▁fire ▁was ▁placed ▁within ▁the ▁partially ▁enc irc led ▁area ▁on ▁sus pected ▁V C ▁locations . ▁Between ▁ 0 2 : 0 0 ▁and ▁ 0 4 : 3 0 , ▁small ▁groups ▁of ▁V C ▁were ▁observed ▁and ▁fired ▁upon ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁ 3 / 4 7 th ▁Infantry . ▁After ▁ 0 4 : 3 0 ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁no ▁more ▁V C ▁were ▁sight ed . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁the ▁ 5 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁led ▁a ▁swe ep ▁into ▁the ▁area , ▁followed ▁by ▁swe eps ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁southern ▁batt al ions ▁forward ▁of ▁their ▁positions . ▁Res istance ▁was ▁light ▁as ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁V C ▁encountered ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁or ▁had ▁sli pped ▁away ▁during ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁operation ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁after ▁four ▁days ▁of ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁U . S . ▁lost ▁ 1 6 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 1 4 6 ▁wounded ▁and ▁the ▁V C ▁suffered ▁ 2 1 3 ▁dead . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Cam ▁Son ▁operation , ▁the ▁MR F ▁moved ▁into ▁Ki ế n ▁H ò a ▁Province . ▁Although ▁operations ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁September ▁were ▁widely ▁dispers ed ▁in ▁Ham ▁Long , ▁Gi ồ ng ▁Tr ô m , ▁and ▁Hu ong ▁My ▁districts , ▁inter rog ation ▁of ▁local ▁civ ili ans