unit history information
for A/7/17 CAV
For date 681004
A/7/17 CAV was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Darlac Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, near Ban Me Thuot
Description: A/7/17 Cav reported their Scouts were screening while the Blues performed a cordon and search of a village. Noticing 2 NVA escaping, the Scouts took them under fire, killing one and wounding the other. The Blues moved and captured the wounded NVA, 2 AK-47's and 2 packs. Moving to another area, the Guns fired on 4 NVA, killing one. An air strike was called in, killing one more. During the BDE, the Scouts killed a third.
The source for this information was A/7/17 CAV 4 FEB 67 - 31 DEC 68 Unit History
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