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Go ~lring DeoG~b~x, 159 ~ir a~rties (+~~) w~r3 fl~wn by the Air F~rce in SIlPP<)"f.·t of' the Regiment, wi t.'1 FAC ~1'1t;rol1i!'..g 75 oOI.1bat ~triI:~B<, A t"tal .. r

. 402 h'lllrS \1e:t"0 flQwtlo h"'IIJ i.\lia~;i$ll ol~montg n~ 25"i co~bat s~r·t:J.es ('t21%) ~~C1 C 2~646 combat ~up;$rt s4Iriii<!s (+195~) c i<..ircraft oaz.'ried 59 tone ~f caxgc (..,-891%) ~s wall ae ;,419 p$P.S~Dg~rs (+28%)0 Tetal AL~ Av1~ti~n hours flewn ~rG 2v903 (ofol0~,>o rligures in 'P~~-:'enth"lli9 i1l41c.~te inoxoeaS0a 9v~r "lihe pzoevigl.\O !il$n't:;' . .,

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60 f'hntact with VC by l.'.nits G1: the 11th A...""m8rf~d Cayalry }~egi&e».t 1tl the XU}j" LOC/LONG Gl.~O/VO lIAT ~rtla cOllsi5tcd Gf ~lip1!lg ino:\.d.~nts)l ~ti.ning inciGtJ.l1·!:;s1l ht:>raseing l>lutQ.Il'£th~ uar.lpC).!1S s.ul! er~J.ll £~ !'ira, and an. ~~bi1sh en ;;aD. 11 i;h MTJBx-ed

C/·I::a:VW.ry Regil1e~t O~.il~¢}Y en rla.tiO:l.cl liii!.'hHi1.Y 10 There \.,t'!re "'" <;t}tal @f ~t5 c:c;.(I;~S .. ttf sm:lll p..rl~S fi.t.'e., 5 cssas ~t> liu!;e!t.ati~~ Wt;npQl'l~ £:1.1.'&, 'i trilling ilt.;,:~d.en.tmp 2

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bt) .L'l 11th Al.'Rol:'f)(l Cu.va..1.ry- Regient resu:P'Ply Cen'1'nll, eSm:irted b:r 0.

platoou ooiliposef! of·; A(!A'fta fUld 2 M.,,48.A3 t.?n.it&" was ~u.shed by t>..n e~tilli!lteci VO main fo~e battalion ~t 1640H Qn 2 UrccmDer viCL~it.y y~ 627071 en H~ti~~~l

C \ Rtehway J.~ Th.e oonvoy "'~s l.'sturn1p..g ;f'-.f.$m GlA R.\Y (yrf 6,J,.2) wh~ 1 twas firPot'!. upaJ'l .by 75ililii and 57!m :reo(,i1.1~s:ll ~ifle:J e E .. ')u,lI tII.OrtR...."'"S, oroli'l.ll ama and liIl·tt1~tic w6a.p9nso

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(2) Twa. spacial la&lfle ts 'lare pr(ljauoed during to,., lttintb." Q.ne explGl:t tC!d the Tict$ry at the 2 Decelubcr ttnl'bush oi ta &nd the ~ther supported the rue e Bewl Operaticno

r (3) '1\10 quick reaction Bis$i')ne \1el.~ conduct~d duri~ the :l~l1thJ '--_ The first ",-as eonduct':f:d on 2 ~~e!:ii:lf!r 9"'~'r tha ~,;bu~h si teo The 8E:C0nci ~as con~ctc~

en the r,l..-o/.t &f 26 Dacclnber at til;: :requ.est of tho 173r:' Airt~rue B:tigade t>1l wam the pe~ple ~f a vill~ that Dinaa had nooiden~ly been d4~P'P\~ in their areao

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(1) During Decem'berf) 9 11E.JCAP II type ilp~rat1$na wertt ~x~outed ruld (- '140 individus.la ware t1'9t.\t\!'do Speciru. @mphe.eis 'II&::! being put an the d~pendsnt "-.. ohildren ef P~II!.ll~.r Force u.nits o It is hop~d thRt this will lllpl."'Qve th~ il0r&uC! of

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(2) 'llvo ChZ'latmes p6lrt1es were held in the lecsl ar@so The vill:'r-€'i! .r TAl'l PRONG had 100 children in attsndance? and the villa~ of C.A!'i r'IT had ever 400 childr~n in att®ndancCe

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On 17 December a platoon !~~ ti10 2nd CA C~mp&ny w~s at~aehed T~e pl&te~n is ~6 up of 2 ~ffic~r8 an~ 4 El~

(4) Dw:il~ the month some 450 gallcl10 "r Qil" 175 bsgs of bulgar wheat and 520 b~xe~ of ~wdeN" D1lk Wflr& ustribu ted. t9 100;;1 p£l.'Sonnolo

(5) I!i s~.ary the ~veJ:'all atti t-ude ef th~ paople in t.."w Xt'.Q.l'l ~ area 1mpmved greatly in l..'eoettbu.'o This was very iiuch in eV"l~an.c~ ~,ftEr the 2 ~cember battle at GIA RAYo Thr~e days afte::: the brattlol' be.~n!!X'e \1l'U'~ plllr':;G0. ~ver o r<Jads in the ~a ths..'llr.iDd' the 11 th A1~red oave.i.r.r f~r their g.i:Eat viotoJ:Yo

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