"The
2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, and attached units, distinguished
themselves by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against a
hostile force in Binh Thuan Province, Republic of Vietnam, during the period 25 August
1966 through 4 April 1967. The Battalion and its attached organizations, which comprised
Task Force 2/7, supported the Republic of Vietnam in its revolutionary development program
in Binh Thuan Province. The area was almost entirely under Viet Cong control when Task
Force 2/7 arrived in the province. The 482d and 840th Viet Cong Battalions, and their
ancillary units, operated almost at will throughout the area, except for the coastal
enclave of Phan Thiet which was still under government control. Operating over an area of
almost 5,000 square kilometers, Task Force 2/7 struck at enemy forces in a succession of
brilliantly conceived and gallantly executed maneuvers. During this period, the Task Force
mounted 371 combat assaults into enemy held territory. In eight months of fierce combat,
the Task Force lost 11 men while causing the enemy to lose 481 men. It captured 70 enemy
soldiers, 151 weapons, 291 tons of rice, 3.6 tons of salt, and 7.4 tons of other grains.
It destroyed over 600 bunkers and numerous installations. The spirit, devotion to duty,
and courage displayed by Task Force 2/7 personnel set a superb example for the Republic of
Vietnam Forces in the area. Control of Binh Thuan Province passed from the Viet Cong to
free world military forces, and the enemy was unable to operate effectively in strength by
day or night. The conspicuous gallantry, intrepidity, heroism, and audacity displayed by
the members of the task force in combat are in keeping with the highest traditions of the
military service and reflect great credit upon them, their units, and the Armed Forces of
the United States."
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| Award of the Presidential Unit Citation
(Army) by the President of the United States of America was confirmed in accordance with
paragraph 194, AR 672-5-1. The above text of the citation was signed by President Richard
Nixon on 22 August 1972. General Orders No. 2 was issued by Headquarters, Department of
the Army, Washington, D.C., 17 January 1973.
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| The following units were awarded the
citation:
- 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry (25 August 1966
to 4 April 1967)
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (12
December 1966 to 13 February 1967)
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry (9
November 1966 to 12 December 1966)
- Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry (25
August 1966 to 1 October 1966)
- Scout Team, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
(1 October 1966 to 28 February 1967)
- Scout Team, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
(1 October 1966 to 28 February 1967)
- Company C, 2d Battalion, 12th Cavalry (15
October 1966 to 9 November 1966)
- 2d Platoon, Company C, 8th Engineer Battalion
(26 August 1966 to 26 February 1967)
- 3d Platoon, Company C, 8th Engineer Battalion
(26 February 1967 to 4 April 1967)
- Pathfinder Team, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 11th Aviation Group (25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Company A, 13th Signal Battalion (25 August
1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Battery A, 2d Battalion, 20th Artillery (11
December 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Battery C, 2d Battalion, 20th Artillery (25
August 1966 to 11 December 1966)
- Battery A, 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery
(25 August 1966 to 10 September 1966 and
28 February 1967 to 4 April 1967)
- Battery B, 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery
(10 September 1966 to 28 February 1967)
- 25th Infantry Platoon (1 November 1966 to 4
April 1967)
- Company A and Company D, 227th Aviation Battalion
(26 January 1967 to 4 April 1967)
- Company A and Company C, 228th Aviation Battalion
(25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Company C and Company D, 229th Aviation Battalion
(25 August 1966 to 26 January 1967
- 371st Radio Research Unit (17 November 1966
to 4 April 1967)
- 3d Platoon, 545th Military Police Company
(25 August 1966 to 14 November 1966)
- Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
1st Cavalry Division (25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- 2d Platoon, Company A, 14th Engineer Battalion
(22 December 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- 8th Battalion, 26th Artillery (9 February
1967 to 4 April 1967)
- Section 1, 3d Platoon, Battery B, 29th Artillery
(9 February 1967 to 4 April 1967)
- Team 4, 41st Civil Affairs Company (25
August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Section, Company A, 54th Signal Battalion
(25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Counterintelligence and Interrogation of Prisoner of
War Team, 55th Military Intelligence Company (25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- 2d Platoon, Company B, 87th Engineer Battalion
(13 September 1966 to 22 December 1966)
- Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment, 1st Logistical Command
(25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- 3d Platoon, 272d Military Police Company
(14 November 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Battery A, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery
(25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Battery E, 41st Artillery (25 August 1966
to 4 April 1967)
- Battery C, 6th Battalion, 32d Artillery (25
August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Team 8, 245th Psychological Operations Company
(25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Provisional)
(25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
- Luong Son Detachment, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st
Special Forces (25 August 1966 to 4 April 1967)
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