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Operation Content Carrot
Campaign: ChelteNam · Fri 17 Jan 2025
OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Commendations
Radical exercised very effective platoon leadership on this mission, wielding his fireteams like a scalpel to pin and flank. In particular he rapidly and flexibly responded to mass casualty events, adjusting his plan on the fly and making effective use of support assets.
For keeping us togeter as a group and aiding with the medical dituations and pulling me out of the crap when i was downed
For maintaining momentum and order and leading a successful mission inspire of heavy casualties and in extreme conditions. and inspiring subordinates to do their duty and maintain composure in his moments of absence.
For outstanding work keeping soldiers patched up under extreme conditions despite heavy assault's while under bombardment and enemy fire
For outstanding work keeping soldiers patched up under extreme conditions despite heavy assault's while under bombardment and enemy fire
Excelent work supporting myself and the other medic, there were some really tight situation but i feel we kept ontop of it suitably
Consistently precise use of mortars and artillery to suppress and blind the enemy during multiple occassions, chiefly during the first failed assault on the enemy encampment and resulting medical treatment.
for cool calm and collected leadership. and for his invaluable assistance to his team members and resupplies under fire
Scatters calling in of artillery and air strikes at point in the mission were craitical in the success of the operation.
Showing superb leadership skills, leading with courage and an eye for terrain. Bacon did an excellent job of leading a fire team. He manoeuvred his squad well, flanking enemy concentrations and providing overwatch. At one point Baconw as required to disengage his fire team and withdraw under extreme pressure. He did so with skill. Potential NCO.
For Taking the initiative to carpet bomb a key location and supress enemy forces long enough for Medical to deal with wounded and reinstate force organisation and the continuation of the mission
Follow his actions during this operation it is my opinion that the Major's talents are utterly wasted on the airforce. Major Scatter demonstrated exception skill at arms throughout the operation, using his strange smg to great effect. I personally witnessed him neutralise a number of chelt with great accuracy and aggression, more befitting a member of God's own service. However, it is his actions towards the end of the operation I must specifically commend. The squad had become pinned during an assault on an SA2 position by a previously unseen enemy force who were dug in at the top of a steep hill. I moved to engage this enemy position to buy the squad time to regroup, that's nothing special its what I'm meant to do, however, The Major the stated that he was coming with me to assault the enemy position, and confirmed he understood the risk and likelihood of success. Major Scatter the assaulted the position in a manner that would have made Chesty proud, continuing the action after I became injured in the fight and coordinating with other squad members. Truly a marine's airman.
Accurate and timely control of artillery/air assets to support several assaults against enemy fortifications, shield EGR withdrawal from enemy QRF. Scatter acted with courage in putting himself in harms way to accurately guide ordnance onto target and utilised non-standard (for mission) air assets to screen the withdrawal of the squad after mission completion. Scatter also commited to close action assaults, at one point being engaged at close range by enemy guided ordnance as the squad assaulted a heavily defended SA2 position.
Called in mortar suppressing fire allowing several unit casualties to be recovered and preventing an enemy counterattack forming.
Holy moley!
Chaos saved us so many times on this mission. 'Blue Team, flank right' was the order of the day, and the order was good. Led from the front, took the initiative, kicked ass and took names. What a guy.
Chaos saved us so many times on this mission. 'Blue Team, flank right' was the order of the day, and the order was good. Led from the front, took the initiative, kicked ass and took names. What a guy.
Initiave and accuracy in assaulting the MG position overlooking the "Angry Rock" during the storming of the Radar Installation.
HM3 Bungalow saved my life twice during this mission; on both occasions I was exposed to observe for mortar fire missions and was seriously wounded by enemy gunfire. Bungalow retained situational awareness, extracted my body from the line of fire and provided immediate and effective treatment.
For outstanding work keeping soldiers patched up under extreme conditions despite heavy assault's while under bombardment and enemy fire
Excelent work supporting myself and the other medic, there were some really tight situation but i feel we kept ontop of it suitably
Co-ordinating medical effectively. Reacting to major casualty incidents in a timely manner and this saving lives/keeping EGR on mission. Due to mission demands and highly vigilant enemy QRF it was imperative that EGR remained mobile. Bungalow's actions shortened the time EGR had to remain static due to casualty treatment allowing for tempo to be maintained and the squad to remain mobile
Initiave and accuracy in assaulting the MG position overlooking the "Angry Rock" during the storming of the Radar Installation.
