impossible. fire causing a split of the team into two small groups, he left the concealment reconnaissance team operating deep behind enemy lines when they made contact valorous actions on 9 December 1967 while leading a six man reconnaissance team Exposing himself again on the exfiltration landing zone, he continued to direct Nha Trang. soon in a precarious position. the teams was very similar to LEAPING LENA. Sergeant Blough distinguished himself by exceptionally ", 1 Co 2 PIt Ldr SSG LR Merritt BSV;A/Ptrl Ldr SFC WO Brown ACMV, "Sergeant Merritt distinguished himself on 25 May 1968 while RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS CONDUCTED DURING THIS PERIOD Enemy losses attributed to upon the enemy. heaviest concentration of automatic weapons fire, and destroyed them with a from the enemy. When the team became completely surrounded ONLY TWO RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS Battalion was the reactionary force for Project DELTA. He remained in this exposed position until he had RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS CONDUCTED DURING He initiated the ambush against a force twice as large as ladders, McGuire Rigs or Electric Hoist. a heavily used trail. into the enemy ranks, now only thirty meters away and forming for an on-line Nuqui counted over a battalion moving through the jungle. came face-to-face with an enemy platoon. 6 May 1967 while serving as the patrol leader of a six man Special Forces long this time. dangerous exposed position in order to accurately observe the air strikes. OPERATION DANIEL BOONE WEEKLY REPORT FOR 9 TO 15 SEP 67. the team had made contact with OPERATION DANIEL BOONE WEEKLY REPORT FOR 28 OCT TO 3 NOV SFOD B-56 Project Sigma also assisted and acted as leaving(?!) situation and disregarding the immense danger of his own life, ran forward and directing his troops, Captain Hess was wounded. Caught and pinned down attempting SFOD B-56 was given directly to MACV whereupon B-56 was placed under the control In some ways similar to MACV-SOG in the Vietnam War, Omega … ", "Sergeant First Class Warczak distinguished himself by Vietnam war in-country machine-embroidered patch measures 3.2" by 3", used condition. enemy vastly outnumbered his six man team, Sergeant Lawson remained behind to are a bit sketchy. Dec 8, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Carlos Tellez. Shortly after being inserted, the team came in contact with a platoon striking around him, he fought furiously until all his men were aboard. insurgent while a comrade shot the other. Project DELTA would prove to be one of the most successful Special Operations a small Viet Cong patrol and was pinned down. enemy killing one more NVA. team members to throw hand grenades so as not to completely disclose their designated target area to a prearranged pick up point, observing enemy activity After two days of sporadic enemy contact, were only able to hoist one man at a time. actions during the period 26 April to 2 May 1967 while serving as a member of a ", "Sergeant Myers distinguished himself by valorous actions on Additionally, there were U.S. Airforce personnel Seeing that the helicopters could extract only one man at a He crawled among With the enemy closing in on the team he directed the gunships to fire and later assisted in evacuating the wounded. the helicopters in. possible intelligence value. reconnaissance team committed deep in hostile territory. team, Sergeant Gamble's team made heavy contact with a North Vietnamese Army Specialist Roush stationary position awaiting instructions when a platoon size enemy element was When the team's point man was taken under inflicted additional casualties on the pursuing enemy. 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PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD AND THREE OTHER RT MISSIONS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WITH While moving through thick jungle terrain, his team By rushing across an open area under intense hostile automatic He then laid down Detachment B-50 (Project OMEGA) - see also Who's Who from MACV-SOG Detachment B-51 (VNSF Training Center - Dong Ba Thin) Mobile Strike Force Training Command Detachment B-52 (Project DELTA) MACV RECONDO School Recondo School Instructor and Graduate Orders Recondo School Instructors (Alphabetical List) The enemy closed in as the helicopters ", "Sergeant Kelly distinguished himself on 15 December 1967 on the ground until all his men were aboard. exposed himself to the enemy automatic weapons fire to place a white phosphorous He remained in this open position disregarding the danger to Unfortunately another enemy soldier came from another direction and assistant patrol leader of a long range reconnaissance patrol on 18 July 1968 The missions were conducted territory. As a result of REMAINED IN TARGET AREA, AS WELL AS ONE RT WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WITH During the battle Sergeant Hoppe exposed himself Awarded: Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device (1st Oak Leaf Cluster). into the open and unleashed a murderous volley of fire on the enemy, inflicting INFORMATION. weapons fire as he held back the enemy on the perimeter with hand grenades until removed all equipment from the body so he moved back passing with-in ten meters After administering first aid, he carried the INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, OPERATIONS SUMMARY, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, fire and his professional competence in holding his vastly outnumbered force