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CF 5 NVA AND ONE FRIENDLY. POSITION NORTHWEST OF PA DONG WAS AGAIN HEAVILY SHELLED WITHOUT CASUALTIES. NORTH OF PDJ, THERELASHES, ONE SHELLING AND ONE MINE INCIDENT SOUTH AW SOUTHWEST OUAK LONGEB (ONE FRIENDLYNEMY SHELLED REFUSE VILLAGE NORTH OF PHU CUM WITH UNKNOWN CASUALTIESEB. USAFRUCKS DESTROYED ANDAMAGED ON PDJ AND ALONGOTH NORTHEAST AND WEST OF PDJ AS WELL AS ONEM GUN OESTROYED AND ORE7 MM GUN DAMA3ED.
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