2/14th Archives

1966
1966 May
02 May 1966	2/14 takes charge of Ann Margaret defense, has a busy night
03 May 1966	1st Brigade - one casualty report. Brigade patrols taking harassing fire all day
04 May 1966	Sniper harassment at Cu Chi, Bde patrols encounter enemy groups
05 May 1966	Sniper harassment at Cu Chi
06 May 1966	Snipers, mortar rounds all day at Cu Chi
07 May 1966	Intermittent snipers and mortar rounds all day at Cu Chi
08 May 1966	Brigade report - 4 casualties, friendly artillery round gets 3, setting trip-wire wounds 1
09 May 1966	On operations, sniper fire at Cu Chi
10 May 1966	Quiet day at Cu Chi
11 May 1966	4 killed at Cu Chi minefield, 7 wounded by booby-trap
12 May 1966	Intermittent snipers, mortar rounds at Cu Chi
13 May 1966	1st Brigade report of 3 casualties
14 May 1966	1st Brigade report of 2 non-combat injuries
16 May 1966	Snipers harass Ann Margaret, Bde commander institutes Mad Minute
17 May 1966	Snipers, enemy mortar fire, one US short round; 6 wounded, 1 KIA
18 May 1966	Enemy sightings, minor actions, 1 wounded
19 May 1966	Ongoing enemy activity, radar sightings
20 May 1966	20 wounded, 2 KIA from mortar fire
21 May 1966	Brigade report shows 2 wounded
22 May 1966	6 wounded on patrol; radar sightings, intel reports enemy company on the move
23 May 1966	18 wounded, 3 KIA; Hot LZ, and patrol ambushed. First Missing in Action
24 May 1966	11 wounded, 4 KIA; Search & Destroy mortar fire, snipers
25 May 1966	Quiet day, for a change.
26 May 1966	Ann Margaret radar sees VC, twice.
27 May 1966	Ann Margaret radar sees VC squad, C Co. opens fire - it's 4/9th patrol
28 May 1966	1st Bde casualty report - 1 Bravo casualty
29 May 1966	1st Bde casualty report - 1 Charlie casualty
30 May 1966	1st Bde casualty report - HHC 3 wounded, 1 KIA on patrol
31 May 1966	1st Bde casualty report - HHC 4 WIA, Charlie 3 WIA, Bravo 1 WIA

1966 June
01 Jun 1966	2 non-battle injuries
02 Jun 1966	1 injury, fell and aggravated old leg injury
03 Jun 1966	HHC 1 died of wounds, friendly fire
04 Jun 1966	Search finds enemy hospital
05 Jun 1966	HHC 3 WIA when truck hits mine
07 Jun 1966	A Co. 2 KIA, 2 WIA when bulldozer hits mine; 1 C Co. WIA disarming grenade
08 Jun 1966	A Co. 2 KIA
09 Jun 1966	HHC 1 WIA from sniper fire
10 Jun 1966	HHC 1 WIA, late entry, bulldozer driver hit by mine frag.
11 Jun 1966	HHC 1 WIA, enemy grenade
12 Jun 1966	HHC 3 WIA, grenade casualties
13 Jun 1966	Days activities as reported to Brigade S2-S3, light action
15 Jun 1966	A Co. 1 WIA, incoming mortar fire
16 Jun 1966	HHC 1 WIA, hit by own M-79 fragments
17 Jun 1966	Recon finds a cache of rice
18 Jun 1966	HHC 2 WIA, 2 separate mortar incidents
19 Jun 1966	B Co. 6 WIA, patrol hit by rifle grenades
21 Jun 1966	HHC 1 WIA on patrol, A Co. 10 WIA from friendly White Phosphorous round
24 Jun 1966	HHC 1 KIA by sniper
27 Jun 1966	C Co. 1 non-battle, B Co. 1 WIA, 1 KIA from booby-trap
30 Jun 1966	Another day of sniper fire and spider holes

