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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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                                    Fr,im;              A Company Commander
                                    Tr, @               Battili--@ri Historical Officer


                                    @j-kb@j i           (0@l@IAND CHF@ONOL.OGY

                                    Ref;                MCO 575L7i.'F

                                    A.         C-.6   November 1990-- 14 February 1991

                                                      Company A was actiiitL,J @@ti 26 N,-jiember 19')O,                                                                                                       to C;,imij Le@jel-ttie, NC
                                               r,n    28 Nov             eML _r          1990 f,jr% processing @inJ SWA t-a:lrjlr.Q.                                                                    Der,ai-te,J Cherry
                                               P,,,,int, NC                  1 December l)90 l@lyiiiq to Ji-ibail, Saudi                                                                                                   After drawing
                                               tanks, performing RijLiritenarice, and training, Ft                                                                                                             began moving to
                                     training was                                                             including
                                               tactical exercises and live tank main gi-tti training in the -F@iLiticit@rbc@lt R,@nqp.
                                               complex until 14 February 1991, when the company moved irit,j the final
                                               attack position.

                                                      During t@i,@                                             the c,im,-.any moved nine times.                                                          -F@               :@mr,any
                                                                                1.                                                                                                                       i le C'.                          tq2ts
                                               attached tEj 21'@' c@ti 2 FeLirLtary 1'39.L.                                                                                        ec!ri istcd -,,l: tactical
                                               exerc.,ise5 with '2/2, tana gunnery, breaching
                                               stan,idowns, and crew                                                                              The company il@-i                                            part of the JP-fO@i-,c
                                               ,Jj,trin-, art @fra,4i attack in                                                          sector fr.r,m 31 J-@,-j,,tltry 19@,'l to 7

                                                      Fphrtar@1'3'31 - 16 rlarch 1'391

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30, 24
                                               Fe.L,r@izit,y 1991, P. Company moved through the te-m                                                                                                 Kuwait, reaching                                      ti C'.
                                               first obstacle belt at dawn.                                                        The first minei:lelj                                                 V,,,,t,,ic:hed (u5inq
                                                                                                                                                                                                               t,,,,c,ners
                                               attached engineer asset5) and A Company captured ir-t@
                                               immediately.                            The                           ir@inel:iel LI was L,rekchL@,@ by 'QIOO and A Company                                                                                 A Q      @,l
                                               led the atta-K, north, st-:@V,pin                                                                                                                                           'Vi   I it@ii 5
                                               i                                1.                                               -q for twc,                                       to allow fc,llc                           or -- t
                                               T,:!t@e through the @b5tacle belts                                                        and to c,in,;,jl4.date prisoners                                                         M,2,i i Fig              @i t-j   'u
                                               ag a @ n , P              Cc@mpany sclea@,headed the itcack on a                                                                    L@piracle si-.rctigpc,irit c5@ 'ILTF @F.
                  infantry, tanks, and artillery.                                                              All jpp@isiti,-jti v;a- eli it, t 4 by j, i
                                                                                                                                                                                                               n           a L.,               Ar.@ ,
                                               alth@@IL[g@l              prisoners continued tc,                                         be Paper well                                                         next riay@

                                                      On -1!4                                    19')I, visibility tqis very                                                               @5eii-Li meters
                                               the morning the attack was continued rtr!rtti, with (I Company
                                               I--"2 and                                               that bid rlce.@itly moved into                                                                                      An extensive
                                               built up                  -area was                                                  Ar,,J the                                                         as @ Cr,gipajiy                                      G
                                               tlir-@,ljqh the after                                Numerous prisoners were                                                                            !-@ijnkers            de,.itr,@j,;ed . One
                                               Liri @ 'L was captured                                  The v isitt@i I ity t@t@c@,me much                                                    7,C?     at @JLtsk              and soon
                                                 irtillery flarE?I; )@l
                                                                         -as; gLti-@cs, ;:! Company continued to                                                                        i,!'i      ri c, v e f,-. c?!-, t    north until
                                                                    @l;e              It-@il- i,,               a, wi re i defense wa@                                                                                     l@,j the remainder
                                                      the                                Several targets were engaged t-                                                               i'l      F4 c, r                    d 1-i r @ri rl t 1-1 e


                                                                                    -i jt @ v I Oj'@ I , A C c@ m p @i ii v                       icved                            t,--                        @i @@lijcl

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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization = 2 MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
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Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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