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Operation Content Carrot

Campaign: ChelteNam · Fri 17 Jan 2025

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Operation Summary

Find and destroy the five missiles of an SA-2 GUIDELINE SAM site, its FAN SONG guidance radar and the associated supply dump.

Medals

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Air Force Combat Action Medal
Reason: AWARDED Star to their Air Force Combat Action Medal (AFCAM) for participating in a close assault with a single marine companion to engage an enemy fortified position that had pinned two thirds of the attached USMC platoon, during Operation Content Carrot, continuing the action despite the injury of the marine in question and overrunning the position with accurate personal weapons fire and aggression. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for using their innate Air Force aura to attract the attention of the tracking systems of an SA-2 missile system, allowing the marine riflemen to spot and engage it in thick jungle cover during Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Noted on File
Reason: ORDERED TDY 3 Weeks 7th Air Force HQ, Tan Son Nhut Air Base Saigon, to participate in the development of an in-country training course for USAF personnel assigned to closely support USMC activity, focusing primarily on behaviours to avoid, following several letters of congratulation received by AFMPC Randolph Air Force Base. (by Admin)
Bacon
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: For displaying excellent conduct in an unanticipated leadership position, taking control of a fireteam with calm and collected demeanour and positioning it to conduct flanking attacks that allowed the remainder of the platoon to manouver effectively while conducting essential actions to preserve USAF lives by destroying a Fan Song radar position as part of Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for careful husbanding of ammunition during combat operations while maintaining accurate and effective fires, allowing him to resupply more profligate members of his fireteam with ammunition while equalling their effectiveness during Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Bungalow
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Reason: AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for their essential role in ensuring casualties were quickly made mobile for during heavy close action fighting at an SA-2 launch site as part of Operation Content Carrot, without which the unit would have been intercepted by multiple enemy quick reaction forces and overrun. (by Admin)
Radical
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Reason: AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for maintaining cohesion and momentum during a complex and challenging combat environment during the destruction of an SA-2 Guideline site containing FULLY FUELLED missiles as part of Operation Content Carrot, rapidly and flexibly responding to mass casualty events with a carefully considered amount of sarcasm to maintain combat effectiveness on the part of their marines and making effective use of support assets. (by Admin)
Clapman
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for expert triage, ensuring that a steady supply of recovered casualties were able to return to the battle while the squad was under heavy assault and bombardment during action to eliminate the supply dump of an SA-2 missile site as part of Operation Content Carrot, despite the best efforts of close-assaulting Chelt Cong and their molotov cocktails. (by Admin)
Chaos
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for making repeated and successful flank assaults with their fireteam, leading from the front with courage and dedication during strikes on elements of an SA-2 Guideline SAM site in the deep jungle as part of Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Misstep
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for initiative and accuracy in assaulting an overlooking machinegun position during an attack on a supply dump as part of Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Gucci
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for assaulting and clearing an enemy machine gun position which was covering the platoon's route of advance during the storming of the radar installation as part of Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Bloodbath
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Reason: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for dedicated support of casualties while under repeated mortar bombardment from actual mortars during an assault on an SA-2 GUIDLINE Site as part of Operation Content Carrot. (by Admin)
Farmboy
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal

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