1966 July
01 Jul 1966	Routine patrols, quiet day
02 Jul 1966	Light action, booby traps, snipers, buffalo attack
03 Jul 1966	Quiet day
04 Jul 1966	VIP visits
05 Jul 1966	Spent day "improving base camp"
06 Jul 1966	A Co in ambush, 1st Bde casualty report - 5 KIA, 14 WIA, 1 WIA friendly fire
07 Jul 1966	Bravo in action, takes heavy casualties
08 Jul 1966	1st Bde casualty report - 4 KIA, 23 WIA, 1 MIA from Jul 7
09 Jul 1966	Quiet day, Alpha and Bravo recovering from losses
10 Jul 1966	1st Bde casualty report - 1 WIA from grenade fragments
11 Jul 1966	No action
12 Jul 1966	1st Bde casualty report - 1 KIA, 1 WIA, mine at laterite pit
13 Jul 1966	No action
14 Jul 1966	Alpha on patrol finds many tunnels
15 Jul 1966	Alpha finds more tunnels, takes 1 WIA
16 Jul 1966	Alpha finds more tunnels, finds VC, 6 WIA
17 Jul 1966	No action
18 Jul 1966	Confined to base, no action
19 Jul 1966	Bridge damaged by mine, 2 WIA
20 Jul 1966	Alpha on patrol sees action, 6 WIA
21 Jul 1966	Alpha and Bravo patrol; Bravo 10 WIA, Alpha 2 WIA
22 Jul 1966	Enemy claymores detonated at Laterite Pit
23 Jul 1966	No action
24 Jul 1966	Patrols find bunkers
25 Jul 1966	No action
26 Jul 1966	Mortar attack on Cu Chi - high alert!
27 Jul 1966	Company sweeps after mortar attack, no contact
28 Jul 1966	No Action
29 Jul 1966	Citizen says we're desecrating family graves at Laterite Pit
30 Jul 1966	Bridge guard wounds self with grenade in shallow water

1966 August
01 Aug 1966	1st Bde moves to Tay Ninh, Operation OAHU. Set up new base camp, go on patrols
02 Aug 1966	Getting settled in at Tay Ninh, lots of civilians to deal with as wire goes up
03 Aug 1966	VC fight back by erecting roadblocks - mounds of dirt on local highways
04 Aug 1966	Going on patrols, Mech gets stuck in the mud
05 Aug 1966	Patrols get aggressive, snipers begin to harass base camp, prostitutes have found us
06 Aug 1966	Still sorting out who's friend and foe in the area around Tay Ninh Base Camp
07 Aug 1966	Search and Destroy missions find evidence of the enemy
08 Aug 1966	Long day of patrols with no contact
09 Aug 1966	Day off, no action. Big deal - woman trying to exchange currency at the wire
10 Aug 1966	Daily patrol turns up nothing
11 Aug 1966	Day spent in training, at the range
12 Aug 1966	Bravo builds bunkers and strings wire, Charlie patrols, snipers harass
13 Aug 1966	ARVN soldiers want to harvest sweet potatoes INSIDE our new wire line
14 Aug 1966	Still building new base, dealing with the mud - trucks get stuck, security must be provided
15 Aug 1966	More signs that the enemy is nearby, booby traps
16 Aug 1966	Another stuck vehicle; Artillery round drops short
17 Aug 1966	2/14th is training 2/1st Inf troops at the range, stringing more concertina
18 Aug 1966	More training for 2/1st Inf, another vehicle is stuck and needs security
19 Aug 1966	Airborne patrols hit pay dirt - tunnels and fighting positions; Chopper is down
20 Aug 1966	Back to building bunkers
21 Aug 1966	Bravo and Charlie deal with booby traps and tunnels; Charlie has two wounded
22 Aug 1966	Quiet day, 2/14 keeps the Laterite Pit at Cu Chi safe from enemy attack
23 Aug 1966	No action
24 Aug 1966	No action, ENTAC Platoon continues to safeguard Philippine Survey Party
25 Aug 1966	Search and Destroy patrol finds evidence of enemy presence, but little action
26 Aug 1966	Charlie Co. Search and Destroy finds the enemy, has 1 WIA and 1 DOW
27 Aug 1966	Charlie Co has heavy contact, all-day battle with VC, 8 WIA; Alpha assists, also air strikes and Arty
28 Aug 1966	Resting up from previous day, PSYOPS drops leaflets into yesterday's battle area
29 Aug 1966	No action
30 Aug 1966	Alpha, Charlie and 1/5th Mech search through battle area, see light action and long day
31 Aug 1966	2/14th is detached from 1st Bde and attached to the 196th Light Infantry Bde at Cu Chi

