Service Jacket
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
OPERATION DANGER KNEES (2024-07-21):
Act as spearpoint for the marines advance from Bai Bien Dep into the mainland of CheltNam towards Kro Sang, and clear the road to enable the tanks to move Onward!
OPERATION GRAVY DEN (2024-07-26):
The Battle for Hill 119, pre-empting the assault on the Plain of Jars.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for using the skills from his previous career as an eastern Ohio pig farmer to treat the heavily wounded Corpsman SM Tylenol while under enemy fire, who was then able to medic other squad casualties to provide sufficient weight of numbers to enable the successful capture of Hill 119 during Operation Gravy Den.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: AWARDED Meritorious Unit Commendation for their effective and vital contributions to the attack on the Plain of Jars through the taking of the heavily defended Hill 119 during Operation Gravy Den.
OPERATION TORN VOTE (2024-07-28):
Continuing the assault towards the plain of jars, Endgame Red are tasked with pushing East to take and hold Nga Tu while reinforcements are brought up, then press the attack onwards when support arrives.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: AWARDED Star to his Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for efforts to stabilise downed casualties during the defence of Nga Tu as part of Operation Torn Vote.
OPERATION SUBSTANCE MELON (2024-08-04):
In which we have a two day pass in Hue, and so does the chelt uprising. Stealth is optional.
We had a gunfight in a market. And a hospital. And a factory. And a suburb. And a consulate. It was a jolly wizard time and we were able to recover the crucial intel command had secreted in a variety of locations around the city like veritable ghosts, flirting from one shadow to another. It is doubtful that the Chelt even knew were were there.
South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation: AWARDED South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation for their effective and vital contributions to the suppression of insolent students during the Hue Uprising as part of Operation Substance Melon.
OPERATION TAKING SEEP (2024-08-09):
Endgame Red are tasked with helping convince a high ranking North Chelt to turncoat and pass information to the forces of freedom. To do this he needs to be reassured that should things go poorly he can be extracted safely. Proving the quality of the American Forces the squad is sent deep into Hanoi to steal items from hostile held buildings to present to him. Tonight: some Milk Tray, and a bunch of flowers!
CIA Intelligence Star: AWARDED Intelligence Star for a successful infiltration mission deep behind enemy lines to obtain essential items to persuade a high ranking North Cheltnamese official to turn coat during Operation Taking Seep
Mentioned in Despatches: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for stealthy reconnaissance of the manoeuvre route at risk to his own discovery, allowing the platoon to remain unconcealed and in cover and avoid multiple trapped areas during stealth operations in Hanoi as part of Operation Taking Seep.
OPERATION ASTROLOGER SILENCE (2024-08-11):
Push the right flank of the plain of jars, taking the hills which overlook the route of advance. Following this, escort friendly armor and sweep West to secure a vital line of communication. Hold salient against enemy assault from the North, East, and South in order to enable follow on forces to secure additional positions.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: AWARDED Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) in clearing a path of safety through trapped woodlands leading up to the Binh Tehn crossroads while under heavy enemy fire, allowing the platoon to secure the hilltop and crossroads as part of the corps push into the hills east of the Plain of Jars during Operation Astrologer Silence.
OPERATION WEEPING RING (2024-08-16):
Garrison the fire base at Khe Gio through a series of North Chelt assaults over several days. Then, move up to the west to retake the village of Lang Mau and the river crossing beyond.
Bronze Star Medal: AWARDED Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for remaining in place to call in danger close air support on the enemy armour attempting to break past his position which was under sustained infantry attack, and in refusing to fall back prevented the loss of the village of Lang Mau to enemy counterattack during Operation Weeping Ring.
OPERATION LAWN PRESERVER (2024-09-01):
Take a convoy of highly explosive crates and a fully fuelled tanker to the forward base.
OPERATION PITCH TRUNKS (2024-09-06):
Assault the old palace at Beaulieu. And dysentery. Don't forget the dysentery.
OPERATION KNOWING BRONCO (2024-09-08):
Find Old Ben and retrieve his intelligence. No, not venerable Ben, elderly Ben, ancient Ben or Gentle Ben.
OPERATION MOUSE AUDIT (2024-09-13):
Multiple training exercises to practise the assault on the criminal stronghold known as the "Collonial House", and the securing of the HVT known as "Significant Kevin" of the "Massive Jungle Massive."
OPERATION WEAK FELLOW (2024-09-15):
Operation to locate and destroy enemy valley base in mountains NW of Ninh Tho
OPERATION HYDRANT DELIGHT (2024-09-20):
Drive the mortars around, set them up, perform the fire missions, and get out. What could go wrong?
Mentioned in Despatches: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for preventing the platoon from being lured into an overwatched and trapped orchard, covering his fellow marines during the withdrawal and engaging the enemy in near-hand-to-hand combat situations on the flanks while the platoon was providing artillery support to friendly forces during Operation Hydrant Delight.
