AAR 1ST MARDIV IN SWA

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Subject = AAR  1ST MARDIV IN SWA                                          

Parent Organization = MCCDC       

Unit = WDID        

Folder Title = AFTER ACTION REPORT 1ST MARINE DIVISION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA   WDID SWA 0073                       

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX600145



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                            7th Marines HQ TOW Platoon
                                     !:C6-listlYri@,91 17th -Mar
       Time: G+2. CAAT tearh,ca'LT@ht iniarisimbush. instantly upon
       receiving fire the. heavy mgchihegun@-tdc@tion ( 3.50 call 2 ml9)
       returned withering T' q@pr@is@sf-on 4irgi @#ilowing the tow vehicles to
       maneuv,g@ c@atki6+- danger.
                          itement It was discovered that in an engagement
            .After the exc
       of Approx 4 m .in duration over 7 cases o+'40mm (48 grdm.ides.Ver
       case)  2000 ri3unds of .50 Cal q several hundred roundt-',O+.47-62 and'
       5.56. ink      expended.  Almost every Marine had fired his
       individua     p6n.   an@-brfve@'ev@ri'de-Fiantl@ fired his 9mm.
            No Frffnl;i'y casu"a'ities-re-iCilted.-And the"ambush was silenced.





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