On the afternoon of 7 February Marine helicopters deployed the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment into the hamlet of Dương Sơn (1) (15°58′52″N 108°11′24″E / 15.981°N 108.190°E / 15.981; 108.190) 2km south of Cầu Đỏ.

Meanwhile, a 15-man Marine detachment attempted to move south from Hòa Vang (16°00′47″N 108°12′18″E / 16.013°N 108.205°E / 16.013; 108.205) to relieve Lỗ Giáng (1), but all but 1 were killed.

[1]: 162 On the morning of 9 February the 2/1st Infantry attacked north, engaging a PAVN force in a 9 hour battle, later finding 46 PAVN bodies and taking one prisoner who revealed that he was from the 3rd Battalion, 31st Regiment, while the forces in Lỗ Giáng (5) were from the Vietcong (VC) 1st Regiment.

[1]: 163 Marine intelligence reported on 9 February that the PAVN 2nd Division was moving its headquarters back to its usual positions in the Gò Nổi Island area (15°51′04″N 108°11′10″E / 15.851°N 108.186°E / 15.851; 108.186).

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