Operation Waiting Shoreline

Campaign: ChelteNam · Fri 17 May 2024

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT

Operation Summary

Low level helicopter insertion to take an expansive hostile SAM site at Hill 220

Deaths

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Medals

Silver Star Medal
Reason: For charging and disabling several enemy prepared positions of the defensive line around Hill 220, Prei Khmaoch Luong province, then holding them against determined counterattack until supporting infantry could arrive, enabling USMC troops to breach the perimeter and destroy the SAM site during Operation Waiting Shoreline. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: For his quick thinking in searching the successfully captured SAM Complex on Hill 220, PKL to locate an enemy radio set which could be used to call for pickup despite the loss of the platoon's radio due to attack by enemy armour during Operation Waiting Shoreline. (by Admin)
Bronze Star Medal
Reason: For determined assaults on enemy entrenched positions and accurate and effective fire during the clearance of the SAM complex on Hill 220, PKL during Operation Waiting Shoreline. (by Admin)
Bronze Star Medal
Reason: For counterattacking enemy infantry and armour with both weapons and commandeered vehicles, determinedly slowing the advance and allowing the redeployment of friendly forces during the assault on Hill 220, PKL, and in doing so sustaining grievous wounds which they eventually succumbed to during Operation Waiting Shoreline. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: For expert and essential destruction of enemy flame tanks during enemy counterattacks on Hill 220, PKL, without which the unit would certainly have suffered many casualties on Operation Waiting Shoreline. (by Admin)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Reason: For actions in the assault on Hill 220, PKL, charging an armed SA-2 launcher to try to recover a downed squadmate and then single-handedly charging, capturing, and using an enemy AA gun to drive off enemy aircraft attempting to deliver parachute reinforcements to the AO, despite receiving multiple wounds during his assault during Operation Waiting Shoreline. (by Admin)

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After Action Reports

Legacy AAR #1062
Written by Admin — 2026-03-11 19:53:50
Dear Kristy Leigh,

Today I felt something stir in me that I have never felt before. We were out for a bright day of mountain climbing, and during our ascent we ran into some very disagreeable fellows in SA-2s. My Marines joyfully ran into the fray under my battle cry of OFF WE GO "Hey Diddle Diddle Right Up The Middle!" and we crested INTO the summit. While enjoying the view, we spotted a Fan Song radar, which had been shooting down USAF aircraft. I destroyed the Fan Song, and that's when my vision went completely blue! All I could see was THE WILD BLUE YONDER, and images of Billy Mitchell as he went CLIMBING HIGH INTO THE SUN. A sense of profound fulfillment washed over me as I though AT 'EM BOYS, GIVE 'EM THE GUN! Not long after, the enemy counterattacked causing us to take cover. My first instinct was to tell everyone DOWN WE DIVE to get to safety, but my Marines kept SPOUTING OUR FLAME FROM UNDER. It was about that time that a optically guided SA-2 launched OFF WITH ONE HELLUVA ROAR. Lacking any remaining explosives, our enterprising enlisted jumped into a truck and rammed the launcher. I can only assume that in their heads they were thinking WE LIVE IN FAME OR GO DOWN IN FLAME. It worked! We destroyed all of the air defense on the hilltop, and I was able to radio it in. Soon a flight of F-4 Phantoms arrived overhead, supporting with napalm. As the heat waves from the exploding canisters rippled over my muscular sun tanned body, aviator sunglasses, and blond flowing hair, I was wrapped in the total calm that can only come by knowing that NOTHING'LL STOP THE US AIR FORCE!

Please tell Cindy Bea and Michelle Sue that I have almost finished gathering funds for the construction of our new Eden. Found a great spot out in Idaho.

Much Love,

QQ Havercruft III Esq

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