| Operation Ashgrove Tram |
| 25/26 March 1968 |
This was a traditional battalion cordon and search of the village of Xa Long Hai
situated at the foot of the Long Hai mountains south of Nui Dat. W Company
flew in by helicopter as part of the cordon and some companies moved by road.
It was believed that the Viet Cong had been driven from the Long Hai
mountains by Operation Pinnaroo and had sought refuge in the village. The
operation resulted in the apprehension of 9 Viet Cong suspects, the detaining
of 80 persons with ID Card irregularities and the arrest by the Vietnamese
authorities of 106 draft-dodgers or soldiers absent without leave.
The Company returned to Nui Dat on the night of the 26th, where it conducted
local patrols around the base area until 6 April, when it was deployed on
Operation Cooktown Orchid.
situated at the foot of the Long Hai mountains south of Nui Dat. W Company
flew in by helicopter as part of the cordon and some companies moved by road.
It was believed that the Viet Cong had been driven from the Long Hai
mountains by Operation Pinnaroo and had sought refuge in the village. The
operation resulted in the apprehension of 9 Viet Cong suspects, the detaining
of 80 persons with ID Card irregularities and the arrest by the Vietnamese
authorities of 106 draft-dodgers or soldiers absent without leave.
The Company returned to Nui Dat on the night of the 26th, where it conducted
local patrols around the base area until 6 April, when it was deployed on
Operation Cooktown Orchid.
