Southern Cross information
for 11 BDE 23 INF
4/21 INF 23 INF
For date 700102
11 BDE 23 INF was a US Army unit
4/21 INF 23 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, FSB DEBBIE
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "County Fair Supplies Aid For Village" by SP4 Ron Adams 11th IO.
FSB Debbie - The PSYOPS section of the 4-21 Inf., working in conjunction with the Regional Forces (RF) commander of Grp. 18 and the hamlet chief of Tan Diem Hamlet, 15 miles south of Duc Pho, conducted a three-day "County Fair" operation recently. The operation began when an element from Co. C, 4-21st., placed a cordon around the hamlet while the PSYOPS team evacuated the civilians two miles north to Long Thanh outpost. Here the RF troops and PYSOPS team had set-up large tents to accommodate the villagers for their three day stay. According to 1LT Allen Hendrickson (Missoula, Mont.) 4-21st S-5. "This operation was designed with the dual purpose of first removing the civilians so that the troops could be sent in to search and clear the premises and secondly so the civilians could be gathered into one location to be exposed to the latest government programs and receive medical care." During the day the Medcap team consisting of CPT Jeffery Katz (Minneapolis) and SP4 Robert Dickey (Alliance, Ohio), treated the people and issued medication, an identification team issued new I.D. cards if needed, and in the evenings a team from the 7th PSYOPS Bn. showed movies. During their stay the villagers received generous rations of rice and fish three times daily. National Police forces provided security and supervision for "County Fair" and entertained the villagers with music and signing throughout the day. At the end of the three day operation the villagers returned to their homes with a fuller understanding of the government's efforts on their behalf and less fear of the enemy.
The source for this information was 7001_340.SCR supplied by Les Hines (Southern Cross newspaper from 23rd Inf Div)
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