Search and Destroy mission:
OP Tornado

08:20
Soldiers from 1st INF moves into combat area of Va-Tsun-Da as rein falls down.

09:30
Contact with VC. Two troopers from 1st INF got wounded by boobytraps while trying to catch the enemy. A three-man recon team walked also into a  mine some 500meters away and got one wounded. One female VC is captured.

10:30
After sending the captured VC away to HQ the unit moves on. About  30minutes later they walk right into a ambush. The enemy puts up a  stiff fight lasting over 15min. Then suddenly the VC dissappears, leaving 7 US soldiers WIA and 2 KIA including the Lt.

11:20
After some reinforcements the unit moves on to search the nearby village "An-Tri".

12:30
In An-Tri there are one NVA trooper found and also some rifles, SMGs and lots of ammo. The village is destroyed.

14:30
Moving on into the "red zone" south of An-Tri. More firefights.

17:15
Capture of the VC hill ends the mossion. The final result is 1 VC +1 NVA POW and 6 VC KIA also mabe some VC WIA. The US losses are: 3 KIA and 16 WIA.