1966 September
01 Sep 1966	No Action, one man bitten by scorpion, head swells
02 Sep 1966	Day on the firing range, Entac continues to protect Philippine Survey Party
03 Sep 1966	Another day on the firing range, planning possible move, Entac security
04 Sep 1966	Day in camp, two men sick, guided tour of Tay Ninh cancelled
05 Sep 1966	No Action
06 Sep 1966	New movie is the big event of the day. No patrols, no action; we get Laterite Pit again.
07 Sep 1966	No Action, 25th Div Commanding General visits Tay Ninh base.
08 Sep 1966	Another really slow day, No Action
09 Sep 1966	Red Cross girls drop in from Cu Chi. Nightly patrols resume, C Co runs into 6 VC enroute
10 Sep 1966	Anxious night, enemy probes C Co position; grenades, claymores hold them off
11 Sep 1966	No Action
12 Sep 1966	2/14th learns it is rejoining 1st Brigade. Preparations begin.
13 Sep 1966	Preparations continue for 2/14th convoy back to Cu Chi. No Action.
14 Sep 1966	Day of big move. Let's hurry up and leave - slow down, we're going too fast!
15 Sep 1966	First day back, No Action, light duty
16 Sep 1966	4.2 round lands short; Co A & B prepare as reaction force; nightly patrols go out
17 Sep 1966	No Action
18 Sep 1966	Preparations underway for Operation KAMUELA
19 Sep 1966	Final prep for KAMUELA and move to Dau Tieng
20 Sep 1966	2/14 arrives in Dau Tieng and sets up housekeeping
21 Sep 1966	First day of KAMUELA operations; Recon platoon escapes ambush unscathed
22 Sep 1966	Second day S & D is mostly quiet, don't find much
23 Sep 1966	Search and Destroy patrol turns up little, but VC do fire on evening resupply chopper
24 Sep 1966	Bravo Co encounters VC outpost, have 8 WIA; Bn under sniper fire all day, evening. 1 KIA
25 Sep 1966	Busy day of patrol, destroying houses, bunkers, large rice caches, collecting equipment
26 Sep 1966	2/14 finds huge rice cache. Charlie suffers 2 KIA, 6 WIA. Multiple enemy contacts
27 Sep 1966	Quiet day destroying hootches and tunnels. ARVNs see some action.
28 Sep 1966	Long day of burning hootches and destroying tunnels
29 Sep 1966	Patrols destroy houses and tunnels, but no action
30 Sep 1966	Month ends quietly, blowing bunkers, burning hootches, calling for more C-4

1966 October
01 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Light contact for all units; still picking up rice cache
02 Oct 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 in Dau Tieng for a few days. 1 KIA. Light contact for Bde.
03 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Slow day. 2/14 ends Opn KAMUELA, rests at Cu Chi
04 Oct 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 guards Ann Margaret, bridge, airfield; 4/9 and 4/23 see action
05 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day, no action
06 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Another quiet day
07 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Booby-trap gets 3 WIA from Bravo; snipers are active for Bde.
08 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Accidental shooting - 1 2/14 WIA; downed chopper and stuck tracks for Bde
09 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day, little action.
10 Oct 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 finds substantial weapons cache
11 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No action
12 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No action.
13 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Bravo has 4 WIA from RPGs in Filhol. Bde receives harassing fire all day.
14 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Charlie 2/14 hits heavily mined area, 9 WIA, and 1 WIA in punji pit
15 Oct 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 sees action several times during day; 2 WIA added to yesterday's action
16 Oct 1966	1st Bde: S&D with ARVNs, snipers and booby-traps claim 1 KIA, 2 WIA
17 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Night mortar attack wounds 5, daytime S&D finds documents and tunnels
18 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Col. Davis assists Vietnamese pilot who is shot down
19 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Sniper fire all day on S&D
20 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Patrols find tunnel, snipers, detainees, and claim 1 WIA
21 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No Action for 2/14 in Filhol: 4/23 found bunkers and snipers
22 Oct 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 on base security; A/4/23 has bad day, choppers down on LZ
23 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No Action: 4/23 cleans up after yesterday's fight, extracts 4 choppers
24 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Action for 4/9 and 4/23, light for 2/14
25 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No Action working the Filhol, quiet day for Brigade.
26 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No Action in Filhol, 1 heat casualty
27 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day
28 Oct 1966	1st Bde: No Action, 1 heat casualty
29 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day, 2 WIA
30 Oct 1966	1st Bde: Night action 3 WIA, mines and booby traps cause 4 WIA, 1 DOW
31 Oct 1966	1st Bde: On S&D, Bravo gets hit twice and takes 1 KIA, 11 WIA

1966 November
01 Nov 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 patrols, destroys one dud.
02 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Alpha finds tunnel and a few weapons; no contact.
03 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Recon platoon engages VC just before midnight
04 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Operation Attleboro heating up: 2/14 attached to 2nd Bde
05 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day for Brigade.
06 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day, 2/14 designated Division Reaction Force
07 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Action.
08 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Action: Lots of moves, 2/14 goes to Tay Ninh with 2nd Bde.
09 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Action, 2/14 attached to 2nd Bde.
10 Nov 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 finds large medicine cache, 4/23 springs ambush
11 Nov 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 has 2 KIA, 2 WIA in foxhole - no details
12 Nov 1966	1st Bde: A/4/9 surprises VC platoon in shootout
13 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Action, little activity - only 37 Brigade sit/rep entries!
14 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day
15 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Light Bde action
16 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Light Bde action; most of 2/14 still in Tay Ninh
17 Nov 1966	1st Bde: A/4/23 ambush gets ambushed, 1 KIA 8 WIA
18 Nov 1966	1st Bde: 4/23 finds tunnel, booby-traps, mines, warm food, detainees
19 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Light action, Arty scores again
20 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Action heats up for 4/9, 4/23 - all day harassment
21 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Bde Action.
22 Nov 1966	1st Bde: B/4/9 finds and searches tunnel complex, all else quiet.
23 Nov 1966	1st Bde: ARVN outposts attacked, all else quiet.
24 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Another quiet day for Bde.
25 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Action for Bde. 2/14th returns from Tay Ninh to Cu Chi.
26 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Very little Bde action; extends influence to Tan An, Ben Luc, Binh Chanh
27 Nov 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 has successful ambush; 2/14 doing base security.
28 Nov 1966	1st Bde: Bde ambush action; 2/14 Scout Dog takes holiday
29 Nov 1966	1st Bde: No Action.
30 Nov 1966	1st Bde: C/2/14 man using phone hit by lighting; knocks out bunker line commo.

