| DEFINITIONS: SLICK - HELICOPTER, USUALLY
A BELL (HUEY) UH-1 IROQUOIS
STAB - SEAL TEAM ASSAULT BOAT G/P - GUARD POST, OR POTENTIAL AMBUSH SITE V.C. - VIET CONG GUERILLA'S KIA - KILLED IN ACTION WIA - WOUNDED IN ACTION PRU - PROVINCIAL RECONNAISSANCE UNIT LDNN - VIETNAMESE SEAL COUNTERPART LCM - LANDING CRAFT MECHANIZED LSSC - LIGHT SEAL SUPPORT CRAFT (heavily armed) PBR - PATROL BOAT, RIVER KM - KILOMETER(S) RSSZ - RUNG SAT SPECIAL ZONE (swamp area south of Saigon) |
| SEAL SPOTREP/11/28/01/CTU 116.9.6.01/
1. (C) SEAL DET ALFA, 9TH PLATOON, SQUAD A AND B, LTJG ELLIS CWO-2 RUTH 2. (C) IN BIEN HOA (P), NHON TRACH (D),19 KM EAST OF NHA BE. 3. (U) 280800H-281800H 4. (C) 11 SEALS (LTJG ELLIS, CWO RUTH), 6 PRU'S (GMG1 THORNTON), CTE 116.6.7.4 (LTJG HAZARD), CTU 116.9.8/NAVY LHFT/LT. KIZER/LT. O'NEILL) 2 USN OV-10/CTU 116.3.4/VUNG TAU, 2 USA SLICKS/117 AVN CO/LONGBINH). 5. (C) DEPARTED NHA BE BY SLICK AT 280800H. INSERTED AT YS106787, PATROLLED NE TO YS113793, AND SET TRAIL G/P. AT APPROX 281500H OBSERVED 2 INDIVIDUALS AT YS108788, MOVED TO THAT POSIT. AND TOOK INTO CUSTODY. AT 281630H OBSERVED TWO V.C. AT YS109794 AND FOLLOWED. V.C. EVADED TO WESTERN TREE LINE, TAKEN UNDER FIRE, AND PURSUED INTO UNDERGROWTH. RECEIVED AUTO. WEAPONS FIRE RESULTING IN ONE SEAL WIA, REQ NAVY LHFT WHO PLACED STRIKES ON TARGET, CALLED NAVY LAFT WHO DIRECTED STRIKES IN AREA. NAVY LHFT AGAIN PLACED STRIKES, RECEIVING GROUND FIRE. TACTICAL AIR STRIKES PLACED IN AREA AT 281800H. EXTRACTED BY SLICK AND RETURNED TO NHA BE AT 281800H. 6. (C) U.S. CAS 1 SEAL WIA (SL), EN. CAS. 2 V.C. KIA (BC). CAPTURED 2 SUSPECTS, M-16 MAGS, FIRING WIRE, MISC GEAR. 7. (C) OPEN. BARNDANCE 9-1444. |
| SEAL SPOTREP/9/4/1/CTU 116.9.6/1/
1. (C) SEAL DET ALFA, 9TH PLATOON, SQUAD B, CTU 116.9.6, CWO-2 RUTH. 2. (C) IN LONG AN (P) VIC. XS 887677 AND XS 879697. 12 KM SOUTH WEST OF NHA BE NAVY BASE. 3. (U) 041330H - 041745 H. 5. (C) 9 SEALS CWO-2 RUTH, 14 RSSZ PRU GMG1 THORNTON, 2 LSSC CTE 116.6.7.4 LTJG HAZARD. 5. (C) REACTION TO PRU INTEL. DEPARTED NHA BE 041330H IN LSSC INSERTED XS887667-041500H SEARCHED NUMEROUS HOOCHES IN AREA, CAPTURED ON VC, DETAINED ON VC SUSPECT. 041545H EXTRACTED AND REINSERTED AT XS879697 AT 041600H. SEARCHED NUMEROUS HOOTCHES AND CAPTURED TWO VC. EXTRACTED 041745H. 6. (C) NEG US OR FRIENDLY CASUALTIES. 3 VC AND 1 SUSPECT TURNED OVER TO RSSZ PRU. 7. (U) CLOSED BARNDANCE 9.63 |
