Service Jacket
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Joined campaign as PFC.
OPERATION SQUALID ARMADILLO (2021-10-03):
Combat Patrol, Khe Sahn Province, Vicinity of Old Fort. In which marines can't count to three.
OPERATION JUICY WIDGET (2022-01-16):
Assault on the "Hill of Bastards" antiaircraft strongpoint at Grid 026034, Southwest of Lapoung
OPERATION MEEK XYLOPHONE (2022-01-21):
Recon operation in the vicinity of Ro Ro, identifying and destroying SAM sites and radar installations.
OPERATION PUMPED BEZIER (2022-01-23):
Retake Mouang Nong Airfield, by clearing out remaining fire control radar(s) and SAM sites. Northern end of airfield and rock of pilots cleared.
Silver Star Medal: Awarded Silver Star for actions in repelling determined enemy counterattacks in the recapture of Mouang Nong Airfield, not just at the initial phase but also during the defense at the north end of the runway and also during the evacuation of the AO and medevac liftoff. He frequently exposed himself to enemy guns in order to silence them and break the will of the enemy.
Meritorious Unit Commendation
OPERATION CHANGEABLE DOLMAN (2022-01-28):
Secure / destroy remaining SA2 launch sites, artillery sites, helicopter launch area and vehicle park. Secure Mouang Nong airfield command centre and obtain two-part radio codebook.
Secondary objectives: secure airfield and eliminate 90% of OPFOR forces. Secure villages Ban Neme, Ko We, Xiom La Ho, and Lan Tam Ve.
Purple Heart
OPERATION OBESE UPWARD (2022-01-30):
Establish LZ Cheeto and defend near the village of Thongqa, then advance and try to find the position of the cheese supplies and their blue cheese additives. Blue cheese best cheese.
Bronze Star Medal: Awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V for singlehandedly holding the northern perimeter of LZ Cheeto for a large amount of time, preventing the FOB from being overrun in two directions at certain times
OPERATION QUICK SPOUSE (2022-02-02):
Continuing the mission to find and secure the cheese supplies and the blue additive. Blue cheese best cheese.
Mentioned in Despatches: Mentioned in Dispatches for a determined personal defence during recon operations, being recovered by the medical teams from a substantial pile of opposition bodies
Promoted to LCpl.