In Their Own Words Atroop 412 Cav Blog

Elements of 1/61 Mech infantry and 1/11 infantry are blasted to smithereens Elements of 1/61 Mech infantry and 1/11 infantry are blasted to smithereens by artillery hidden in the hills that form the Bi Long Valley as they use the new road.1st Platoon works at LZ Angel, LZ Pedro and LZ Mohawk, all in the AO that includes Nancy and LZ SharonFrom Coop's War Diary: 01 Aug 69Left Sharon at 11:00; we are back out in the same area we were in a few days ago. We have a 60mm mortar that Shue had traded a 46 for and out of…

Quang Tri base camp occupied Quang Tri base camp occupied4/12 Cav assigned to guard road between Quang Tri and Dong HaThe following is from Keith Short of C 1/11th Infantry: On 6 Aug 1968, A/4-12 Cav replaced C/1-11 Infantry in a place called "Red."  Red appears to be the area around FSB Pedro area to the north of the Thach Han River.  It begins at 13:41 hours when A/4-12 Cav start calling in their locations at check points #1, #7, #23, #25, #50 and #70.  I'm assuming these were places were east of FSB Pedro.  At 15:59 hours the location of A/4-12 is at YD258526,…