"Marines under fire from a nearby village during combat in Vietnam. On February 2, 1966, the battalion rear of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment was targeted by Viet Cong. A provisional company, composed of ESS personnel and artillery men from the 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment, retaliated with naval gun fire and mortars. The 1st Platoon of the provisional company successfully captured 12 Viet Cong attempting to escape, while also recovering a fallen comrade."

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