1966 December
01 Dec 1966	1st Bde: No Action, 2/14 has MEDCAP, blows dud round
02 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action, 2/14 working in Filhol Plantation.
03 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action, 4/9 takes mortar fire
04 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/23 in shootout with VC platoon
05 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action, 4/9 squad has firefight
06 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action; Cu Chi area mostly quiet now.
07 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 and 4/23 see scattered action
08 Dec 1966	1st Bde: One 4/9 ambush, no other action
09 Dec 1966	1st Bde: No Action. Patrols, ambushes and MEDCAPS come and go.
10 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Quiet day: 2/14 Alpha Co convoys to Ben Luc
11 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action; 2/14 HHC convoys to Ben Luc
12 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 Inf sees action, 2/14 patrols, and builds bunkers
13 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Brigade S-2/S-3 moves to Ben Luc; 3/22 has busy day
14 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 3/22 sees action, 2/14th improves Ben Luc base camp
15 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 Active, barely avoids hot LZ, ambushes pick off VC
16 Dec 1966	1st Bde: ARVN Airborne destroys VC weapons factory
17 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 patrols see action; 3/22 finds large explosives cache
18 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 patrol takes casualties; 3/22 finds a few too many VC, slugs it out.
19 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 4/9 has several contacts, 3/22 searches previous day's battlefield.
20 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action. B & C 2/14 prepare for move to Rach Kien.
21 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 completes move to Rach Kien, sees light action
22 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 under sporadic fire all day, natives are restless
23 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Busy day for Brigade, most units see action.
24 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Early morning mortar attacks on Rach Kien cause 2/14 casualties.
25 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action: Brigade units stand down for Christmas day
26 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Alpha joins Bn at Rach Kien; Charlie under fire most of afternoon
27 Dec 1966	1st Bde: 2/14 elements under fire and taking casualties throughout day
28 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action; lots of sweeps and patrols and ambushes
29 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action, preparing for New Year's truce
30 Dec 1966	1st Bde: Light action all day, patrols and ambushes, building Rach Kien base.
31 Dec 1966	1st Bde: New Year's truce in effect, no Operations. 4/9, 2/14 still had casualties.

1967

1967 January
01 Jan 1967	Truce still in effect, quiet day. Charlie takes one mortar round.
02 Jan 1967	Light action; buddy ARVN unit 1/46 took casualties
03 Jan 1967	Sporadic contact all day around Rach Kien; Bravo 81mm lands in Alpha area.
04 Jan 1967	Light action; M-60 machineguns don't work
05 Jan 1967	Charlie on patrol, chases snipers all day, takes 5 WIA
06 Jan 1967	Light action; Charlie has some afternoon/evening harassing fire
07 Jan 1967	Charlie returns to Rach Kien; Alpha goes out for an all-afternoon firefight
08 Jan 1967	Bravo's day-long patrol faces snipers and action, picks up body count and detainees
09 Jan 1967	Quiet Day; Bravo ends patrol, probing actions against base camp in evening
10 Jan 1967	No Action until midnight ENTAC ambush
11 Jan 1967	Alpha collects detainees during day, gets into heavy firefight in evening
12 Jan 1967	Light action, scattered sniper attacks.
13 Jan 1967	No action. C Co. watches VC squad plant flag in sight of bunkers; no one shoots at them.
14 Jan 1967	Day's Eagle flight has hot LZ, 2 choppers downed. Recon chases snipers all day.
15 Jan 1967	Alpha, Bravo and Charlie under fire all day; 5 WIA, 1 KIA
16 Jan 1967	Light action; VC damage rural bridge; 25th CG Weyand visits Rach Kien
17 Jan 1967	Bad all-afternoon fight: Charlie had 16 WIA, 1 KIA; Bravo 1 WIA; also PRU casualties
18 Jan 1967	Another patrol with constant sniper fire; Alpha has 1 KIA
19 Jan 1967	No operations, local ambushes: quiet day
20 Jan 1967	No Action
21 Jan 1967	Alpha and Bravo brave sporadic sniper fire, find large rice cache
22 Jan 1967	Sporadic contact all day, 4 WIA from booby-traps; gunships take hits
23 Jan 1967	Quiet day, only gunship action
24 Jan 1967	Light action on morning operation, snipers.
25 Jan 1967	No Action.
26 Jan 1967	Light action; Alpha on operation, snipers, detainees
27 Jan 1967	Light action; joint operations S&D
28 Jan 1967	No action, perhaps because Donut Dollies arrived in morning.
29 Jan 1967	No action; Bravo/Charlie move to Ben Luc as Bde reaction force to 4/9 Inf
30 Jan 1967	Quiet day; one outpost engages VC. 4/9 raids pineapple plantation
31 Jan 1967	Light action; Bravo afternoon patrol shadowed by snipers; 2 WIA