| SEAL SPOTREP
1. (C) SEAL DET ALFA, 9TH PLATOON, SQUAD ALPHA & BRAVO, LTJG ELLIS, CWO-2 RUTH. 2. (C) IN LONG AN (P), TRANH DUC (D) 11KM SW OF NHA BE NAVY BASE. 3. (U) 191400H - 192200H 4. (C) 12 SEALS (LTJG ELLIS, 26 PRU'S (GMG1 THORNTON), 2 LDNN'S, 5. (C) ACTING ON PRU INTELL, 9 SEALS/ 14 RSSZ PRU'S DEPARTED NHA BE BY LCM/LSSC/PBR AT 191415H AND TOOK STATION VIC XS 905679. AT 191500H, 3 SEALS/12 PRU'S INSERTED BY SLICK AT XS 866700 AND COVERTLY TOOK COVER IN HOOTCHES. AT 191530H EXTRACTED 6 PRU'S OTHER PERS REMAINED IN STAY BEHIND G/P. AT 191800H OBSERVED 5 VC MEET IN A HOOCH, 3 MORE VC APPROACHING IN SAMPAN, AND TOOK UNDER FIRE. SEALS/PRU'S IN LSSC'S/PBR'S CAME TO ASSIST AND AFTER VC FLED, PRU'S/SEALS EXTRACTED AT 191930H MORE VC OBSERVED IN NIPPA PALM AREA TOOK ENEMY FIRE BY LSSC'S/PBR'S AND RECEIVED A/W RTN FIRE PRU'S/SEALS SWEPT AREA AND ENEMY FLED. SCRAMBLED LHFT AND LAFT, WHO PUT STRIKES DIRECTLY ON TARGET AREA, AND COVERED EXTRACTION. 6. (C) NEG. U.S. CASUALTIES, ENEMY CASUALTIES: 7 VC KIA (B.C.), 5VC KIA (PROB), 1 VC CIA (FORMERLY NVA), CAP. 6 AK-47, DOCUMENTS. |
| SEAL SPOTREP
1). (C) SEAL DET ALFA, 9TH PLATOON, SQUAD A&B, LTJG ELLIS, CWO-2 RUTH. 2). (C) IN NHON TRACH (D) BIEN HOA, 11 KM EAST OF NHA BE. 3). (C) 122400H - 130730H 4). (C) 8 SEAL (LTJG ELLIS/CWO RUTH) 1 AGENT 5). (C) ACTING ON SEAL AGENT INTELL, DEPARTED NHA BE BY LSSC AT 122400H AND SET CANAL G/P AT YS 037794. AT 130530H 2 VC IN SAMPAN TRAVELING WEST TOWARD RACH ONG KEO PASSED IN FRONT G/P POSIT. TOOK UNDER FIRE, SEARCHED AREA WHILE LCM PLACED 106 RECOIL RIFLE AND 81MM FIRE INTO AREA. REQ USN LHFT, WHO PLACED STRIKES IN AREA AND EXTRACTED. RSSZ TOC REQ SLEEPY TIME FACS, AIRBORNE IN AREA, TO MARK TARGET FOR USA LHFT WHO PLACED ADDITIONAL STRIKES IN AREA. RETURNED TO NHA BE BY LCM AT 130730H. 6). (C) NEG. U.S. CAS. ENEMY CAS. 2 V.C. KIA (B.C.), CAPTURED 1 M-16 (U.S.)/20RDS., 1 RPG-2 ROCKET LAUNCHER, 4 B-40 ROCKETS, 4 INITIATORS, 2 KILOS DOCUMENTS, 2 FLASH LIGHTS, 2 SETS WEB GEAR, 20 LBS CLOTHING. 7). (C) OPEN-BARNDANCE 9-94. |
