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23 December 1968
1/35th
Submitted by: Dave Fogg
3rd Bde 4th Inf Div
Bn (1/35) Forward Fire Base
LZ Lanetta YA857457
Unit Locations:
A 1/35 (-) LZ Lanetta YA857457
B 1/35 (-) LZ MaryEtta YA766492
C 1/35 (-) LZ Betty YA905505
D 1/35 OPCON to 2/1 Cav
Recon Plt (-) LZ Lanetta
4.2 Mortar Plt, LZ Lanetta
Summary: Log opened at 0001 hours 23 December 1968. Unit locations: At LZ Lanetta YA854458, Battalion Headquarters (Forward), A Company 1/35, E Company, C Battery 2/9 artillery, 3rd platoon D Company 4th Engineers Battalion, counter mortar section 2/9 artillery; At LZ MaryEtta YA762492; B Company, 1 CSF platoon from the new Special Forces Camp at Plei Djerang; At LZ Betty YA905505; C Company, OPCON Units: D Company OPCON 2/1 Cav; At LZ Oasis; Headquarters and Headquarters Company Support (S-4 Forward); At Base Camp (Camp Enari); Battalion Headquarters (Rear).
No significant activities occurred in the area of operations during this reporting period.
0235 hours (C) Message from Bde: AN-KHE, Pleiku Air Force Base, Camp Smith, B-5th Special forces and the MP's at Camp Smith are all being hit with Rockets at this time.
1600 hours (C) Sent to A, B, C, E: Have your entire element ready to depart the present location and move in 30-minutes, this is an immediate standby mission, each company will leave 8 men behind to clean the Fire Support Base, all personal gear will be packed at all times.
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