1967 February
01 Feb 1967	Bravo on S&D finds bunkers, foxholes, detainees and assorted explosives
02 Feb 1967	Bravo on patrol, puts up with sniper fire all day
03 Feb 1967	Bravo patrols, fights snipers, Arty claims kills
04 Feb 1967	Alpha, Bravo, Charlie search enemy area; blow bunkers, foxholes; 5 WIA
05 Feb 1967	Light action, 3 WIA, large fortified bunker found.
06 Feb 1967	Bravo, Charlie endure sniper fire, 3 WIA
07 Feb 1967	Day's operations suspended, everyone called back to Rach Kien; Alpha goes to Cu Chi
08 Feb 1967	No action: operations on hold til after TET, local security patrols only
09 Feb 1967	No action: operations on hold til after TET, local security patrols only
10 Feb 1967	No action: operations on hold til after TET, local security patrols only
11 Feb 1967	Charlie remains at Rach Kien, patrol hits booby-trap; Alpha, Bravo at Cu Chi.
12 Feb 1967	Charlie joins 2/14 at Cu Chi; Alpha patrols; 1st Bde ends Opn LANIKAI
13 Feb 1967	No action; 2/14th all at Cu Chi
14 Feb 1967	No action;
15 Feb 1967	No action; web page has 2 attached reports regarding LANIKAI
16 Feb 1967	No action; ran counter-mortar drill
17 Feb 1967	No action; Alpha patrols
18 Feb 1967	No acton; 2/14 prepares for move to Dau Tieng, OPCON to 3rd Bde, 4th Inf Div
19 Feb 1967	2/14 arrives at Dau Tieng and sets up housekeeping
20 Feb 1967	Companies send out first patrols; Alpha spots 2 VC
21 Feb 1967	No action; all companies sending out patrols
22 Feb 1967	No action.
23 Feb 1967	No action.
24 Feb 1967	No action. One man injured while playing with grenade.
25 Feb 1967	Light contact for Bravo patrol
26 Feb 1967	Near Cu Chi, A/4/9 suffers human wave attack - 24 US/ 5 ARVN KIA, 29 US/ 3 ARVN WIA
27 Feb 1967	No action. At Cu Chi, 1st Bde hunts retreating VC force from A/4/9 attack.
28 Feb 1967	No action.

1967 March
01 Mar 1967	At Dau Tieng: No action. Early morning recoilless rifle attacks on base.
02 Mar 1967	No action; Charlie EM accidentally fires 106mm recoilless from bunker, kills child and woman
03 Mar 1967	No action.
04 Mar 1967	No action.
05 Mar 1967	No action, but Donut Dollies are coming on the 8th.
06 Mar 1967	No action.
07 Mar 1967	No action.
08 Mar 1967	No action. And no mention of Donut Dollies actually coming.
09 Mar 1967	Patrols take detainees; page contains 2/14 Daily SitRep report listing day's activities
10 Mar 1967	No action.
11 Mar 1967	No action.
12 Mar 1967	No action. Patrol shoots at and misses individual digging in Laterite pit
13 Mar 1967	One Charlie patrol received light fire in their general direction; otherwise, no action.
14 Mar 1967	No action. Orders given to return to 1st Bde, Cu Chi on the 15th.
15 Mar 1967	Battalion returns to Cu Chi - in time for a mortar attack.
16 Mar 1967	Convoy brings remainder of 2/14 to Cu Chi; sniper hastens their trip
17 Mar 1967	No action.
18 Mar 1967	No action.
19 Mar 1967	Probing actions around Cu Chi, Ann Margaret perimeters draw response, but no results.
20 Mar 1967	Charlie patrols, finds tunnels; one man injured by own grenade at bridge
21 Mar 1967	No action. Charlie on patrol
22 Mar 1967	Light action; Bravo sweeps, 1 WIA (punji stick); Recon helps extract APC from canal
23 Mar 1967	No action. Recon resorts to water buffalo to get APC out of canal
24 Mar 1967	Alpha finds tunnels, bunkers; Recon on 3rd day, cable still 25 meters short of APC
25 Mar 1967	Recon's 4th day, 2nd M-88 Retriever; chain breaks, winch breaks, APC half-way out
26 Mar 1967	Alpha ambush patrol hits booby-trap, 2 WIA; 5th day's a charm, Recon finally comes home
27 Mar 1967	No action.
28 Mar 1967	Alpha ambush fires claymore, 1 US WIA
29 Mar 1967	No action; Bravo goes on heliborne
30 Mar 1967	No action.
31 Mar 1967	Alpha patrol finds lots of ordnance; Recon aids convoy hit by mine.

