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THE Odyssey OF | |
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| “A” Company, First of the Eighth Cavalry, Across Vietnam | ||||
| May 1, 1967 – May 31, 1968 | ||||
| Chronicled from Daily Staff Journals and Mapped by Richard L. Dieterle |
✫ Base Map 1 for LZ English (September 5 - October 8, 1967) ✫
Base Map Index: • May 1 – 17, 1967 (Camp Radcliff, An Khê) • May 17 – June 2, 1967 (LZ Uplift) • May 19 - 21, 1967 (LZ Glen Excursion) • June 2 - 19, 1967 (LZ Meade) • June 19 - July 31, 1967 (LZ Geronimo) • August 1 - 19, 1967 (LZ Sandra) • August 19 - September 5, 1967 (LZ Santana) • October 8 - 31 (LZ Mustang) • November 1 - 12, 1967 (LZ English) • November 13 - 20, 1967 (LZ Mustang) • November 21 - 26, 1967 (Bình Định Coast) • November 26 - December 26, 1967 (LZ Geronimo) • December 27, 1967 - January 5, 1968 (An Lão) • January 5 - 22, 1968 (LZ English) • January 22 - 25, 1968 (LZ Jane) • January 26 - February 13, 1968 (LZ Anne, LZ Pedro) • February 14 - 5 April, 1968 (LZ Sharon) • 5 - 11 April, 1968 (LZ Snapper) • 11 - 21 April, 1968 (LZ Sharon) • 21 - 25 April, 1968 (Camp Evans) • April 25 - May 15, 1968 (LZ Stallion) • May 16, 1968 (Camp Evans Excursion) • May 16 - 27, 1968 (LZ Sharon) • May 28 - 31, 1968 (LZ Sharon) •
Map Index: | Base Map for Camp Radcliff AO | May 1 - 2, 1967 | May 3 - 6 | May 7 - 13 | May 14 - 15 | May 16 - 17 | Base Map for LZ Uplift AO | May 17 - 19 | Base Map for LZ Glenn Excursion | May 19 - 21 | May 22 - 26 | May 27 - June 2 | Base Map for LZ Meade AO | June 2 - 19 | Base Map 1 for LZ Geronimo AO | June 19 - 25 | June 26 - 27 | June 28 - July 1 | July 2 (Firefight, DSJ version) | July 3 - 4 | July 5 | July 6 - 9 | July 10 - 16 | July 17 | July 18 | July 19 - 22 | July 23 - 24 | July 25 - 31 | Base Map for LZ Sandra AO | August 1 - 3 | August 4 - 5 | August 6 - 8 | August 9 | August 10 - 12 | August 13 - 14 | August 15 | August 16 - 19 | Base Map for LZ Santana AO | August 19 - 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 | August 24 - 25 | August 26 | August 27 | August 28 | August 29 | August 30 | August 31 | September 1 - 2 | September 3 - 5 | Base Map 1 for LZ English | September 5 - 9 | September 10 -12 | September 13 - 16 | September 17 - 18 | September 19 - 21 | September 22 - 23 | September 24 | September 25 | September 26 - 28 | September 29 - 30 | October 1 - 3 | October 4 - 5 | October 6 | October 7 - 8 | Base Map 1 for LZ Mustang AO | October 8 - 10 | October 10 - 11 | October 12 - 14 | October 15 - 17 | October 18 | October 19 | October 20 - 21 | October 22 - 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27, Pt. 1 | October 27, Pt. 2 | October 28 - 31 | Base Map 2 for LZ English AO | November 1 | November 2 | November 3 | November 4 | November 5 | November 6 | November 7 | November 8 - 9 | November 10 - 12 | Base Map 2 for LZ Mustang AO | November 13 - 14 | November 15 | November 16 - 17 | November 18 - 20 | Base Map for Bình Định Coast AO | November 21 | November 22 | November 23 - 24 | November 25 - 26 | Base Map 2 for LZ Geronimo AO | November 26 - 29 | November 30 - December 1 | December 2 | December 3 | December 4 - 5 | December 5 - 6 (Firefight) | December 7, 0720 - 1130 Hrs. (Firefight) | December 7, 1130 - 1345 Hrs. (Firefight) | December 7, 1345 - 2400 Hrs. (Firefight) | December 8 (Firefight) | December 9 (Firefight) | December 10 - 12 | December 13 - 15 | December 16 - 18 | December 19 - 20 | December 21 - 23 | December 24 - 26 | Base Map for An Lão AO | December 27 - 31 | January 1 - 5, 1968 | Base Map 3 for LZ English AO | January 5 - 9 | January 10 - 12 | January 13 - 15 | January 16 | January 17 - 22 | Base Map for LZ Jane AO | January 22 - 25 | Base Map for LZ Anne and LZ Pedro AO | January 26 - 31 | February 1 | February 2 - 5 | February 6 - 10 | February 11 | February 12 - 13 | Base Map 1 for