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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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p!c!s j. t j c,i-i t @ip i Ef 'I- f 1. an i@ c,@- Rc g in P. rat a,' c?[,t i. %@L'
!'he rt@r@i;.k the day w as 5pent 1 4 fi 'At i ti Li L 1-i@2 a,[i!-!@l p,--,s i -D @l
by the t,attili.)n. Over 'JOO EP'@) Is were b the @i a. t a! i or t@ef ore
nightfall. F@es,@@tatic,e, in the z-,-!,ic- was light, and enemy
pi-tt -tp :,tily t,)I@on before surrender.
b@tc,rt).y after riigtitfall, a U.Ei. Army P@MV,.WV .-j.L'6h three sc;dierf. in ,@t
w,indh@,e,j iiit,j @, nearby mitiffiel,j and ran into all anti--.Fers,itir@el
Members c-i@ rrav--l C@:,Fjp@irjy, Alr,lia L'@c,uiRiarid arij the Battalion Aid
to 1,I)o scene immediately. One the driver, was i@,@,t-i.Lly
in Ii
,j@trf@d dic@,@l s@ic,rt-.Iy itftec t@ie Jetc@ria,@icrs. 'fhp. i-ja@ @ri.
and vias me@Je,@aceJ the battali.)tils nl,)ha Command area. The
rlcling irf t@if-. r@,isspriger seat, ia@J vl,.'tnc@r, inj@tries inci sp- VI P. ri i Q h
being picke-J Ltp by his the
Bt@i 'Tank, Battalic.ri personnel Lxtrac,.tE,.d t@ic d-Iriarc,:!
the min(@fiel@', iti,J sccl..ire-J it ut@itil the Army c,juld take it.
'r@ie death of the. weighed heavily oil the Liatt@ili@,ri
@4-1p reseLLe.
By 2300 on 24 @'cLr@tary, Rc@gimLrital OL@.jective. C was 8 '['i@ ri
Battalion remained in its blocking p,)sitic-n all night @-jitl-s,)Ltt f,@irt@ter%
irici@llnt. DtrinL,, the action on the '@'4th, t L pbattalion (--) and j.4-<
Li I u
elements were rpsl)!.,@iisible for the dest-riteii.-jn )f nltmer,i@is enemy
blinkers,, armored ve@iiclp.5, and t@irc,tigh its firp.@,c@tqer, was th@.,
for the s,,,trren,le,, ,@f kiiiiner@)Lts triceps.
At C)600 r,r@, '@15 B'@h Tank Battalic,r, (--) received a @ra!,i c,r,@4,c@r
for the iAYIS attack. Stl) 1'4ai-4res w@jl-tld to attack north with life,
Ti the right. ilaririe,@
.,Ue.r Prigacle on the left fi@irik and Bt@i an
Attack to st@ize Division Ot-,je(,tive I @,,ri@J be Firepare-I for I't-irther
operations. T@if? regiment wc,Ltld advance two battalions fc@i@w@.r,l (It'@ ',"Ff
the left ir,,J 21;---' -@ki the right) and two battalions back in reiervp- (8th TAnks
in @ra(,c, of ar,.@l -@/6 (qt@.tc@ri--ed) in tract,. c-1: All elements tqe@rp tc, @@E,
ill their attack p,iiiiti,-Jkls 0900 w,iitl@J urc-ss the Line Df Departi@tre (LD)
at e, time t@, be The fc,r Btti 'larik Eiattalic,@i (-j -,,ja,,
'6!ie center :-f '4 Regii@L@itAl Ot@,jective C (vic UT 5F4106),
of the 6t@i Olarines finally crossed the Liii-@ cii@
I)eparture at I'@-77 ind immediately ran into incoming artillery fire. 10th
@iarines and aviation elements responded to silence the Iraqi gltns, Fruit
Vital the threat slowed the A,JvancE.,. Almost igimodiately, Iraqi POW' s began
.nr,vi.-iq back PC,Si@i,j,,is on the. i r way to t@iL, rear. At 14a'l. , the
B i i-@ t A the battal field train element,, f@Drwar@i tc,
c@i POW@F@.
BAtt,.Ili!-,nlsi I-) lead tl-ie RcgimLri'G-",'@
Li.-iE? of DepartLkf'C@ at 1.4,4@'. Bc,.tt, 1/6 Cc@uir@atiy C attached) air "'/"
Crimp;kny A attached) c,)ntinLtp,J a steady id@.,ance in their res@@E?ctiip- -,in e
ni.imfrC,I-Z@- ;Drisoner5 and knocking c,Lt'L Iraqi ar,m.-,r ztiri!]
Way. Once again, , M;
_kj,Dr 4 etrime@it t-i the ajvince was tl-ie nee,i tr@ p r --@ C
I -
I a e n u m t, e r s o I E I--, W I s . Btt, Tank Batt@ilic@irrl,, fiel@:1
PI-05 L'J to aptly Security to these @OW's before pas@iiki@l
them back tc@ the text divisional @triit tc, t@le rear. II.- V4&s at this time t@ta'
the battalion 9-2 his l@@Lktqztiti E"tltit,e
that had ".,men sltrr@c@rider
with the nitrgl-,er @i@ FIOW's were straitieti.
'The battalion cori'@.@,nLtej tc, north ij the
it@,alic@ii combat elements axis @IRS C-@mpiriy fiel@4
t r r. s -@ P, i @i l@,- ci g r, c,. ii i ri t r @t c c , s 4.- a y i r, gj c I c- s P. F., n c@ Li @, @i t c, -11 t, c, @ j. cl e s @t @@ v@ c, r t
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