1967 April
01 Apr 1967	Alpha patrol finds explosives, booby-traps, bunkers; 2 heat casualties, 1 WIA
02 Apr 1967	No action; Ambush Academy patrol leaves two men behind
03 Apr 1967	No action; New man is trigger-happy.
04 Apr 1967	No action; Two men fight, one shot in cheek with .45; C Co on patrol
05 Apr 1967	No action; Advance party convoys to Ben Luc
06 Apr 1967	Bravo sweep nets 1 VC KIA, 2 VC prisoners and 12 detainees
07 Apr 1967	Battalion moves to Ben Luc to participate in Opn MAKALAPA
08 Apr 1967	Busy day, A, B, C Co's on operation find base camp; 10 WIA, and 8 heat casualties
09 Apr 1967	Light action, A & B continue operation; 1 WIA, 3 heat casualties
10 Apr 1967	Light action, A & B continue operation; 3 heat casualties. C Co replaced Alpha at mid-day
11 Apr 1967	Light action, A Co found bunkers, explosives, (1) 500 lb bomb, (3) 800 lb napalm bombs
12 Apr 1967	Light action, A & C S&D, find bunkers, mines, pineapples
13 Apr 1967	Light action, A, B & C S&D, find bunkers, tunnels, gear; 1 WIA
14 Apr 1967	Light action, A, B & C S&D, find bunkers, lots of ammo and equip.
15 Apr 1967	Light action, A, B & C S&D, find bunkers, weapons, ammo; 3 WIA, 1 wasp victim
16 Apr 1967	Light action, A, B & C S&D, find weapons cache, destroy bunkers, etc; 3 WIA
17 Apr 1967	Light action, A, B & C S&D, find weapons and ammo, bunkers
18 Apr 1967	Participation in Opn MAKALAPA II ends, 2/14 returns to Cu Chi
19 Apr 1967	No action.
20 Apr 1967	No action.
21 Apr 1967	No action. 2/14 prepares to join Opn MANHATTAN in the Boi Loi Woods
22 Apr 1967	2/14th moves to Boi Loi Woods for Operation MANHATTAN
23 Apr 1967	Light action, A, B & C S&D, find bunkers, trench line
24 Apr 1967	Bravo in heavy firefight, 9 WIA, 1 KIA; A&C Co no contact. Found bicycles, rice, demo
25 Apr 1967	Bravo mortared all night, intermittent contact during day, 5 WIA. A&C found things.
26 Apr 1967	Enemy continues night harassment; B Co 1 WIA; C Co finds large tunnel
27 Apr 1967	A & C Co find huge ammo and weapons caches; over 40,000 rounds ammo
28 Apr 1967	C Co patrol walks into VC base camp, 2 US KIA, 4 WIA. Bn finds more ammo, demo
29 Apr 1967	B Co 4/23 (Mech) (OPCON to 2/14) ambushed, tracks hit mines.

1967 May
02 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 1 KIA A Co
11 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: 2 Officer replacements arrive
12 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: 1 Officer replacement arrives
14 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 2 WIA B Co
15 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 2 NBC HHC
22 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 5 WIA, 1 KIA A Co, 2 WIA B Co
25 May 1967	Bn is building fire base; Chopper down, Charlie Co goes to the rescue
26 May 1967	Alpha ambushed, takes 9 KIA, 9 WIA, Charlie assists, takes 3 KIA, 9 WIA
27 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: Casualty list for 26-May: A Co 7 WIA 8 KIA, C Co 9 WIA 4 KIA HHC 1 WIA, 1 KIA
30 May 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 5 WIA

1967 June
01 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 1 WIA B Co
04 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 4 WIA B Co, 1 WIA C Co
06 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 9 WIA, 1 NBC C Co, 1 WIA HHC
07 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 3 WIA B Co, 2 WIA C Co
11 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 4 WIA B Co
16 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 2 WIA B Co, 6 WIA, 1 KIA C Co
22 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 4 WIA A Co
23 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 1 KIA C Co
29 Jun 1967	Operation Barking Sands; Charlie has casualties, finds bunkers
30 Jun 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 5 WIA C Co

1967 July
04 Jul 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 2 WIA B Co
05 Jul 1967	1st Bde S-1: casualties 11 WIA, 1 KIA

1967 August
07 Aug 1967	Sporadic contact during the day; Alpha and Charile receive incoming that night
08 Aug 1967	Heavy action in RAG boats: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Echo casualties - 7 KIA, 29 WIA
09 Aug 1967	After-action cleanup - blow bunkers, resupply, capture detainees

1967 October
31 Oct 1967	1st Bde S-1: 1 reenlistment

1968

1968 January
17 Jan 1968	Alpha, Charlie and Delta make contact - total 5 KIA, 21 WIA, 3 heat casualties, as well as an attached engineer and Kit Carson Scout.

