April 8th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Nine

April 7th, 1969 recap Three Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) teams arrive at LZ Cider. Consisting of six men on each team, these men specialize in covert reconnaissance and surveillance patrols in enemy controlled territory. They will begin their patrols on April 8th, aimed at reconning the area of the March 27th and March 30th […]

April 7th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Eight

April 6th, 1969 All elements of the 3-12 Infantry and 1-22 Infantry remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kutoh and Cu Don mountain ranges. Short range and ambush patrols were sent out with limited findings. Additional airstrikes and artillery were called in, targeting suspected NVA positions within the objective area. April 7th, […]

April 6th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Seven

April 5th, 1969 recap With the exception of Recon Platoon, all 3-12 Infantry elements remained in the same positions as April 4th. Additional short range and ambush patrols were sent out. Several elements responded to sightings of movement or trip flares outside of their positions by employing light organic weapons on the suspected enemy locations. […]

April 2nd, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Three

April 2nd, 1969 Recap The final extraction of the battalion from this AO, (planned for April 1st) was postponed by Colonel Knight, 1st Brigade commander. It was obvious that there were NVA units still throughout the area. Also, the Alpha Company contact on March 27th and March 30th had left 14 soldiers MIA. Those men […]