Operation Strange Repair

Campaign: ChelteNam · Sun 21 Aug 2022

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT

Operation Summary

Continuing the mission to find and destroy the artillery park. Which we did. And then a lot of people got shot and dragged off by Chelt to places unknown...

MIA

Scatter
Zaytsev
Dropbear
Malone

Deaths

Knievel

Medals

Silver Star Medal
Reason: Awarded Silver Star for single-handed assault on heavy artillery position west of Con Ho in order to allow the shattered platoon to regroup and gather and treat wounded. GySgt Rock was retrieved wounded from the site with all but three of the enemy defenders neutralised (by Admin)
Silver Star Medal
Reason: Awarded Silver Star for maintaining medical treatment on multiple critical casualties with limited supplies and defended said casualties when under close assault from enemy infantry, then bringing into action a ZPU-4 anti aircraft piece to destroy several light helicopters attacking the platoon's location, during the destruction of artillery positions SW of Dak Pek (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: Mentioned in Dispatches for providing accurate and sustained fire to cover platoon withdrawal during recon operations for an artillery park SW of Dak Pek (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: Mentioned in Dispatches for providing accurate fire to neutralise enemy light artillery engaging the platoon, without which the platoon would not have been successful in its assault objective, during the destruction of a heavy artillery emplacement west of Con Ho (by Admin)
Citation Denied
Reason: Citation for Bronze Star Medal for heroism during the securing of an escape LZ during same denied by Australian Govt. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: Mentioned in Dispatches for recovering casualties under intense fire during the assault on artillery positions west of Con Ho (by Admin)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: Mentioned in Dispatches for providing accurate HE rocket fire to destroy a PAVN mortar position bombarding AVRN base Planck, during recon operations for an artillery park SW of Dak Pek (by Admin)
Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star
Reason: Awarded Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star by South Cheltnamese government for providing accurate HE rocket fire to destroy a PAVN mortar position bombarding AVRN base Planck, during recon operations for an artillery park SW of Dak Pek (by Admin)

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