[1] One company of BLT 1/26 Marines would be landed by amphibious assault craft north of the Cửa Việt River and 2 km south of the DMZ and then sweep 6 miles (9.7 km) west to meet up with the rest of the battalion which would be landed by HMM-363 helicopters west of Highway 1.

[1] At 13:30 a platoon from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion engaged a PAVN force 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Đông Hà.

[1]: 188–9  Following this engagement Company A was ordered to move to the area and arrived by the evening of 16 September and established a night defensive position.

[1]: 189 The Marines found that the PAVN had constructed numerous bunkers and fighting positions in the Con Thien-Gio Linh area.

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