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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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                                              Cin 1.6 Fetr@k@,t%y 1991 , El
                                              Valuables in t@i,@ iti:!Pcr, riq!-it lag                            @j@ their i@lO@.EX.                We
                                              re-bc,resighted.        The bc@mblrlqs                            very                             and CCIF)5;tant.

                                              On 21 February 10,91, we                                      taking             Agpnt pills and
                                              ,Fi IIs.

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                                              C@r,jei- , Witl.ILi -LCl by ) Lk r L@,14 t a I i,.!rl X0, LtCc, 1 MO fiOP, .                 @ll c.,a-19L, away kn,)V@inQ
                                              their                   A nervc@@i,, exc!iternerit sweet                             the
                                              are n,:iw mt@re se,)erp t@:, ji-Lr ti,)rtli,-;.ist And ri-:,rth.                      B-521 s , a        rtillery, @IRL-@,
                                              tqitig @iirl @lattlps@iip5, are all T,,@Lttid@rig                                        targets.                             we
                                              1-iaye   t.:E               We will m,jve ti@ir@)ugh 'axis Rej 1.

                                              On       Fet
                                                                      19'31 @t L@FJOC,                      we ef t c,clr ct@,sent!          area          At @'2@, c,,-t.-
                                              lead elevioiit entered "Ltw@it.                               It vja,i A cc@r@l, w.Lti,"y Cray vii-ti-I      light raii-i@
           We fiti-@,ed in the breach              Ic@riger, than        desii,ecl, and                             @ticc-plinL]
                                              artillery   U@,F:,@i tijc,,)irig                              ti-io breach, eyeril !.'F,Wls werp
                                              They stienf,..j Qia.J tc, see           us                    'Fw,:, rq Cc-iopan.y t@ariiie@             Madrid
                                              into, i Chinese T-6@911 t,-@                                  it.     t.,i'pr, B Ci.,smpitiy suppressed a
                                              trench line ,esLtl@@ng in tt!c capture c!f 3 @'P,Wls@                                            a !-tCr@l, an
                                              Brigade Cc@r!iiii@indE-r.   The         r,Dmpany                       its                      battle p")siti@ins,
                                              vjhlc,h Was                             by sev8rjtl
                                                       @:!I: 'C"PWI,3 were            eri.CC@LtnterL,@


                                                                      af 'Uc -        setti t,.Q --IFi a Jef L,,,i,ii ve per @ irl-ter , we vi@
                                              f-!;@p I @j-. l,i!r,    i HU@4@",lWIJ 4 P. the niinef ip I t4,.               D.t!-                                 CL@P'l"-  ON
                                              and                     SL@t5- UAL[-ACE anr'i YOLING, went                                 the
                                              i @i T@i P        q e@J ip. h i t, I p c,) ti t a i n,?,J 3 U . S . F@@,m y i!-. l,i i er s .             One died
                                              tiger             A s@,t@pririg e,

                                              On i-5                  1991 (APt gri,j 'JG510'@), t,4,2                                t,,;@rtht4est As
@l ll-,:@                    @ti                     arn-:@re,J fc,@,c,e

                                              Ci @,@ 4 trri rii @ilti@s               caiiaoe,              T@ic day                  Ypry di@r@k.            At 1 '@ Cfj
                                              @l W a   F,             ]A @l           1L' !-I t
                                                                                          - y @ " fz. v@ ,                 1 @j I i t P i, I I 1 y n c, t 5 L' e a 1-1 a @l -@i
                                                                                      N i g                 t y i. @; inc? s; iq c, -     .1 f@  f c. c t i v e d Lk c., i.       @i
                                              i-@      TI-i P   1-i t     s s p en t i ri k r3a             t,.i 1 i -D ri (.,,j @ 'L , c re- @qm an i n t he i r se a t'3

                                              oil                     1 991 , C@50c@. RC.,v                 .1 ). I e ( C!:F",. J.   .    f-y",@E-me iarktie s
                                              caused by                               burning jil fi(@l-is               ind severe'
                                              @f W5 s                                 we                    t- t.@ic@
                                                                      VI-iw;kit City !!:-Ife@p end c@,@itiit)Ld
                                              I @ie:rc ffi@tc%'@ cc,r;c,crn                                 tL e L- trll prS @irij tarP.5 ' E,@ rig bc.@:,by 11rapped
                                                                                                            ii
                                              WE-!              ii:,pe@: ef,' @@:, be art Iraqi t.@rtlire chan,.L,erA Z,,i the latidf i I I
                                              sE@  T@le                                                     -,,v,.- with. E@ktnke@s t@@pi c,                   c,tiE-cke,l
e.                                     -

                                              On I-'B F@bt,-Ltaf@@, IP91, we                                t,-Ild tc@ tie prepared
                                              t,j engage s,jfp, E@@,Pls and T-'7L-'Is@                      Ti-ie 4.,Pevis Were exciteij, but t@ie missi,-jti
                                              was                     At 1800, Ept BOMBARD and c-PL@j c,ine tc, C,Ltr p@,sitic@r,. after
                                              haviiic, bF,-@i '!-,@;t fear 1:ive                            They        left L,,,, the engineers in t@ie
                                              breach -ilirle,   They                  @@erfcrmed            s@iperi@lti.

                          D.



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Box ID = BX600007
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