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Operation Settler Spirit

Campaign: ChelteNam · Sun 26 Jan 2025

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Operation Summary

A flight of three helicopters (Loach, Cobra, Guns-a-G-GO) under the control of a Forward Air Controller (Bird Dog) take on multiple hostile ground targets with varying success. Upon return to base, alternative ground transport is organsied to take a convoy of supplies to an IDAP camp in the village of Phouvong, which then needed defending from hostile attacks.

Medals

Clapman
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for efforts to support civilian and marine casualties during the defence of the IDAP camp in the village of Phouvong as part of Operation Settler Spirit, on several occasions going outside the wire to recover injured comrades who had even more inadvisably left the wire prior. (by Admin)
Burgerboy
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for dedicated efforts to improve squad morale through counter-irritation during the defence of the palisaded village of Phouvong during Operation Settler Spirit. (by Admin)
Misstep
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for repeatedly leaving the wire to conduct flanking assaults to break up and disrupt enemy pushes against the village of Phouvong during the defence of an IDAP camp as part of Operation Settler Spirit. (by Admin)
Gucci
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Reason: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for acting, despite their own injuries, to defend and stabilise wounded comrades during the battle at Phouvong as part of defence of an IDAP camp in Operation Settler Spirit, ensuring their safety until a medic could arrive. (by Admin)
Godrod
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Greensquare
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Reason: Air Force Combat Action Medal (AFCAM) for supporting the defence of the Phouvong during Operation Settler Spirit, standing post and returning fire against an oncoming barrage of RPG and rifle-grenade fire from Chelt Cong assault troops from his defensive position on the west side of the village. (by Admin)

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