| SEAL SPOTREP
1). (C) SEAL DET ALFA, 9TH PLATOON, SQUAD A AND B, LTJG ELLIS, CWO-2 RUTH. 2). (C) IN NHON TRACH (D) BIEN HOA, 9 KM EAST OF NHA BE. 3). (U) 301600H-302145H 4). (C) 8 SEALS (LTJG ELLIS/CWO RUTH), 2 HOI CHANHS 5). (C) DEPARTED NHA BE BY LSSC AT 301600H. ACTING ON AGENT INTELL, SET CANAL G/P AT YS022794. AT 301900H OBSERVED AND LET PASS ONE SAMPAN WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS IDENT. AS V.C. BY HOI CHANH. AT 301915H RECEIVED LIGHT AUTO. WEAPONS FIRE, BELIEVED TO BE V.C. RECON BY FIRE. AT 301945H OBSERVED SAMPAN WITH THREE VC AND TOOK UNDER FIRE. AT THIS TIME GREEN FLARES APPEARED AT YS025797 AND SOON AFTER OBSERVED TRACER AND HEARD REPEATED SHOT VIC YS037795. SCRAMBLED NAVY LHFT, WHO PLACED STRIKES IN AREA. LCM ALSO PLACED .50 CAL, 81MM MORTAR, AND 106MM RECOILESS FIRE ON TARGET AREA. SEARCHED AREA AND EXTRACTED, THEN RTA ARTY/FSB INDIGO DIRECTED 54 RDS. 105MM INTO AREA. RETURNED TO NHA BE BY LCM AT 302145H. 6). (C) NEG US CAS., ENEMY CAS. 3 VC KIA (BC) CAPTURED: 1 SAMPAN, 1 KNIFE, MISC PERSONAL GEAR. 7). (U) CLOSED. BARNDANCE 9-113. |
| SEAL SPOTREP
1). (C) SEAL DET ALFA, 9TH PLATOON, LTJG ELLIS, CWO-2 RUTH, 4 SEALS, 6 PRU'S. 2). (C) IN LONG AN, 15 KM SW OF NHA BE NAVY BASE. 3). (U) 182300H - 190800H 4). (C) 5). (C) DEPARTED NHA BE BY LSSC AT 182300H. ACTING ON PRU AGENT INTELL, INSERTED AT XS906657 AT 190030H. AND PATROLLED SW TO XS894654. SEARCHED HOOTCH AND QUESTIONED OCCUPANTS CONCERNING SUSPECTED EARLY MORNING V.C. VISIT AND MEETING. REMAINED IN AREA AND SET AMBUSHES ON PROBABLE ROUTES BETWEEN HOOTCHES. AT APPROX. 190600H OBSERVED THREE INDIVIDUALS ENTERING ARE AND TOOK UNDER FIRE. SEARCHED ON BODY BUT UNABLE TO SEARCH OTHERS SINCE THEIR PATHS LED TO HEAVILY BOOBY TRAPPED AREA. AT 190700H AT XS884654 EXTRACTED BY LSSC AND RETURNED TO NHA BE AT 190800H. 6). (C) U.S. CASUALTIES 1 WIA (SLIGHT), ENEMY CASUALTIES 1 V.C. KIA (BC), 2 VC KIA (PROB). 1. KIA (BC) IDENT AS V.C. EXTORTIONIST AND PLATOON CADRE, 2. KIA'S (PROB) IDENT AS WORKERS IN NEARBY V.C. WEAPONS MANUFACTURING PLAND AND LOCAL GUERILLAS. CAPTURED: 1 BAG DOCUMENTS, TAX RECEIPTS, AND LETTERS; 1 BAG CLOTHES AND PERSONAL GEAR. 7). (U) OPEN, BARNDANCE 9-19 |