Operation Compassionate Burrito

Campaign: ChelteNam · Sun 12 Jan 2025

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT

Operation Summary

Combat Patrol west of The Bra, clearing Ban Onglouang (PH Barbie Girl) then fortifying it up to withstand attacks overnight. Following day, push down the road to Antoum top clear some bastards out of fortified rocks.

Medals

Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Reason: AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for leading their fireteam with skill and awareness of terrain during combat patrols west of the Bra during Operation Compassionate Burrito, acting as backstop to hold back enemy quick reaction force counterattacks and recover injured casualties while other fireteams destroyed supply caches. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for expertise and determination as point marine during intense close quarters battles in fortified rock positions in and around Ban Onglouang as part of Operation Compassionate Burrito. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for dedicated efforts to protect the medical station during Operation Compassionate Burrito. While his unit was engaged in clearing the village of Ban Onglouang and the nearby fortified rock positions, PFC Gucci regularly returned to the medical station, and, once rendered conscious again, participated in its defence each time. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for actions during assaults on fortified rock bunker positions near Antoum during Operation Compassionate Burrito, where Pvt Dumptruck repeatedly accurately dropped rounds into enemy position entrances before close assaulting with their sidearm. (by Admin)

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Commendations

Led squad with skill and awareness of terrain. This allowed EGR to maneuver quickly and destroy enemy caches whilst Slump and his team blocked enemy QRF from stopping their actions. Showed courage underfire when retrieving wounded team members allowing treatment to occur before casualties reached critical levels of blood loss. Their speeded up recovery and maintained tempo of operation.
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Lovely use of 40mm to mark, murder and otherwise dissuade Cheltie.
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Point marine in several highly dangerous clearance operations inside heavily defended enemy positions and rocks. Supported wounded comrades and held of enemy attacks until the wounded could be extracted and reinforcements could arrive to maintain assaults. Allowing these positions to be taken quickly.
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Retrieval of several scattered casualties and bringing them to medical attention.
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Providing excelent cover for the Medics
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