Participants
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Ungrouped
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Col SunrayHQ Staff
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Maj ScatterForward Air Controller
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Capt PainindeasCommand
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1Lt GreensquareForward Air Controller
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2ndLt NieugoyPlatoon Leader
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CMSgt KentParajumper
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1stSgt SoddemCommand
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SSgt RadicalPlatoon SNCO
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Sgt MattockSection NCO
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Cpl DiscoLAT Rifleman
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Cpl MorseRadio Operator
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Cpl SlumpLAT Rifleman
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PO3 BungalowMedic
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LCpl ChaosHeavy Gunner
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LCpl DeezRadio Operator
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LCpl SnapshotCombat Photographer
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LCpl ZaytsevMarksman
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SM ClapmanMedic
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PFC AvalancheGrenadier
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PFC BaconLAT Rifleman
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PFC ChonkGrenadier
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PFC DeadmeatLAT Rifleman
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PFC FirsttryAT Gunner
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PFC GucciLAT Rifleman
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PFC HosepipeAutorifleman
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PFC MisstepPointman
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SA BloodbathMedic
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SA JCBEngineer
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SA TransplantMedic
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SA WrenchEngineer
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Pvt BeltfedHeavy Gunner
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Pvt BoomstickGrenadier
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Pvt BrownbreadLAT Rifleman
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Pvt BurgerboyLAT Rifleman
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Pvt CatastrophePointman
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Pvt CornponeLAT Rifleman
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Pvt DetroitLAT Rifleman
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Pvt DumptruckGrenadier
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Pvt FarmboyLAT Rifleman
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Pvt GodrodAT Gunner
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Pvt LeFreakLAT Rifleman
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Pvt ProbableGrenadier
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Pvt SurfsupLAT Rifleman
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Pvt TripwirePointman
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KIA
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Maj ChapsChaplain
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Capt PointerPlatoon Leader
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2ndLt ShadesPlatoon Leader
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GySgt WardaddyPlatoon SNCO
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Sgt DropbearPlatoon SNCO
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SSgt FuryHeavy Gunner
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SSgt SaucemanSection NCO
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SSgt SpudLAT Rifleman
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PO2 SeabyConstructionman
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Sgt KnievelPilot
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Sgt PhonesRadio Operator
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Sgt SonicMortar Operator
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Sgt TweakerSection NCO
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Cpl BanditVehicle Commander
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Cpl HaywireAT Gunner
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Cpl KiwiLRRP Rifleman
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Cpl OverkillLAT Rifleman
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Cpl SnowmanVehicle Commander
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CPL TonkGrenadier
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Ha Si Nhat MorrisTranslator
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LCpl BruceRifleman
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LCpl HowzatGrenadier
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LCpl MaloneMarksman
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PO3 CraterSapper
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PO3 GirderConstructionman
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PO3 LupusMedic
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A1C SnuffyParajumper
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LCpl BagpipeAT Gunner
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LCpl BroadsideMarksman
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LCpl FlareGrenadier
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LCpl JazzRadio Operator
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LCpl YorkScout
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SM BenzoMedic
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SM ButcherMedic
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SM HitchcockMedic
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SM HollidayMedic
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SM HowserMedic
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SM MashMedic
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SM RDXConstructionman
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SM TorpexConstructionman
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SM TylenolMedic
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PFC BlunderbussAT Gunner
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PFC BuzzsawHeavy Gunner
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PFC ClaymoreAT Gunner
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PFC GoatHeavy Gunner
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PFC GoGoGrenadier
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PFC HammerAT Gunner
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PFC JauvertLAT Rifleman
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PFC JumpLAT Rifleman
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PFC LeroyLAT Rifleman
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PFC MachineHeavy Gunner
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PFC MaximAutorifleman
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PFC PyroGrenadier
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PFC RainGrenadier
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PFC RattleHeavy Gunner
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PFC RedeyeLAT Rifleman
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PFC SnakeScout
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PFC SpoonLAT Rifleman
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PFC SpraynprayHeavy Gunner
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PFC SqueezeLAT Rifleman
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PFC TargetLAT Rifleman
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PFC TorrentHeavy Gunner
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PFC TreadwellPointman
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PFC TrebGrenadier
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PFC TribecaLAT Rifleman
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SA CutterMedic
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Mne DiggerLRRP Rifleman
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Pvt CrashAT Gunner
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Pvt FungLAT Rifleman
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Pvt GatorLAT Rifleman
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Pvt NovelLAT Rifleman
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Pvt ThunderGrenadier
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Pvt VazAutorifleman
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Pvt ZipAutorifleman
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MIA
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RIF
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1stLt HavercruftPlatoon Leader
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1stSgt RockPlatoon SNCO
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CPO PatchesMedic
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SSgt GrymPlatoon SNCO
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Cpl Berko AmboMedic
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Cpl GumbiesPatrolman
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Cpl Turbo DunnyAutorifleman
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PO2 BunkerConstructionman
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Sgt TablesMortar Operator
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Sgt TracksVehicle Commander
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Cpl HollowpointMarksman
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Cpl PriestSniper
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Cpl ShrapGrenadier
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Cpl TelexRadio Operator
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Ha Si Nhat MarvinTranslator
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LCpl CoathangerDigger/Engineer
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PO3 FrankensteinMedic
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SrA WilburRadio Operator
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LCpl BlitzGrenadier
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LCpl LightningAutorifleman
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LCpl RipperHeavy Gunner
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PFC CandidCombat Photographer
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PFC CutoutMarksman
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PFC GibLAT Rifleman
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PFC HailmaryHeavy Gunner
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PFC PotaufeuLAT Rifleman
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PFC PotshotMarksman
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PFC TomcatLAT Rifleman
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PFC TubularAT Gunner
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PFC VolcanoGrenadier
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SA Nine One OneMedic
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SA PlugholeMedic
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SA TrencherConstructionman
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Pvt BostonLAT Rifleman
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Pvt Fung JrLAT Rifleman
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Pvt GoldsteinGatling Gunner
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Pvt KeyholeSniper
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Pvt NightlightMarksman
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Pvt Redeye JrLAT Rifleman
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