Army Reporter information
for 2 BDE 25 INF
From date 710228 to 710306
2 BDE 25 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Long Khanh Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Xuan Loc
Description: 22Mar71- Vietnam communiqué Feb. 28- Mar. 6
25th Inf Div
In Long Khanh Province of Military Region 3 on the morning of March 2, an element of the 2nd Bde., 25th Infantry Division, operating six miles south-southwest of Xuan Loc, was attacked by an undetermined-size enemy force employing rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. The element returned fire with organic weapons resulting in one of the enemy killed and two individual weapons captured. Friendly casualties were 13 wounded. Also in the same province on the afternoon of March 5, an element of the 2nd Bde. was engaged by an undetermined-size enemy force 13 miles northwest of Xuan Loc. The enemy employed small arms, automatic weapons and B40 rocket fire. U.S. helicopter gunships supported the action. Enemy casualties are unknown. U.S. casualties were one killed and five wounded.
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