Service Jacket
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
OPERATION CONSTANT TIMBER (2023-01-15):
Southern patrol route through the AO, with several close calls with a lot of fiery doom and running around like morons trying to find any surviving supplies.
OPERATION ARDENT RIPPLE (2024-01-05):
Endgame Red is assigned as the SANDY ground team to conduct Combat Search And Rescue for the Air Force in conjunction with Jolly Green Giants, Broncos and Skyraider "Spud" strike aircraft. Two CSAR missions completed; a pilot recovered from just north of Da Krong, and a dual-crew flight from the marshes of the Mekong Delta. All for only a relatively modest expenditure of US aircraft.
Bronze Star Medal: AWARDED Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for single handedly assaulting and clearing an enemy strongpoint that had the squad pinned down under heavy effective fire during Operation Ardent Ripple, allowing the recovery of the pilot.
OPERATION BEHOLDER VIRTUE (2024-01-07):
Two further CSAR missions, one pilot down and taken to a small Chelt village, from where we had to rescue him, and one pilot down on what will forever be known as The Island Of Bastards and Mountains, where we had to try to get a Jolly Green pickup on an island with 3 square inches of flat land.
OPERATION WELL REAL (2024-01-12):
A plane has crashed NE of MSS Leghorn. The crew have been rescued but confidential materials onboard can not be allowed to fall into enemy hands. Endgame Red is dispatched the secure the crash site for long enough to let a team of engineers blow the wreck.
Mentioned in Despatches: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for extremely effective suppressive fire despite difficult sightlines during Operation Well Real.
OPERATION EUPHORIC DIABETES (2024-01-14):
Enemy spotters suspected at three locations. Endgame Red sent in to carry out foot patrols to find them and give them the bad news.
OPERATION CLEAN BLANKET (2024-01-19):
SAR Ops.
Scramble 1: Two pilots ejected over the river bend north of Keng Lat. One pilot KIA, one recovered by Endgame Red and extracted.
Scramble 2: Single pilot shot down over San Bay Ban, chute landed on the coastline SW of the airfield. Pilot recovered by Endgame Red. Two Jolly Greens and Sandy-1 shot down, crew recovered by Endgame Red.
OPERATION VANITY SNOB (2024-01-21):
SAR Ops.
Scramble 1: A4 pilot crashed in a mountain valley north of Hue, near medium mobile AAA battery on plateau, pilot ejected. Pilot recovered alive by Endgame Red but killed by Chelt Cong recoilless fire near escape LZ.
Scramble 2: Two ejected pilots linked up during E&E and took shelter in a shop in Attapeu before it was occupied by a CC Main Force with light armour and vehicle support. Both pilots recovered successfully, Covey-1 shot down but recovered from the site successfully.
OPERATION COMPARING SINGLETS (2024-02-09):
1. Defend the pilot hiding in the cave system at Cu Chi from Chelt attack.
2. Clear the tunnel complex found in Operation Euphoric Diabetes
3. Assault a fortified Chelt position on a hilltop West of San Bay Ban Airfield to clear out a mortar battery which was preventing AVRN forces from consolidating their landing zone.
Silver Star Medal: AWARDED Silver Star (SSM) for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during Operation Comparing Singlets, in which during tunnel clearance Torrent counter charged an ambush into the fire of multiple EI, killing many and stalling the ambush allowing the rest of his squad to survive. Torrent, heavily wounded was rescued amidst a pile of enemy dead.
OPERATION SNEAKY GUARD (2024-02-11):
Scramble 1: Pilot in the air 1-2 km east of Ban Len. Landed east of MSS Leghorn and fled east while the squad rambled a little.
Scramble 2: F-111 crashed 3M W of Phao Noi, in the immediate vicinity of Thud Ridge. SEAD suppressed the SAM site, with Sandy flight continuing to rain down fire on it, but Sandy 2 was hit and crashed and has been captured by the Chelt. The pilots of the F-111 were recovered successfully although Jolly-2 was damaged enough to need to perform a forced landing and the squad left the AO on Jolly-1.
OPERATION ECOLOGY EPHEMERIS (2024-02-16):
OP1: Is Death Better than the Taunton Travelodge?
Endgame Red attempted to intercept a convoy of POWs being taken through CC controlled South Cheltenam across the border into North Cheltenam where they would then be unrecoverable until after the war. Unfortunately, anti-aircraft fire shot down both USMC helicopters despite air support from TACAIR, and in the ensuing running battle the convoy was intercepted but destroyed during the combat, killing the POWs. Endgame Red were successfully extracted by the US Army Air Corps who provided a recovery helicopter on short notice from a nearby FOB.
OP2: Don't let the Intel get Moist
During the return to home base, Endgame Red were diverted to support a 'special forces' operation on a thickly jungled island off the coast of South Cheltenam, recovering several suitcases of 'Intel' from CC hands on behalf of the less than charismatic special forces liaison officer. The use of Naval Gunfire support from the nearby destroyed USS Henderson led to operational success, but the island and its villages were left ablaze as Endgame Red returned to Maxwell Field for the mission debrief.
Citation Denied: MARKSMAN BADGE DENIED for 'expertise' at the rifle range, Maxwell Field, during Operation Ecology Ephemeris.
OPERATION EGO AFTERTHOUGHT (2024-02-18):
Evaluated as the 14th (out of 18) most effective CSAR unit on the roster, and not curently enjoying the favour of either the USMC or USAF, Endgame Red was deployed by helicopter to Firebase A Luoi in the A Shau valley. Tasked to overwatch the main North-South MSR and protect passing traffic, they disrupted Chelt operations in the area through two nights and one day, allowing the safe passage of five US convoys for the loss of one vehicle.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for recovering supplies outside the wire in extremely hostile conditions during Operation Ego Afterthought.
OPERATION GRAY SCAFFOLD (2024-02-23):
Stage One:
Go by boat to the island of Tre Lon, find the enemy political officer who is hiding in a bunker, capture him, then bring him back to Pleiku docks.
Stage Two:
Use information gathered from the political officer to find and secure enemy supply dumps north east of Hue.
Congressional Medal of Honor: With the majority of his squad in critical condition, he singlehandedly performed an assault to deliberately distract the Chelt from the position where his squad were being treated, engaging and destroying many times his number before finally succumbing to overwhelming wounds. PFC Torrent faced his fate with his usual calm demeanour, knowing he was likely to give his life for the opportunity for his comrades to survive, and marched forward to his certain doom wielding his machine gun with consummate skill. Without his quick thinking and herculean courage, Endgame Red would have been overrun and destroyed completely. Instead, his heroic sacrifice bought his squad the time needed to treat as many casualties as possible, resume operational ability, and advance to take the hilltop position. The number and severity of wounds sustained by him and the number of enemy combatants rendered ineffective by him, are a testament to his grit and determination in carrying out his duty to the highest possible standards of the US Marine Corps in the face of unthinkable odds.
Promoted to PFC.
Killed in Action - 2024-03-03