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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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                                                        Many threats        were being                      made by Hk@ssain            Jttri@,ig                 t i m e vi
                                      riec,P.F,5;itt,,tc@J far 'c@xh,21es ari@l N'L"C


                                                        We detacho,i -@ tanks                                   byi        @@gi- BROk4NINif@-, Set
                                      ToRcpjin Lc! te-m Snapper (F-ngirtecir, utiiiefield clearing                                                                                                  W. were
                                      ,il.t very sA.@@"                     see tl'leiii leave                                            !'he
 @i[Ig at best.                  I)LLrirl@ t@         i S,   t i M e ,  t,4 p.     a t t @i cI E @J                      c@ '_I rAC, C@, t
                                      D.                RIY@                                                a MIILE L 1-k P),@.1 LFi    ANGLYCO               @.jfLI i (., h w @i 5                 fastlrle@j in
                                      f-c,r,.t .-I" the                     ic@a4@,F%ls @iatcl,                 i, [@IPCE@ C,l reactive irfq.,.r                                                    c, I-[ t @@ pxt 3 -
                                      tatil@            ']'he sp-4,i a 1 p late t@ihi@,h he I -i the MULE was p@rl@k,
                                                                                                                                                              . Ctd.j                               yMaj W.
                                                        and                        at                              'this; simple yet efrE@cti.,,,c-. r@iecc, fif
                                                        the Fnc-I t,:, have A suable platf@:.rm fear lasing.                                                      It 2'ts,) set.-,-krp"i
                                                        the rOillILE d@tr@-ig                                   The ittachmetit c,!: ANGLICO Mai-ine@
                                                                                                                                                                  tt                                t
                                                                was i first As they have @,.Istc,rically been @A                                                        alit@d                      c



                                                                                       during 1-1, s time ranged frc@m pl@itc-@-i-i i.t,, tc, a
s Feel ;k@
                                                                            CO's, XO's, FfIC's and FO's.                                Several lengthy real                                        marches
                                                                                                            pcsiti!)ti @icclirred dktrinq this time.                                                On I'@
                                                                            v4@ r%e4@e.,@vpd I,,V@                                      l@rcm an
                                      I e g             ti      t 1-1 c              (lis@D J@-trin@2 tii,.; hire, match time                                           spent                          iig
                                      POW                                   ztdr@ft in the dest@rt@


                                                        On 9 Sa@iuary "37@l at                                                                     company t'@laqqed tc@
                                          c, 2--l                           2cl Rcgimprit'@                                      in an effort tc, -meet an c,ric@-jffiitl"
                                                        i@ e,i  c, I 1 (iri,,i Anticipated thi-eitt@                       50 harks, BMPIL an@j 300 infintry.
                                      Ihi@ cc.Ittrqn was erigaqld c,Lit c,f sect,r                                         by air attacks                               4c., s t r c@ y P. d zi 1 c,
                                      v., i i; @i t vj,) f r i p n d I y USMC LFIV I s .

                             C        J. Fp@.@@,@t@try -- 28 FetrL[ar,,, 1'3'11


                                                        Prisc-ners were taken in r!Ltr D4visi,:-ti zc@tie L-Y @@'d Lf@.! Bai-.taiii:-n.                                                             We tia,!
I'I,ie ccr@ipa,,ly received sc-ve?ril                                                   if mass
                                      jlpsc?r,ti-:-ris @,id Ic,L-i m!-,rale imci-ig the Tr,arlifS.                                                                                                  is @', e @ r c"
                                                                            @liii is sp@@ra,Jic at best.

                                                        On 8 @et:,-Ltary 1991 , tv4c, tanks were fitted with TjiriL-'                                                                               i@iE4 devices.

                                                        On ') Febrijary 1991, B C@,,rp;.k.,iy picked ijp Rti Ltnkiictqii Arabic iiale.                                                              He   s
                                      taken t@, P@attal:@c@ri where i@                                          discovered he was @ Sziti-Ji soldier and
                                      then giii@Jed t,:, tl-ie highway.

                                                        On I'+ FeL.rLtary                                   'the !c@m,@,@t[iy began a rc,a,.l m@,rc,F, tc, Umm JLt-Jair, near
                                                                sigt)t.            The march wa                    3 miles l@.)rig and was eylci-tted with,.,@Lt
                                                                               ti  s @4 as a                          t@,               erlws' Ptl efforts and at@r
                                      .Nriy treakdcvi,,@s
                                      skipei,-b




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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
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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Declassified = 02-JAN-1997