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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0044.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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Pr,) m P Company
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@ub,j 1 COMMAND CHRO@101.0[1't
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A@ 26 November [99QI- -- C'l-Decembe-r. l@1114
Activated at .'3yrAci-ise, NY, aTid5i, (,,jkista[it media coverage, B C,impany
and its Linit, Mainteriaric,,? prepa-ed to via
B@ti Line to c',imp Lp.jeLine, NC. A@ CLNC, thp- i@tnit, al,)no with riiaiiy jther
LtriAt,, arid its for active dLL'y. @vc4.,,Yv,@@iere up.
lines were the order .@f business. 9@ime prc@blen.s
Ltnck:,rtaintios .rc,se, dlir%ing riltr medical They centered
seqLt@,@i4,e vaccinations and Corpsma-.
I
Dc,[",e fc,ilct@4--Lip 'L@E, given in SWA never,
1. ].it SWA t-r%a @i i ri
I @ q p a c I(,i p e , 1-i I y it t to g L t @i e r b y h e 2r' i4 a r, ,ri e
D i v i s l' c- ri wa s a s; A e j. r @,i a i v e , b Li t c- c c @i s j. c, ri a 1 1 v I .,, @@ ' @z an
j:, LI (' t I @@ e . '!-!I e @, a p -; ri 5 Li s e d b y I r a q i f @j r r e s j i s p I a y w a, s t h - Li, h i q 1-i
r@ilerl as @@ie g@-it Feeling L-V pic,s'-
majority, ,4esire@] to in Operation
this Sattali.,:Tn tried tc, secl(re @ise of 2--i
training. It @4,is never to @--, clir,. C,)mr,any prepar@t4c@tis WLrc
frti,,,trate.cl by ti@c, IzAc.( of Ls,,Lritial items it@,@iilat,le thrc,Lt@7I@ @ci-%,ice.
D,it'l-erips, stici@s @inJ !Jesi@,ot water likes were Li@iavail;kl,@le.
Dt@r- f ly c.vrf@- was r,Alletizeci -,rid s.@iipr@e-J dltritig time.
Di.ir -,ri qpi?,r, ti ever reacl-ie,J ii,@ ii,, SWA.
December 1 I - J @i ti Li,@ r v 991
I@ riving in @ip, were billeted at Ca p 1'. The
c,.ri-ti.le, tikkt t,!-ie basic B Company began preparati@)ns
on its rietqly tariks, based at the Pl,-@-t c@f Al J@tbail, -Flic,.
spent the Iasi, 4 -- C, years MF"@' shir,s ranged in conditions
f.-c@pi very dc,cl. OLtr 'ca@14 was:, to :@et iritc- fi.@)htinq
"Add :,r ";;,eictivL," @@e'Lio@J the I-tLill and tiit@ret
@ y u. i v @, ri s .O@t@, Ma@,,ines the ,aiie.Is @f which 28 vipr,P
real itiiJ 58 were JLtnp,.y. real reactive i@atipl@@ @q@irp- sitkt@,ted at tire
:@f the ai,c,Ltn@l the gi@tri mantel. -FL L@ I- , tl v s,
[,;< S . t@ien pair[tP!J
the deser'l- tan color familiar t,) tl-ie I:,y t@ic4ti. Most taiiks c,),.tld
' a ctiaige It vies never tr@ t@%riks; were
tit tl-ie rlil@p.
4TLi I I- @p
_31), at L
A 00, we began C,-,tr' I.C@W @-C-@. tc, t@'ie fi2ld.,
Where ri4 gl-ii-, news qati,)n, tactical movements, BZO @@('CLLrrLd.
were very displeaspd with th tim@,
(@,)iq,JLtcting b@Dresight itid As tqpll as the
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Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
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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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