Operation Wiping Litmus

Campaign: ChelteNam · Fri 10 Jan 2025

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT

Operation Summary

Patrol around the POW camp, then a second patrol in the swamp.

Medals

Air Medal
Reason: AWARDED Star to their Air Medal (AM) for co-ordinating and successfully prosecuting accurate attacks with TACAIR and personal aircraft weapons against multiple enemy concentrations in the defence of the POW Camp in the Bra region during Operation Wiping Litmus. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for taking effective control of the platoon on multiple occasions when senior leadership was incapacitated, maintaining clear direction and ensuring mission tempo was maintained during operations to secure and patrol the area around the Bra POW Camp as part of Operation Wiping Litmus. (by Admin)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for successfully spotting and eliminating a Cheltenamese infiltrator who had penetrated the perimeter and was about to grenade the medical station during the defence of Point Ganges as part of swamp patrol activities in Operation Wiping Litmus. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for effectively co-ordinating several snap ambushes during jungle and swap movements around the POW camp in the Bra region as part of Operation Wiping Litmus. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for demonstrating calm bravery and skill at arms when he swept an enemy compound during a swamp patrol in Operation Wiping Litmus, neutralising a number of threats and allowing the fire team to sweep and clear the objective, then showcasing Marine marksmanship when stopping a charging Chelt Cong infiltrator from rushing an at-work medic with a single round during the post-combat phase. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for successfully breaking up multiple enemy mass charges and laying down effective smoke markers for airstrikes in close defence of the platoon in the swamps of the Bra during Operation Wiping Litmus. (by Admin)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for actions during swamp warfare as part of Operation Wiping Litmus. Acting as the ground liaison to the (A)FAC, provided screening cover to protect the unit's flanks from close assault and allowing the unit to overrun the objective without being pinned. (by Admin)

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Commendations

Exceptionally accurate fire with the grenade launcher at several occassions, such as when engaging the surviving sampan at the start of the OP.
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Excellent responsive use of 40mm smoke to mark targets for a danger-close airstrike to prevent AGR being overrun. Dumptruck placed marker smoke accurately and very quickly upon request, and made sure to maintain the coverage with repeated shots until the airstrike could be completed.
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Engaged and destroyed enemy light armour with pinpoint accurate shots at extreme range. Provided smoke markers on enemy concentrations allowing the to be engaged by air assets. These actions in neutralising enemy armour and massed infantry allowed EGR to maintain tempo and complete mission in a timely manner.
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With their air force partner coordinated and persecuted accurate attacks against several enemy concentrations, also provided screening cover to protect EGR's flanks whilst they engaged another force. These actions placed both in extreme danger and exposed them to enemy fire (both on the ground and in air) which they accepted for the success of the mission.
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Clear direction, aggression and tempo, meaning yellow squad were more effective than their component parts.
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Taking over control of End Game Red as command was downed while charging the hill north of the village/POW camp during the first patrol.
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LCpl Chaos is performing admirably as an NCO; he seems to have stepped up well to the demands of leadership in the absense of more senior noncommissioned leadership.
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With their air force partner coordinated and persecuted accurate attacks against several enemy concentrations, also provided screening cover to protect EGR's flanks whilst they engaged another force. These actions placed both in extreme danger and exposed them to enemy fire (both on the ground and in air) which they accepted for the success of the mission.
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While the squad was consolidating following the successful clearance of point Ganges on the first patrol of the evening, Pvt Burgerboy maintained exceptional situational awareness when she spotted, identified and eliminated a chelt infiltrator before they were able to attack the medical station where a significant number of team members were clustered. Several squad members undoubtedly owe their lives to Burgerboy's diligence and reactions.
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Dogged determination under fire during the fight for Chicago/Bronsen, holding the ridge to the north-west of the town to allow medical treatment of comrades.
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Led several assaults against strongly held enemy positions. Coordinating squad members with skill and aggression, resulting in minimal casualties. Then reacted to incoming enemy forces to help form an effective snap ambush on armed boats moving to block EGR's advance.
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In the course of the first patrol of the mission, yellow team were called on to maintain tempo during an assault on the enemy strong point at point Ganges where an AA gun was situated. CA Wrench demonstrated exceptional bravery and skill at arms when he swept the enemy compound, neutralising a number of threats and allowing the fire team to sweep and clear the objective.

Later during the second patrol, CA Wrench took the initiative to remain local to an enemy supply cache in order to ensure friendly forces were clear and detonate it while under heavy enemy fire.
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Impressive sang-froid and reaction time, stopping a charging Chelt rushing the medic upon evacuation after the first patrol with a single round. Consistently good marksmanship.
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Was able to destroy enemy resources, fixed positions and cache in a timely and effective manner, often underfire
Denying valuable materiel to enemy forces.
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