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The platoon was obviously upset at what had happened and we mourned the loss of two of our platoon ‘family’ in such a senseless manner.
The routine was pretty much the same day to day through the hot days of July and August. The days and nights were tiring, hot and frustrating . We had occasional enemy contact—mostly on our recon patrols where ‘hit and run’ tactics were used by the VC to harass our patrols. From time to time we killed or captured the VC that were involved in those attacks. Occasionally, one of our Marines would get hit and either killed or wounded by these ‘hit and run’ tactics. Throughout the Battalion area of responsibility the same routines were happening.
A squad ambush from The second platoon ( Kozak’s platoon ) was sprung on a VC patrol late one night that took the lives of 16 VC moving on a trail near the front lines of the Battalion perimeter around the Qui Nhon Base of operations. That VC patrol was armed with small weapons and explosive devices and were moving on a restricted trail after the curfew established for the surrounding villages. 10@ Sit Rep.
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