OPERATION ATTENTION LYE (2024-09-22):
Drive the truck up to the firebase, and then defend it while we try to get the parts for the radio to get help, as we're assaulted for many days on end by waves of Chelty bastards. And a mortar. And a flame tank. And rockets.
Bronze Star Medal: AWARDED Star to his Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for throwing himself in unison with his fireteam in a close assault on a booby-trapped enemy mortar position that was firing on the platoon's defensive works, sustaining grievous injuries during the successful attack and recovered alive from an earthworks surrounded by enemy dead during the desperate defence of Firebase Warden in Operation Attention Lye.
Navy Unit Commendation: AWARDED Navy Unit Commendation for dedicated and determined repair and defence of an overrun firebase, preventing the loss of material and the location to the surrounding consolidating enemy forces, and holding fast despite determined attacks by large numbers of hostiles until relief troops could arrive in Operation Attention Lye.
OPERATION BEAR CHANGE (2024-09-27):
SAR Operation to recover the 5 crew members of a downed E2 Hawkeye aircraft.
OPERATION PAINTED EARDRUM (2024-09-29):
Assault and take a hill (OP Bandersnatch) to get intel about supply caches. And then go blow up the caches.
OPERATION DEATH SPHINX (2024-10-06):
Find the secret entrance to the enemy base through the cave on the riverfront, work your way up, find the intel and destroy the base.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: AWARDED Star to his Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for acting with skill during the clearance of tunnel complexes as part of the point team, revealing enemy fire points, weapons caches and ambush locations during Operation Death Sphinx.
Mentioned in Despatches: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for demonstrating great initiative as pointman during the search for enemy radio positions and guiding the platoon around beaten ground and mines while often providing flanking fire during assaults without the usual detriment to squad cohesion as part of Operation Realm Light.
OPERATION BORE PUSSER (2024-11-03):
With the assistance of air and light artillery (mortars) support, Endgame Red is assigned to sweep and clear the town just north of the airfield, which had been occupied by a motorised PAVN company.
Noted on File: AWARDED Expert Marksmanship Badge (EMB) for excellent reflexes and accuracy in saving their squad leader from being bayoneted by a hidden infiltrator without also shooting their squad leader when defending a village as part of Operation Freak Havoc.
Noted on File: NOTATION IN 201 FILE: Do Not Issue Flame Weapons until a) Notation Withdrawn (O6 or above) or b) PACFLTLOGCOM reports supplies of Nomex sufficient to equip entire platoon and any supporting units with suits.
OPERATION VALUABLE HALT (2024-11-29):
Construction of Fort Wrench on river island chain to prevent Chelt movements over the river
OPERATION EXPEDITING TEMPO (2024-12-01):
Defend a village of pro-US leaning civilians from sustained assault. Maintaining security of the sector and keeping hearts and minds pro-'FREEDOM'
South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation: AWARDED South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation for their determination to protect civilian lives from infiltration and direct attacks during the defence of the agricultural station during Operation Expediting Tempo.
Mentioned in Despatches: AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for holding the line against multiple Chelt attacks while the platoon attempted to consolidate from losses during route clearance operations as part of Operation Expediting Tempo.
OPERATION TYPHOON HAND (2024-12-06):
Patrol with air support to take out 2 radio towers, 2 command centres and a logistics base.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: AWARDED Star to his Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for actions shielding other members of the platoon with his body during close quarter operations, preventing escalating casualties without further impeding his own combat effectiveness during Operation Typhoon Hand.
Noted on File: NOTATION IN 201 FILE: Do Not Issue Flame Weapons until a) Notation Withdrawn (O6 or above) or b) PACFLTLOGCOM reports supplies of Nomex sufficient to equip entire platoon and any supporting units with suits.
Noted on File: NOTATION IN 201 FILE: This marine should always be physically searched rather than the use of automated metal detectors before going on leave or off post when back within US territory to avoid confusion and false alarms.
Promoted to PFC.
Mentioned in Despatches: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for effectively co-ordinating several snap ambushes during jungle and swap movements around the POW camp in the Bra region as part of Operation Wiping Litmus.
OPERATION COMPASSIONATE BURRITO (2025-01-12):
Combat Patrol west of The Bra, clearing Ban Onglouang (PH Barbie Girl) then fortifying it up to withstand attacks overnight. Following day, push down the road to Antoum top clear some bastards out of fortified rocks.
OPERATION CONTENT CARROT (2025-01-17):
Find and destroy the five missiles of an SA-2 GUIDELINE SAM site, its FAN SONG guidance radar and the associated supply dump.
Mentioned in Despatches: 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.
OPERATION GRAPHIC RABBIT (2025-01-19):
Search for the radio transmitters in the marked areas, then use them to triangulate the location of the command centre.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for display of expertise in intelligence gathering, detecting an enemy submersible being used as a hidden radio relay station as part of Operation Graphic Rabbit.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for volunteering to search an area of open ground with limited cover for USMC casualties, despite the fact the area was under repeated suppressive fire from a recoilless rifle firing HE rounds from an elevated position.