1968 June
01 Jun 1968	Alpha and Bravo land in hot LZ, air strikes for several hours - 5 KIA, 4 WIA

1967 November
11 Nov 1968	Mortar attack on FSB Keene, hears that 500 enemy have crossed river to attack
12 Nov 1968	No attack on FSB Keene, next day's patrols find clues, no enemy

1969

1969 February
14 Feb 1969	Eagle Flights, road security, ambushes
15 Feb 1969	Eagle Flights, road security, ambushes

1969 March
25 Mar 1969	Delta/Bravo battle; road mines plague convoy
26 Mar 1969	Delta gets 1 VC, Delta/Bravo sweep battlefield; Bravo ambush makes contact, loses 1

1969 July
31 Jul 1969	B Co moves to Emory, D Co to Hunsley, A Co with 1/5 (Mech), C Co AP takes mortar fire

1969 August
01 Aug 1969	Joint operations with ARVN units, no results; engineer and boom-boom girl trip booby-trap
02 Aug 1969	Bravo received 3 mortar rounds, found bunker; 2 injured in mortar platoon at Ba Bep
03 Aug 1969	Bravo found bunker, RPG, cans of fish; had 7 WIA from booby traps in evening; C Co AP fired upon
04 Aug 1969	Quiet day, Alpha, Delta, CRIP still OpCon to 1/5 Mech, Bravo and Charlie do sweeps and APs
07 Aug 1969	Another quiet day, Rural Forces find tunnels with a few items of equipment
08 Aug 1969	Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, CRIP, 4.2 mortars again under 2/14th control - move to Patton
09 Aug 1969	CRIP gets detainee and 5000 lb of rice; Stinger gunships kill 10, Bravo has luck on Eagle flights
10 Aug 1969	Delta finds bunkers, booby-traps while Alpha finds rice; several casualties for Alpha and Delta
11 Aug 1969	Day's patrols turn up explosives for Alpha, Charlie, Delta and CRIP; some night activity
17 Aug 1969	Lots of booby-traps, several casualties; Night action - fighting at Bau Dieu, mortars at Hunsley
23 Aug 1969	Units find booby-traps; Bravo's Kit Carson injured; supporting gunships get 5 body count

1969 September
3 Sep 1969	KIA at FSB Patton (carrying explosives); B & C had booby-trap injuries; Gunships get 2 VC
4 Sep 1969	Booby-traps found; ARVNs capture VC Captain who leads to a cache; Lots of night movement
5 Sep 1969	Delta has booby-trap casualty; finds Chieu Hoi; on way to ambush gets one body count
6 Sep 1969	Bravo finds 155mm, Charlie gets detainee, blows nine hootches. Radar sees night movement
7 Sep 1969	Delta finds 12 bodies in a bunker; Joint US/ARVN ambush nets one
8 Sep 1969	Alpha returns to 2/14th control, has two WIA; Charlie finds bunker, Delta & ARVNS find bunkers
9 Sep 1969	A 3-day cease fire is in effect, but patrols and ambushes continue; find weapons, positions
22 Sep 1969	Alpha finds ton of rice; Delta on standdown; Alpha AP spots large enemy unit at night
23 Sep 1969	Radar sightings; Bravo finds old weapon, documents in tunnel; 2 booby-trap injuries
24 Sep 1969	Several enemy actions, firefights; lots of night radar sightings around Hunsley, Bau Dieu
25 Sep 1969	Enemy night activity, large resupply group engaged by air; Charile Co pops ambush
26 Sep 1969	Radar/starlight spots enemy platoon, engages, but no body count; Sniper team under fire.
27 Sep 1969	Night action near PB Hunsley, perhaps 80 VC spotted, engaged, 8 body count
28 Sep 1969	More night action, large groups of VC spotted and engaged with arty; graves show enemy KIAs
29 Sep 1969	Alpha, Charlie find tunnels and weapons; Bravo sees night action near Hunsley
30 Sep 1969	Only 2 pages: Bravo AP sees 30-40 VC, engages with arty. C Co finds ordinance

