Service Jacket
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
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 Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for heroic actions to defend the platoon RO working to repair vital communications equipment, against repeated Cheltenamese assaults on the radio room by fire and grenades, sustaining grievous wounds but not withdrawing from the overwatch position during the 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.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for efforts to provide perimeter security to the aid station to enable the platoon to regain the initiative after heavy casualties during the assault on OP Bandersnatch in Operation Painted Eardrum.
OPERATION TOREADOR LADY (2025-01-03):
Patrol around the roads by Ban Phiadouang. Land mines, rickshaws, and swarms of Chelt.
Promoted to PFC.
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.
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.
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.
OPERATION GEOLOGY INSPECTOR (2025-02-28):
Insert deep behind Chelt lines and assault the SA-2 GUIDELINE site at Thud Ridge. To destroy: 7 x launchers, 1 x FAN SONG radar, 2 x backup radar trucks. Destroyed: 4 x launcher, 1 x FAN SONG, 1 x backup radar truck, and back across the bridge 75 seconds before the SF unit holding it were due to disengage.
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.
Purple Heart
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.
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.
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.