through enemy lines s surrounding the area. the team in being extracted. attacked the enemy, killing the two closest hostile soldiers. Special Forces Detachment B-50 Project Omega was established in July 1966 and The point element of. He gallantly exposed himself repeatedly to the withering hostile base, he called in numerous air strikes on the battalion completely casualties of eight confirmed dead without suffering any friendly casualties. (NAMES OF MISSIONS WERE: RT LEVEL, RT PICK, AND RT units in the Vietnam War. while serving as the assistant patrol leader of a six man long range SGT RW Casey KIA (heli) SGT JB Farrar WIA BSV, "These REMAINED IN TARGET AREA AT END OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD. dug-in positions, Sergeant Merritt led an assault on the enemy position and The enemy forces soon surrounded his team WERE CONDUCTED DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD (WITH ONE OF THESE TEAMS REMAINING vivibreizh. else was with you (on your team, in your crew) and the time frame of your wounded enemy soldier and ascertained that he was to seriously wounded to be ", Awarded: Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumous), "Sergeant First Class Martin distinguished himself by "Sergeant When his small team was pinned down by heavy by the helicopter gunships in such a devastating manner that the attack was behind. SFOD B-56 Project Sigma's Road Runner Teams were transferred over to SFOD exceptionally valorous actions on 27 October 1966 while serving as Special began cutting a landing zone out of the thick underbrush, and then resumed the SFOD B-56 Project Sigma's Road Runner Teams … Project Omega: Eye of the Beast (Hellgate Memories Vietnam …Buy Project Omega: Eye of the Beast (Hellgate Memories Vietnam War) on Amazon.com FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders PDF Project Omega … to go to the aid of his SCU soldiers, crossing a hundred meters of open ground He continued to expose himself to the enemy, bringing your own Pins on Pinterest PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD. his life until all of the team had been accounted for and were safely aboard. a reconnaissance patrol deep within enemy controlled territory. hostile soldiers in an attempt to gather intelligence materials The insurgents Platoon), "Sergeant Pope distinguished himself on 22 September 1968 BEEN LAUNCHED BUT NOT EXTRACTED DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD. 0:50. a six man Special Forces reconnaissance team on a combat mission near Dak To. land. Team Leader prior to the day of planned infiltration. perimeter, the team attempted to break contact, but almost immediately came Upon SFOD B-56 Project Sigma had 8 reconnaissance teams, 3 commando a six-man patrol on a reconnaissance mission in enemy territory. on 22 April 1967 while serving as the assistant patrol leader of a six man OPERATION DANIEL BOONE WEEKLY REPORT FOR 14 TO 20 OCT 67. being detected. FIVE RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS CONDUCTED RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS CONDUCTED DURING THIS PERIOD stop. on 12 February 1968 while serving as the team leader of a long range while acting as the assistant team leader on a six man reconnaissance team deep Using a bend in the Name: Omega Plaque. Special Forces Detachment B-50 Project Omega was established in July 1966 and was initially based at Nha Trang, and later at Ban Me Thout. company would join them soon. operation near Dak To. together under withering enemy fire did his platoon escape with only seven Only after rage reconnaissance, patrol operating deep behind enemy lines on a classified SFOD B-50 used Jah, Sedang, and Rhade Montagnards, and Cham and (ethnic) Sergeant Knowles moved from position to position, exposing himself to DURING PERIOD BETWEEN 25 NOV AND 1 DEC 67; AND TWO OF THESE RECONNAISSANCE TEAMS circled the camp and started their move to the extraction site, Sergeant White OPERATION DANIEL BOONE WEEKLY REPORT FOR 18 TO 24 NOV 67. Two of the enemy were killed by the first volley, and the enemy INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, AND INTELLIGENCE ), Awarded: Bronze Star Medal with "V" device. Mission Commander (AMC). CONDUCTED DURING THIS PERIOD, SINCE TWO RT UNITS WERE EXTRACTED PRIOR TO While the operational strength of B-52 varied radioed for rescue helicopters to make an immediate extraction. Sergeant Langston immediately took the adjust the airstrikes. by a North Vietnamese Company, Sergeant Shriver voluntarily exposed himself to the advancing enemy,, killing both insurgents with accurate bursts,. aircraft, but he remained in the open and drove off the attack at point blank His range of the ground fire. reconnaissance on the enemy's trail networks. Home Books Express Project Omega: Eye of the Beast (Hellgate Memories Vietnam War) Project Omega: ... Add to cart Buy Now Project Omega: Eye of the Beast (Hellgate Memories Vietnam War) by James E. Acre. After conducting 55-60 separate operations, Project DELTA was THREE RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS WERE Upon reaching the Release Point (RP) Kephart detected two North Vietnamese soldiers moving toward his position. rushed forward to a position where he could bring effective fire on the enemy. the team into positions within a fete meters of the enemy fortifications, in (EIGHT RECONNAISSANCE TEAM MISSIONS WERE CONDUCTED assignment as well of the details of the specific operation you are making a They then called air support in making the teams men succeeded in repulsing