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Chickenman’s War Chronicles

You asked me how I liked VietNam. Well I hate it. I'm out all day and night beating the bush. I live like an animal twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. I sleep on the ground with all the bugs and rats.

Significant Operations Conducted

1-7 August 1968

Conduct holilift from LZ Becky to Thon Son Lam commencing 011600H. Provide security for Thon Son Lam and route #9 in AO. Helilift one company to FSB Joan Opcon 3/3 effective 011700H.
Provide security for Thon Son Lam, Khe Ciq Bridge and route #9 in AO
Conduct road sweeps and security in AO/ Conduct search and destroy operations on 1/3 AP

13-14 August 1968

Commencing H-hour, D-day, conduct heliborne assault to seize LZ’s MAC & AMY
Conduct search and destroy enemy forces, cashes and installations

15-21 August 1968

151300H Aug 68 Commence heliborne assualt to seize LZ Dick (YD 032628)
Conduct search and destroy operation along axis of advance BLUE to find, fix and destroy enemy forces and fortifications in A)
Be prepared to continue offensive operations on order
Be prepared to link-up with 2nd Bn on order.

22-24 August 1968

220800H commence search along axis of advance BLUE to locate and destroy enemy forces
Seize Objective #1
Continue search of Objective #2
Establish company patrol base in vicinity of Objective #2.
Pe prepared to establish a patrol base in vicinity of Objective #3 on order, upon extraction of 2ndBn.

25-28 August 1968

Conduct corden operations in LEATHERNECK SQUARE area in conjunction with other units assigned to the 1st Marines. on 26 August 1968 at 1800 the 1st Bde, 5th Inf Div (Mech) assumed responsibility for KENTUCKY A) and units operating therein.
29-31 August 1968
One Company CHOP to 3d MarDiv for LZ Pedro
Two Companies plus CP move to THON SON LAN for rehabilitation.
One Company to Camp CARRP:: for rejabo;otatopm/
Be [re[ared tp re;oeve 2ndBn of order.