Well tomorrow we go on a one day operation. We come back tomorrow evening.

Small, fleeting contacts, like those of 1st Squad on July 4, were the rule of the day. VC would pop up, fire off a few rounds, and run away, with the units of Charlie Company giving chase. An event typical of the operation took place in 3rd Platoon when Terry McBride and Larry Lukes were investigating a hooch. Finding nothing but a wet pair of sandals, the duo was about to depart when Lukes caught sight of a perfectly round circle on the floor. McBride flipped the trapdoor open and, seeing a VC clutching a grenade, opened fire. After reporting the VC KIA and searching the body, McBride went outside where two other members of the platoon opened fire on a small group of VC who were crossing the road. Getting there just in time, McBride squeezed off a few rounds, and thought that he had hit the last VC in the file in the hand.

Later that night Charlie Company set up its defensive positions and sent out its normal squad-sized ambushes. Jim Stephens took his squad out from 1st Platoon and spread his men out in an “L" shape along a stream for the night. Stephens and his RTO, Fred McMillan, sat in the middle of the group to wait. Jim Dennison later wrote home about the experience:

I had a little excitement this last mission, which you might find interesting. My company set up for the night, and I went on an ambush about 500 meters from their perimeter with 8 other guys. We set up along a woodline in 3 - 3 man positions about 10 feet apart. One man at each position was to be awake at all times. I sacked out since it wasn't my watch, and about 9:30 this new kid wakes me up and says, “7 guys with weapons just walked by about 10 feet from us, but I didn't shoot because I thought they were South Viet soldiers." I felt like wringing the guy's neck since the only thing that moves around here at night is VC. We all stayed awake after that since God only knew where those 7 guys went. About midnight a guy walks out of the bushes 20 feet in front of me and starts coming my way. I held my fire because I wanted to see if he was alone or what.