OPERATION ANOTHER INCONVENIENCE (2025-01-24):
Insert into padd fields to the north of the hostile village of Pia Hom, clear the immediate area then proceed NW towards a large enemy tunnel complex. Clear it, then head home.
OPERATION SETTLER SPIRIT (2025-01-26):
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.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: 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.
Meritorious Unit Commendation: AWARDED Meritorious Unit Commendation for the defence of the IDAP encampment at Phouvong in Operation Settler Spirit following a supply delivery, emphasising US support of NGO activity in South ChelteNam for the betterment of the average citizen in the move towards civilisation from their west-country origins.
OPERATION PRESS RECORDING (2025-03-02):
SAR for the crew of an A-3D Skywarrior bomber down in the vicinity of Fuck That. While TACAIR was available and landed some hefty strikes (some on the enemy, and some on the platoon) difficulty with radio propagation meant that in the end, a Herculean effort from the infantry was required instead.
OPERATION PRIZE MANOR (2025-03-07):
At the behest of Colonel Sunray, EGR is tasked to escort the wallet of an ARVN Major from San Bay Ban airfield to the village of Niem Tin, where said Major was last known to be. The only heli has a prior engagement in Saigon, so the unit are issued with a machine gun truck, and an AA truck, and must convoy through hostile territory to reunite the Major and his cash.
OPERATION DANCING PROPOSITION (2025-03-09):
A lovely little jaunt to the seaside. And a selection of islands. And a stairway which did not go to heaven.
Bronze Star Medal: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for actions during the assault on an enemy island bunker complex as part of Operation Dancing Proposition. Without thought for his own personal safety, PFC Misstep seized the initiative and led a storming assault up the strongly held mountain staircase of the secondary landing area, clearing several fixed positions which had been pouring fire down upon the platoon as it disembarked from landing craft, before falling unconscious from wounds taken in the effort.
OPERATION BLEAK ANESTHESIOLOGY (2025-03-14):
End Game Red is tasked with clearing the fortified and defended villages of Ban Hoang, Binh Minh, An Hoa, Lac My, and Pet Mep. The defenders are well prepared, and holding hostages, making it a tough task for our marines.
South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation: AWARDED South Cheltnamese Gallantry Cross for the liberation of hostages and multiple Chelt-Cong controlled villages in the vicinity of Ban Hoang during Operation Bleak Anaesthesiology.
OPERATION WELFARE HYENA (2025-03-21):
EGR is sent to sweep the Mekong Delta for four AA guns known to be operating in the area.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for effectiveness and accuracy in the use of a variety of emplaced weapons to engage and destroy overwatching enemy squads during the defence of the village of Bru during Operation Pumpkinseed Relation.
OPERATION CRUST OPENING (2025-04-18):
The dastardly French have made a sly, backroom deal to sell dairy centrafuges to the North Chelt government. To prevent them from using this technology to increase the intensity of fat in their cream, EGR is tasked with a search and recovery mission. Using helos to search the landscape, find the convoys carrying these centrafuges, secure the trucks, then recover them to any available US base.
Presidential Unit Citation: AWARDED Presidential Unit Citation for successful completion of Operation Crust Opening, intercepting a delivery of dairy centrifuges that will undoubtedly set back cream enrichment operations in North ChelteNam by years and in so doing supporting US strategic attempts at signing an anti-profiteroleation treaty with key states.
OPERATION SPOILING GHOST (2025-04-20):
Endgame Red is tasked with Red Teaming Monkey Mountain, a key US communications facility. Wearing North Chelt gear and using captured weapons modified to fire blanks the aim was to reach and take the base.
OPERATION IGNORING LEAVE (2025-04-25):
Sneaky beaky night mission over the border into Dorset to observe and recover/destroy information on the new weapon, Wild Wurzel, which is being surreptitiously refitted to North CheltNamese aircraft by the theoretically neutral forces of the Dorset dairy farm leadership under the rule of Chairman Moo.
Navy Cross: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Navy Cross (NC) for extraordinary heroism in combat during desperate actions to prevent enemy technological upgrades as part of Operation Ignoring Leave. Leading the assault into the enemy command area, PFC Misstep took several minor wounds but continued to fight. While vastly outnumbered by an enemy quick reaction force counterattacking the main airfield building, PFC Misstep held his ground and was repeatedly machinegunned, each time overcoming near-mortal wounds through strength of will in an attempt to protect the casualties being treated within the building, before sacrificing himself to block an enemy grenade which would otherwise have killed the unit medic and their patient. His determination to never retreat a step, never slow down, nor ever allow an enemy to be closer to the rest of the unit than he, might be considered a reflection of all that the Corps looks for in a pointman.
Navy Unit Commendation: AWARDED Navy Unit Citation for actions to prevent Dorset-ChelteNam technology transfers that could have critically affected the war effort during Operation Ignoring Leave
Killed in Action - 2025-04-25