Orders for 03/11/1969 2/17th Cav Armd & Hotel 2/501st

CLASSIFIED

YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA

From: (S3) Operations Col Eyles. 2/502nd. (CO ACTING) 2nd Brigade HQ 101st Division

To:. HQ 2/17^th Cav Armd, CP Hotel 2/501st

CC (S2) Intel (S3) Ops 101^st Division HQ

Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III -

DATE/TIME: 03/07/1969

03/11/69 10:00hrs

2/17th Squadron HQ, A, D, & C Troop

2/501st Hotel Company, (Transported by 2/17^th)

Ref Map sheet 6534 II

Travelling in AO along QL14 (Northern boundry of expanded AO)

Cross Ea Kring at Xa Tho Thanh

Leave QL14 at 149 929 on to Route 427

At 139 856 Turn West (W.)

Ref Map Sheet 565 331I

Leave Route 427 at 065 819

Follow Fair weather road East

136 816 Turn South (S.)

150 783 Turn of road East (E.)

Make use of attached Rome Ploughs to break trail onto the plain area with the intention of establishing a Forward Armour Base (FAB STONEWALL) around the Chu Rluk nipple, 205 808.

D Troop (Air) To Provide Air Cover and CAS 

Support:

CAS on standby from 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Call sign SHADOWFAX) CAS to be requested.

EYES ONLY