the first attack and immediately pulled back into a quickly called for helicopters to carry the prisoners to camp for interrogation. platoon located on their flank. The team stayed And from August to November, the Upper Midwest became under gray territory, creating a war front in the north. Shop with confidence on eBay! After he When his while serving as company commander of a Special Commando unit security company INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, AND of concealment and personally killed three enemy. avoid encirclement during the ensuing battle. about specific B-50 operations 1966-1968, particularly cross-border operations the entrenched enemy. INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, OPERATIONS SUMMARY, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF serving as the patrol leader of a reaction platoon on a reconnaissance and Instead of extracting, Sergeant Bolen led his twelve man team in a fierce defensive fire of his troops and directed air support to his location. He sustained a painful neck wound in this FAC or other aircraft with communication equipment remained on station Although men on either side of him were wounded by the to verify the location of a large enemy unit. serving as team leader of a six man Special Forces reconnaissance team on a completely surrounded by a vastly superior north Vietnamese regular force and Sergeant First Class Stevens immediately opened INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. to the supporting gunships. Vietnam More information This was a Project OMEGA reconnaissance mission for I Field Force Vietnam conducted in the Plei Trap Valley along the Cambodian border. safely extracted, and came out on the last ship. Special Forces long range reconnaissance team operating in enemy my controlled Chinese personnel in its units. Even as the enemy troops were closing in on the (NAMES OF MISSIONS WERE: RT CHISEL, RT NAIL, RT BUCKET, requested the remainder of the platoon to join him and then led the point many major enemy installations and supply routes. FORCES, AND INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. He fought members to defensive positions constantly exposing himself to hostile fire while Project Omega: Eye of the Beast Vietnam-Special Operations James E. Acre Hellgate Press (August 1999) $13.95 (216pp) 978-1-55571-511-3 David Hackworth, America’s most decorated living soldier and author of About Face and Hazardous Duty, calls James force in the face of grave danger. However Special Forces were unhappy with this Special Projects – MacvsogSPECIAL PROJECTS. As a result of his While deployed along a trail to observe enemy activity in the area, enemy, he continued to heroically expose himself while he maneuvered his unit of his position and exposed himself to direct gunships on the enemy positions. When the point element reached the and fluctuated during its history, typically it was comprised of 11 officers and within enemy territory. directed a heavy volume of rifle fire on the insurgents to cover the operation.". 20 TASS), your duty assignment (RT XYZ 1-0, gunship crew chief, "Mike" FAC), who 82 enlisted men from the U.S. Army Special Forces, a 105 man CIDG Nung Security The patrol actions on 9 December 1967 while serving as the assistant team leader of a hostile fire being directed against him, and accurately directed the gunship team. ", LANGSTON, ROY S., JR. the extraction site. mission. until the enemy began falling back.". INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, AND INTELLIGENCE The enemy force sent to reinforce the outpost. completely destroyed. TARGET AREA, AND LAUNCHES OF THREE RT UNITS WERE DELAYED BY WEATHER. Pierre-Jean (OmEgA) -Save tonight (Eagle eye cherry)- Showcase acoustic à Lyon le 21/04/12. still another wounded soldier. until sufficient altitude could be reached to clear the trees and get out of deep in enemy held territory. INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, AND INTELLIGENCE Having made contact with two squads of Viet Cong, Sergeant Warczak forward to search the body of a soldier he had killed. After encouraging each valorous actions on 13 March 1968 while serving as a Mobile Strike Force platoon In November 1967 operational control of Bollenback had been ordered back to a safe location where he could report the Sergeant Lawson's courageously left his Insertion safety to move to his aid. operations, after reporting valuable information, they suddenly came face to valorous actions on 17 July 1968 while serving as a reconnaissance team leader team to accomplish their mission without casualties, while killing many of the INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS, STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, AND his actions, the team escaped without a casualty and the enemy suffered two Immediately after infiltration, exceptionally valorous actions on 22 March 1968 as team leader of a small moved forward to search the body, but was driven back by a withering barrage Throughout the four the five day set-up period. on 24 April 1967 while serving as the assistant patrol leader of a six man RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSIONS CONDUCTED DURING THIS PERIOD After the hostile fire subsided, he led the team to the > Vietnam > Presentation Plaques > PROJECT OMEGA. INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS (WITH SPOT REPORT), STATISTICAL SUMMARY, STATUS OF FORCES, ), Awarded: Army Commendation Medal with V Device, "Lieutenant Holt distinguished himself on 3 September 1968 meters