Army Reporter information
for 1 BDE 4 INF
1/10 CAV 4 INF
From date 681016 to 681022
1 BDE 4 INF was a US Army unit
1/10 CAV 4 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Kontum Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Dak To
Description: The following is an edited version from the weekly Vietnam Communique column in the 4 Nov 1968 issue which covered the Oct 16-22 period.
A patrol from the 1st Bde 4th Inf Div discovered an enemy bunker complex containing 200 bunkers 15 miles west of Dak To one day. Earlier the same day, cavalrymen from the 1/10 Cav, found a cache containing 600 pounds of rice 11 miles NE of Ban Me Thuot. The rice was evacuated for distribution to local residents. The 1/22nd Inf found the body of one NVA soldier killed by artillery three miles SW of Duc Lap. He was found lying in a heavily cratered area wearing a green uniform and web gear.
The source for this information was 6811AR.AVN supplied by Les Hines
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