1969 October
1 Oct 1969	Patton mortared, Bn SGM injured; Ambush and radar sightings; ARVNs fire 105s on Dong Tien
2 Oct 1969	US/ARVN joint operations, several small contacts net body counts and casualties; more night action
3 Oct 1969	NVA/VC mortar Hunsley, Trang Bang, Pershing, Dees, Trung Lap, Dong Tien, Cu Chi
8 Oct 1969	Night Hawk chopper down, D Co secures it; One B Co KIA, 5 WIA from booby-traps
9 Oct 1969	Patrols around Dong Tien and Hunsley find bunkers, activity. Night ambush nets 4 VC
10 Oct 1969	A Co on stand down; B, C, D and ARVNs find weapons, bodies, bunkers, signs of enemy
11 Oct 1969	C Company engages VC in tunnels, 4 WIA, 1 KIA, Kit Carson wounded - 2 confirmed body count
12 Oct 1969	A Co at Dong Tien; B moves to Patton; C finds tunnels, ARVNs find 3 cases of AK ammo
13 Oct 1969	Bravo had 2 WIA, 2 body count and weapons; CRIP had 1 body count, took 25 detainees
14 Oct 1969	Bau Dieu tower attacked, heavy fire, 3 WIA, and heavy VC casualties; C Co sniper nets 2
15 Oct 1969	A Co had 1 WIA; CRIP got Chieu Hoi, 5 detainees, engaged 2 VC on way to ambush site
16 Oct 1969	C Co on Bushmaster; D Co hit jackpot: 4 AK-47, 2000 rounds ammo, 21 frags, 30 ponchos, more
17 Oct 1969	Found bunkers, tunnels, booby-traps and duds. Hunsley received 3 mortar rounds.
18 Oct 1969	Friendly fire from mortar teams; C Co returns to Patton; CRIP found concrete bunker
19 Oct 1969	Charlie on stand down; Alpha tore down PB Dong Tien; B/D/CRIP found explosives, bunkers
20 Oct 1969	VC activity at Patton and Hunsley; Chicom claymore detonated outside wire; Patrols net gear
21 Oct 1969	CRIP on early patrol finds 4 VC and gear; B found tunnel complex and booby-trap factory
22 Oct 1969	C has 3 WIA from command-detonated mines, Delta OpCon to 2/10 ARVN Cav
23 Oct 1969	B Co 1 KIA, 3 WIA while chasing 12 VC, found weapons, gear. A OpCon to 3/4 Cav, D to 1/10 Cav

1969 November
11 Nov 1969	A Co found bunkers, 2 bodies, 1 AK; B fired upon w/Kit Carson KIA; CRIP found rice; C found gear
12 Nov 1969	B Co on stand down; D OpCon to 3/4 Cav; ARVN ambush gets 4; Rockets at Patton 1 WIA C Co
13 Nov 1969	B Co on stand down; D OpCon to 3/4 Cav: gunships kill 2, C Co finds skeleton and tunnels
14 Nov 1969	Gunships kill 10; C Co found bunker complex and M-16; Patton/Hunsley get incoming, 3 WIA
15 Nov 1969	D Co back from OpCon; C Co finds bunkers/tunnel/AKs/gear; B Co Bushmaster. Good body count
16 Nov 1969	Incoming at Trung Lap, Patton; CRIP gets body count; B Co finds body/gear; Lots of radar pickups
17 Nov 1969	C/D Co's found bunkers/tunnels; B Co got 6 VC, 3 cases ammo
18 Nov 1969	B Co off Bushmaster; D Co had 5 WIA from booby-traps
19 Nov 1969	A Co ambush & Arty get 4 VC, D finds month-old body, bunker, tunnels, ammo and grenades
20 Nov 1969	Busy day: 1 POW, Body counts - C&C (2), 116th Avn (7), Arty (12), Stingers (2), A Co (4), ARVN (1)

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29 Mar 1970	Several Delta Co ambushes see action
30 Mar 1970	Units mop up after night action, find gear and VC; Delta ambush strikes again
31 Mar 1970	Alpha, Bravo, Delta ambushes see action, get results. Alpha, Bravo each have KIA

1970 April
01 Apr 1970	Mortar and rocket attacks on Phuoc Luu, FSB Blue, Ben Cau, Duc Hue - threat to FSB Jackson
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1970 August
01 Aug 1970	Companies conduct ambush patrols, sweeps, patrols - no action - Dau Tieng and FSB Byrd
02 Aug 1970	C Co located bunkers, recently used trails and a bicycle; 2/77 Arty convoy is ambushed
03 Aug 1970	Charlie Co fires on two NVA, captures 30 lbs of rice
04 Aug 1970	Bravo finds fresh signs of enemy in camp, also two bunkers and a weapon
05 Aug 1970	Recon found enemy bunkers, loses one in action, Bravo sees action as well
06 Aug 1970	Rome plow hits mine, several contacts, 3 NVA killed by A Co, VC unit hits local village
07 Aug 1970	A Co engaged several VC and killed one
08 Aug 1970	A casualty from incoming at Dau Tieng, D Co found bouncing betty mine on patrol
09 Aug 1970	Six casualties at Dau Tieng from mortars, C Co made contact, man shot cleaning .50 cal.

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