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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0045.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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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
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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
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l@4
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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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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997