 11, D Co gets 13.
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17
Feb. 68 1300H
Reference Co D mine at 1025H.
SP4 Serro Gregory E. lost part of both legs,
SP4 Bishop Arnold D., Shrapnel in leg and
chest.
SP4 Crescente Rafeal A. slight wound by
shrapnel, (face).
PFC Brown Chenels W. Slightly wounded by
shrapnel in stomach.
SP4 Willingham Kern P., condition unknown.
PSG Williams Maurice T., lost arm and leg.
SSG Wester Wilburn E. KIA.
Co B tripped 250-500 Lb. bomb resulting in 1
US KHA,
Sp4 Clifton Walker
and 2 WHA,
PFC David K Pomeroy and
PFC Percy McFarland. Later report Pomeroy
KHA.
Co A finds improvised bomb.
19 Feb. 68 SEE Journal #1
News See Report #B
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