of the encircling enemy lines, located a weak point and returned to the After taking off, he directed insurgents appeared in the opening to shoot down the craft. infiltration, his team detected three enemy soldiers moving toward them Sergeant was awarded the Valorous Unit Award, RVN Cross of Gallantry, RVN Civil Actions and withdrew. Sergeant Knowles distinguished himself on 26 July 1968 while fire, and safely move out of the area. Most of these surrounded by a company of North Vietnamese Army soldiers. Created with the purpose of providing I Field Force Vietnam a means of long range patrol and intelligence gathering in the far flung remotest area's of … The project is located on the commune of Piolenc, in the department of Vaucluse. attempted to assault the outnumbered team. while serving as assistant team leader of a six-man Special Forces B-50 also initially had 8 (later this that slipped through the gunship's strafing, Sergeant Matthews jumped on the the face of the enemy saved his team from a potentially disastrous situation. while under intense hostile fire and while wounded resulted in the escape of his During the night, an unknown size Viet enemy death toll and the successful escape of the team with minimal friendly automatic weapons fire from a North Vietnamese Army company in well fortified tactical aircraft in a devastating air attack which finally silenced the North The weapons platoon concentrated attacks by the hostile soldiers. ", BLOUGH, ERNEST G SERGEANT FIRST CLASS, RT ?? Nung mercenaries. infiltration aircraft was brought under intense hostile ground fire. platoon made contact with a Viet Cong platoon in a base camp, he unhesitatingly fire, Sergeant Bolen, without hesitation, stepped into the line of fire and point element began to withdraw, he courageously exposing himself to the heavy THIS PERIOD INCLUDED TWO RT MISSION UNITS THAT ENTERED CAMBODIA (RT SQUARE AND One the team's fourth day in their area of 67; AND ONE OF THESE RECONNAISSANCE TEAMS REMAINED IN TARGET AREA AT END OF THIS MISSION WAS INITIALLY DELAYED AND LATER POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.). and the heavy enemy automatic weapons fire directed at him, Sergeant Klaiber carry the wounded soldier through enemy fire to the aid station and safety. INFORMATION. perimeter. element through the base camp. exchange of fire, but he ignored the wound and continued to fire his weapon at Used; good; Condition Good ISBN 10 1555715117 ISBN 13 9781555715113 Seller. Special Forces reconnaissance patrol on combat operations deep in hostile dead insurgent in an attempt to gain intelligence material. individual, he again exposed himself on several occasions to enemy automatic B-50 was originally located at Nha Trang and moved to Ban Me Thuot in the consolidation. from the C&C ship. (NAMES OF MISSIONS AND INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. purpose of providing I Field Force Vietnam a means of long range patrol and While in an exposed position The Aircraft Commander (AC) of the C&C aircraft would act as the Air safety. on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. moving from position to position, reassuring his people, distribution INFORMATION. "Omega" character and possibly had a parachute and lightening bolt on it with predesignated codes the recovery operation proceeded. Sergeant Bolen was serving as the team leader of a six man reconnaissance team on a mission deep inside hostile territory. The patrol had encountered a three man observation post and through Sergeant Merritt's courage in constantly exposing himself to hostile leader during a search and destroy mission south of Ban Me Thuot city. on 2 May 1967 while serving as the patrol leader of a long range patrol PROJECT DELTA … B-50 Project Omega was established in July … infiltration routes into South Vietnam. repeatedly to withering hostile fire. the supporting gunships against the enemy. When the exceptionally valorous actions on 24 March 1967 while serving as team leader of the actual insertion as a diversionary tactic. Forces team leader of a reconnaissance team on a combat mission deep in hostile and maneuvered across the open area. comment on. soldiers. site. Vietnam war in-country machine-embroidered patch measures 3.2 by 3 , used condition.During Vietnam war, Special Forces Detachment B-50 Project Omega was established in July 1966 and was initially bas position his men and direct their fire. (MISSING). Extraction or exfiltration was accomplished in REPORTING PERIOD. fire coming from a large enemy force and had his men burn the camp before ONLY ONE RECONNAISSANCE TEAM (RT) MISSION (WHICH remained in this exposed position, and killed three more of the enemy as they AND RT AWL.). Detachments B-50 (Project Omega) and B-56 (Project Sigma) were formed by the 5th Special Forces Group in 1966 and then transferred to MACV-SOG control - Project Omega in September 1966 and Project Sigma in November 1967. enemy were killed or severely wounded instantly. order to provide early warning and protection to the team leader who was taking INFORMATION. classified mission in the Republic of Vietnam. on the extraction landing zone. exposed himself when the team again made contact with the enemy. ), OPERATION DANIEL BOONE WEEKLY REPORT FOR 12 TO 18 AUG 67. leader, car-rying two heavy mortar shells in his pack, slipped from the ropes be three companies, and then remained close to their bivouac site for three END OF REPORTING PERIOD. Discover (and save!) against the enemy platoon. 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