LZ Sharon AO | February 14 - 16 | February 17 - 27 | February 28 - March 1 | March 2 - 6 | March 7 - 9 | March 10 - 11 | March 12 | March 13 - 15 | March 16 - 21 | March 22 - 24 | March 25, 0900 - 1200 Hrs. (Firefight) | March 25, 1200 - 1615 Hrs. (Firefight) | March 25, 1615 - 1930 Hrs. (Firefight) | March 25, 1930 - 2400 (Firefight) | March 26, 0000 - 1045 | March 26, 1045 - 2400 | March 27 - 31 | April 1 - 5 | Base Map for LZ Snapper AO | April 5 - 8 | April 9 | April 10 - 11 | Base Map 2 for LZ Sharon AO | April 12 | April 13 - 21 | Base Map for Camp Evans | April 21 - 25 | Base Map for LZ Stallion AO | April 25 | April 26 | April 27 | April 28 - May 1, 1968 | May 2, 1968 | May 3 1968 | May 4, 1968 | May 5 - 6, 1968 | May 7 - 12, 1968 | May 13, 1968 | May 14 - 15, 1968 | Base Map for Camp Evans Excursion AO | May 16, 1968 | Base Map 3 for LZ Sharon AO | May 16 - 17, 1968 | May 18, 1968 | May 19 - 20, 1968 | May 21 - 27, 1968 | Base Map 4 for LZ Sharon AO | May 28 - 31, 1968 |
Chronology Index: | 30 April - 10 May 1967 | 11 - 20 May 1967 | 21 - 31 May 1967 | 1 - 10 June 1967 | 11 - 20 June 1967 | 21 - 30 June 1967 | 1 - 10 July 1967 | 11 - 20 July 1967 | 21 - 31 July 1967 | 1 - 10 August 1967 | 11 - 20 August 1967 | 21 - 31 August 1967 | 1 - 10 September 1967 | 11 - 20 September 1967 | 21 - 30 September 1967 | 1 - 10 October 1967 | 11 - 20 October 1967 | 21 - 31 October 1967 | 1 - 10 November 1967 | 11 - 20 November 1967 | 21 - 30 November 1967 | 1 - 10 December 1967 | 11 - 20 December 1967 | 21 - 31 December 1967 | 1 - 10 January 1968 | 11 - 20 January 1968 | 21 - 31 January 1968 | 1 - 10 February 1968 | 11 - 20 February 1968 | 21 - 29 February 1968 | 1 - 10 March 1968 | 11 - 20 March 1968 | 21 - 31 March 1968 | 1 - 10 April 1968 | 11 - 20 April 1968 | 21 - 30 April 1968 | 1 - 10 May 1968 | 11 - 20 May 1968 | 21 - 31 May 1968 |
Daily Staff Journal Citations: 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division Association Collection, Daily Staff Journals, 1965-1969; Virtual Vietnam Archives, Texas Tech University, Collection 369, Daily Staff Journals 1965 - 1969, 5 Sept.: Items: 26, 35, 55. 6 Sept.: Items: 10-12, 18, 26, 30, 34, 52. 7 Sept.: Items: 17, 24-25, 27, 31, 34, 37-38. 8 Sept.: Items: 19, 21, 26, 28-29, 31, 33, 45, 57. 9 Sept.: Items: 25, 49, 60. 10 Sept.: Items: 8, 16, 25, 36, 39, 41, 55-56, 58, 61. 11 Sept.: Items: 8, 13-16, 31, 41. 12 Sept.: Items: 8, 17, 21, 23, 40, 42, 45, 52. 13 Sept.: Items: 17, 30, 47. 14 Sept.: Items: 33, 36-39, 46. 15 Sept.: Items: 14-16, 18, 25, 29, 34, 40, 41, 45-47, 52, 55, 59, 65, 69-70, 77-78, 84. 16 Sept.: Items: 11, 13, 23, 25-26, 31-32, 37, 44, 47, 51-52, 60-62. 17 Sept.: Items: 9-12, 24, 58. 18 Sept.: Items: 13, 15, 17, 38-40, 51, 53, 57, 582, 60, 65. 19 Sept.: Items: 12, 23, 40-41, 47-49. 20 Sept.: Items: 9, 11-12, 14, 17, 19-20, 28-29, 43-44. 21 Sept.: Items: 10, 12-13, 20, 29, 58-62, 74. 22 Sept.: Items: 17-18, 20-21, 32, 37, 39, 41-42, 52, 58, 63. 23 Sept.: Items: 10, 16, 37, 44, 49-51, 54-55, 68. 24 Sept.: Items: 8, 10, 18, 24, 35, 36, 40, 46, 48, 61, 64, 71, 76-79, 82, 84, 86-89, 91-98. 25 Sept.: Items: 3-11, 13, 19, 23, 29, 29, 36-37, 46, 52, 55, 57-61, 64-66, 68, 74, 83, 85-86. 26 Sept.: Items: 20, 23, 31. 27 Sept.: Items: 16, 19, 24, 49-50, 54, 56-57, 77. 28 Sept.: Items: 14-16, 18, 45, 55-56, 69, 74. 29 Sept.: Items: 24-25, 27-32, 35, 37, 47, 57-60, 62, 80. 30 Sept.: Items: 19-21, 23-27, 30, 46-7, 49, 56. 1 Oct.: Items: 12-15, 18-20, 22-23, 25, 27, 32-35, 37-38, 40, 45, 59, 61, 66. 2 Oct.: Items: 10, 22-31, 39. 3 Oct.: Items: 19, 26, 36, 42, 44-45, 52-54, 59-60, 62, 64-68, 70, 73. 4 Oct.: Items: 11, 13-16, 18, 22, 25, 32-33, 47. 5 Oct.: Items: 18, 20, 26-27, 31, 39, 42, 45-48, 50. 62. 6 Oct.: Items: 8-9, 20-21, 27, 32-34, 36-37, 44-45, 48, 50, 52-55, 57, 62-63, 65, 68. 7 Oct.: Items: 2-3, 11, 17, 32, 36-37, 39, 46, 53, 54-55. 8 Oct.: Items: 11, 15-18, 21, 28, 50.
