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5 January 1967 ~ Thursday ~ Day 88 ~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~ This Page Last Updated ~ 9 October 2008 |
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Operation Cedar Falls |
During the period of 5 January to 26 January 1967, the 720th MP Battalion provided one Platoon of twenty B Company MPs to support Operation CEDAR FALLS. The platoon was committed to the operational control of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Missions included convoy escort, traffic control, refugee control, POW security, defile control, security of the 173rd Tactical Operation Command, and route reconnaissance. During the course of these missions, enemy action occurred and one MP was wounded by enemy small arms fire. |
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