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File: 970725_dec96_decls34_0082.txt
Subject = AAR 1ST MARDIV IN SWA
Parent Organization = MCCDC
Unit = WDID
Folder Title = AFTER ACTION REPORT 1ST MARINE DIVISION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA WDID SWA 0073
Document Number = 1
Box ID = BX600145
UNCLASSIFIED
OPNAV i6SO/3 (R". 3.'761 BACK
SIN 0107-Lr-016-6016
INSTRUCTIONS
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25. SUMMARY OF ACTCON
Turing the foggy early morning hours of 25 F-?bruary 1991,
Corp<,ral Clark. demonstrated heroic' action S.Lriing as a fire team
leader with First Platoon. Company 1, 3d gth Marines,
in the Emirate of Kuwait.
A-. approximately 0730 on 25 Feb 1991, I's right flank
was taken under heavy machinegun fire. The fog cut
VISILLlity to approximately 50 meters. Ai -%rmored persortr,.e
carri er brok& from the fog within 100 me-ters e -irst Platoon's
line spraying the position with machineg un i i r The vehicle was
ini tial ly engaged with and turned away by sit.&, .rms and light
,nach ine gun ire.
position, Ccrp.@-&, Clark co-.!', accurate
shot :,f with his AT-4 due to the terrain ayjr z i bi 1 i t)- .
ReaL 1 iz -. t,@, -. s . he tool: the i n i t i a t i ve @-nd C r 20 r.,?.ers of
ope,, ground in front of the friendly i I e s t i , 1
rec&! v i n i n t e ns e ene my f i re he mo ved t o a c. n t-o .ic-re he cou:
accur te v f ire his anti-armor %%,eapon.
th a -z' :tional enemy mechanized verdict: r , n,e arc ui%.d
n. .1,
C 1 arl,, . wi t@. e ass - s tance a:@ Ya r i ne , f . i-,@
- w- e x Po s ed errv ma C h i n e g ;n 7 'he we. ' a! mc- @i
z @l C @_z- -.he i ront o encmy vehi C z' zLt abot;t
.,n@ te!-s C).I. e i r i end 1 pos i t. i on s . The @i,s deszroyed
wi-. e: r. twas s r uc k by zt s,@ co r: d s b o t .
r pt 1 a r k s ho we d i i t , e r e g a r d for t-!,sor@Al safety i
rti e t o p ro,. t h i s i e 1 , ow Va r i n e s . lie @rl6,y exposed
.himse. ft,) --:-.co.,iiing enemy 'ire. Corpora. C.--r zied--catic..-. an,-
to the --s a
@-er. . r.,.ii., :--'ast?d on Cc-r@@ r@-. Clark's ac cnz . bt I !e
extz,ef.ieiy c.,@iret,vive of the Bronze Star Med@,.. w@ r@ 'or.-naz, V.
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