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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0009.txt
Subject: 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91
Unit: 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization: 2 MARDIV
Box ID: BX600007
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 11
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@,)r action. Firi@il c@r@JE@rE, an.:! @qpip made for tell, to r@..,,
t, i t G - D a y c,j n n e ri c L ] A t 04,,'t,@ @ ri @" z@ I-" e @j r, L@, a r y
0 ii 2,-@ 1:@ (-. b r, 1-i a @@, y 1 99 1 8 t @i -F a ri I< B a t t: a I i :@ ri r r@ c c@ i v c? ri a, i --@, ri C, C, ri @J r% ' c; r
t 1-i e -a t 1, a c k a c no s s t h L, K u@q A i t L,,j r,d e r a n,l t h r,j i@t Q l@i t @. e t w,:, I r i,@ i m i n e f i e 1,J b e I 1, s
t h a L a vi a i t c II i- @i o !-I a t t a I i c, n in @u t @i Ki a r.@ -i e I s z,:@ n L c@ f a. c t i j,,i . 5 h c, r t I y it f t t@ r% , t
battalion received a fraq order Jesignating t@ic., battalions assembly arpa,
c-rdei, of n@irch, breach lanes ([Rp,i I Red L@-) and The
battalion staff the rest of tl-ik-, .,Av prepari@ir and it, j w r.)
El r A t i. C, ri .:, I" d E. r LI @t 5 e cl c, n t f@ c@ r e 9 i r,, (,. ri t Et I c@ rJ L r a ti d t h e Li jL t t a i c, i@j ci Is s i q n E!,D'
s s ti
A t t h i s p o i n t 8 t t) F a n k l@- t t a I i @@ n c c, n s i e d c, f @-I e a d q Lt a r t e r @ a n,:l S i.- r v -@ c@ e
ommand Grc@jjps, C@jiqpany B and I-OW C@Dmp@Any (-@
T@ie bikt@ali@-In's assigned mission was to m,jve in trace of Gt@@i Marinps (ii"b,
establish a blocking p,)sitic@n jti the left flank of Regimental Objective- A
(jltst blyc@nl the sei@c,ricj minet,elt (Vic OT G07L@45) covering it high p (4, e @-I
averilte -if apl)r,-jetcli from tl-il, west). On Order, it was prepare to reinforce,
a@tac,t,,, r.r The t,attalic-n was to login it@, road mar(,t@ tc- its firia!
at 0300 I) r,. 24 FLL,rLLary, be Lii its final attd(']@ p@isiti,:,n (Vic
UT 469BE'-@) by CA,'@jOk@) with an anticipated on c@rcie@ at 05,'@0. -I'he assembly
,areas for the Re @4 1 @, n,J Red c-' breach lanes were at O,-'- 460895 and UT 47'BeO
r p - F, t@ c, t i v e I y
T h e b a t t a I i c@ ri d m a r c, @i t c, @ t,.i a t t a c l@ p c@ s i t i a si.icecssf@illy
retailer Ti-ie b@,ttili@Dn arrive!.] at its position .in-ler
an closed rc,llirit@ Cover, it from ti-;P. L,Lt@,i-iinp oil wells in F,@twait.
t-JI-illE, awaiting tire -.r.JE-r, he ;.kdv@iiiep, the battalion took the av@iilA@ilL, time '6c,
1 '4
iqake! fine,' rLaclirics@,, rhpcks, rest, and go tc, M(l@F level 2. At 0530. on @@
FPL.r,Ltary, 6tii Marine Regiment (Rhino) passe@A thit the attack woLli@J F-rc@CL-'Pd,
lead element (@c,mp@tny B) the line of . 4 le.,-@artLire
Bt@i -ran[,, E;attal.ic@n advanced acrc@ss the @l,:,r,Jer in trace -If
against minimal resistance. Tiger Brigade advanced tl-i(2 t,,Rttali@in's left
fl@tik 8t@i a@Jvartec,.cl on the right Lattali.r,n Was to 2FI'UPr
"ci@io Red @' (Vic IDS C@8.)78) with Cc@mpitiv Fi, Pr@tv,:, Command and final f @f @I&S
Cc!!ri@,@tiy Drying tt-tr,.@Ligl) RPLI I and anj @i,r (TOW) @ialf
H&'D' through Red 2.
-f ti et, a t t a I i c, n f c@ c, @q e d i ri t r it,-, e c, f 1 /6 w i t @i 2n d LA I Ba t t a I i @:@ n n @i @ ri
b p @i 4 @i,4 IIF, ind ahead )f 8th Tank BRttali,)n I
1 it PT. r. I s
entry i n t c, I a n e s R P. d I a [i d i-..' t h r @@ i-t ri @i t @i - f i r , t m i n e f i e I d L, P, I t , -Fhis mr@%,empnt
into tire t@F)!Ltpiti by 2tid LAI BAttili@)@ils screening force was C..,Dn,3i,4ere,4
tactically necessary b@it t.rez,,ted coordination diffif-.,,iltiLs both at the
time they merged into the irid Jtzri@ig the transit cl: 'the. The
c@i -@rid L(If 1,;'@ittAlic,ti wit[) its extensive
movement tl'ir,:!ttgh the Red I breach jk@i' i@i qa(@t bi-,jt g@it 1,
to a cc-mpleic, 1---r an extended @,eri@,d w@til- battalion @lio
latie, while t@ie battalion eii@J@ti-eiJ sp@ira,jic- etic@iq,, inc@@nitig a @ill r r
y a J,
fi
B@h faiik E,jtttal'c,ii some light resistance j@,4 t cl v @i i@ c,!.'
t li Lt
1: i p 1,J @j e I t i,- c -@ n s i s t
r,r,i,,qarj.'.y :,f artillery are mc!i,t,@r particularly i t) t 1.@
Vicinity of .1 At abc@-.it the sid;e the Brav,) Grc@Ltr,
@,,v artillery Square, @ri t@ip. awaiting -"r,,cl
Pa@t,,,14 :.r. 11-1, At )@ie i-j@i4tit, @, sLis.c@Let,@d mine wis fc,un,j in
Red I-arif@ 1 @.j L h c a !.t @,4 h (,, I ct @. t
n R @ifl.f-1) 4 !ant..,. II,;
-jn @4 Febritar,i 19-@l, at!-@
',-.its and estate! i
..ri At,, as i@jne?d
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