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     We stopped ~~Ct shy .o+ F-hase Line...t1ac.e~ or.i~fl~4~g
so~th/so~thwest on the ~l        `3aber ~ir+i-eid and tying~,in with l/~ on
o~tr le+t.   With ~l `Jaber.. c~t o++, the E(attal.ion~ ~then~-moved ~nto a
dejensive perimeter.- -.Event~ally over --150 prisoner~4.Staken dLtring
the-attack on ~l ~aber,~.~were herded-~down--to. the Cog~bat ~rain~where
the~diad-made arr--an~einertts +or the EPW's security.                :;Th? rest 0+
;the evening was spent~-awaiting -~an~expected *+uel-.resupply that
never occurred.     Luckily, -the. wind~ was .`1.n-o~r +avpr .`and~did~.'t
bl~w the. blackness -~pon us-       The re+uel-er ~ame +rom ~SSD .~n-.~~arly
morning 0+ 6+1, all vehi-cles -were r~+ueled, ~nd a~l-~.el-~meflts
restocked.    Later that morning, Task Force Ri~per ~assed ~ord to
detach our TOW platoon and-immediately send them.t~-the.~icini-ty
o+ the Emi~r's Farm--to -r~pel ~:~n' attack -on t~e- Division;.,~~e -4J.he
Di visi on Commander retai~ned tn~ secti.on -throughout~cth~-~~r~t..i~n 0+
the War.  Lieutenant Dennis Harkins with his.platoon minus rejoined
us the next morning a+ter~destr~yi ng thr~eŁ -epemy -taflk~, ~~o~r~~-.-
personnel carriers, +our trucks and `enemy. ~tn T+cur -.bunk~r-~~~~us
neutralizing the -threat to:tfie-DivisionCP )+-r~m-~herea-st~~-. ~-? ~~-r

        -    .      . -. -  ~~-- t ~n~ 6+1 -:Y :~?          -j~S~t~~ -. -   `:-
                           -.    -~-.-~ `;j ~:. ----.-. -         ~  - .--.    -   - -
     The relie+   in place with ~/7 went smoothly, -though -later than
anticipat~d.   1/7 moved +rom its ~~:~ositŁon=-. around the- ai~+ie1.d as
soon as it could.     ~round     1530, day--seemed tp.turn..~i-nt~~~an.ight~~
The wind ~~as changing direction-and the sun-:~ad vanished.                        By
1800, Marines could -literall-y- not--see -handsrjn +rVnt .0+. ~a;es
With C~~T 1 screening       1/7~s le+t +ront1              the -Battalion pressed
-+orward-in a wedge +ormata~on -with Team Mech at the point, Company
C on the le+t, and Team Tank on the right with .C~~T 2 -screening
the Bettalion's rioht +ront.        The Battalion's mission:                move into
the attac~   position at l5~~ and be prepared to clear -in zone the
next day.                        - -

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     Twice during the -night       1/7 received reports +rom outside the
Battalion to go to MOPF- Level 4 due to gas.                   -Both times, a+ter
dispetching monitor and survey teams and conducting detection
operations with the C~M and M2~6 Kits, the all clear was sounded.
Due to a combination 0+ smog and smoke +rom the burning Burqan Oil
F~eld to our southeast, visibility was at times limited to less
than 2c)&~) meters and day became night.                 Nonetheless,  the thermal
sights 0+ the C~~T and F~C Teams picked up the slack and provided
excellent early warning and..intelligence as the Battalion moved
northward crossing the LD at 060.
     Shortly into our movement a large unmapped quarry appeared in
1/7's zone blocking our northward path.                    Coordination was
immediately made with Tiger          (~rd ~ank Battalion)             on our le+t and
the Battalion shifted westward,        temporarily into their zone,                 in -
order to bypass the obstacle.         With main gun tank turrets
overwatching the quarry the Battalion shi+ted to a coiumn as it
pres~ed +orwerd.

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