to the north and the South China Sea to the east. Two ARVN ranger battalions conducted a coordinated search and destroy mission west of the Truong Giang. During the three-day operation, the combined forced killed 25 Viet Cong. m addition, 15 VC were captured, 79 suspects apprehended, and 9 weapons were seized. Friendly casualties were two ARVN killed, and one ARVN and three Marine; wounded. At the conclusion of the operation, the 3d Battalion, 3d Marines moved to Da Nang by amphibious shipping and helicopters where it assumed the mission of division reserve.