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  obstacles.
- 18C)C),   /9 moved into agric~tlt~ral~area (vic OT 85~~) and discovered an
  extensive b~nker complex.     3/9 received sporadic enemy auto:natic
  weapons +ire.    That, co~tpled with near rero visibility hampered
  movement north.
- 1830, enro~tte to CT 87.'.,  1/1 engaged two separate civilian vehicles,
  a+ter receiving +,ire +rom them.    TF Command Elements were involved in
  the same civilian vehicle +ire+ight.
- 2115, TF Command Elements crossed. FL Margaret and established CF       (vic
  857321).
- 2130, D 1/1 engaged an ~FC near the F:f.I~, killing it and several    Iraqi
  soldiers.     TF CF received a~tomatic weapons +ire d~ring this
  engagement.
- 2130, TF CE~ detachment was also involved in an ~FC engagement        (vic CT
  8730).     CEB destroyed 1 ~FC, 1 jeep ar~d 1 cargo tr~tck.   D~tring this
  engagement, CE~ su.++~red 1 KI~, LCp~ ~aldron, 0+ ~ Co, 7th Engineer
  S~~pport ~attal i on.
- 2200, TF LOC established ~t CT 525237.     The R~S was q~tickly established
  to care +or the wo~nded.
- 2300, 3/9 breached r:.I~ perimeter +ence and occ~pied a battle position
  (vic 8735).
- 23.00, ~ll TF movement was halted by direction 0+ Division.

T~Sr:. FORCE SHEFHERD
- 0600,    "D" Cc to Ripper.
- 0750     "C~' C~ ~estroys 10 Type ~3 ~FC at 826094.  £`~" Co ties in with
  "C     Cc' to screen Div E~st +lank along 90 grid  (N-S).   Capt~tres 6 ~FC's,
  5th ~n    (100 men) , tank main s~tpply point, 3 T-62's, 2 ~FC's,   1 ~tr and
  1 tr~ck.
- 1500, TF cond~tcts a ilank screen along the 90 N-S gridline, destroys 6
  tanks,    11 ~F'C's, 5 tr~cks.
- TF moves north, skirting k~twait International ~irport to the east.
- 1700, TF enters s~b~~rbs o+ ~.~twait City, Co ~ reconned by +ire the
  military barracks at TN 125375.     TF contin~~ed to move in F::L~wait City
  moving north along the powerline at TN1 32370.
- 1730, TF made contact with F:f.LLwaiti Resistance at TN 130380.
- 1830, TF consolidates along Ft 6reen, the 41 E-W grid line.         The TF
  COC at TN 117403..
  223:), TF is ordered to take ~~wai t International ~i rport

T~Sr? FORCE TeFO
- Ordered to sec~~re~MEF OBJ C, eventually cleared and secured by L~I.
- 0733, Fride directs TF XRay to chop to TF Taro.
- 1005, Received message stating 6-3 intended to move TF Taro by tr~ck t
  ~:uwait International ~irport to secure MEF Obi C (~irport).
- 1125,    1/3 tasked to secure MSR between obstacle belts with HMG teams.
- 1200,    1/12 displaces north toward Fuwait Int'l ~irport.
- 1600, TF Taro    `~` Cmd and 2/3 (-) displaces north toward F:::uwait Int'l
  ~~ rport.
- 1720,    1/12 Firecap vic CT 768260 (C and F ~atteries).
- 173.0, TF Taro   `~` Cmd and 2/3 cross second obstacle belt.
- 1930, TF Taro `~     Cmd and 2/3 (-) take approximately 220 EPW vic E'~~q~n

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