AAR 1ST MARDIV IN SWA

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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



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               26. summany DP ACTSON
                      PFC Bron served as an automatic rifleman for First Fire Team..
                   First Squad, First Platoon. Company 1. 3d Battilion. Oth Marines
                   during combat operations &a part of Operation D*Sert Stoi@m.                                             PFC
                   Hron fulfilled his duties with selfless heroism and intti&tjvt.
                   - At 0730 on the morning of 25 February 1991 just- mouth a.' thi- Al
                   burqan Oil Field. in the Emirate of Kuwait@. Company I was erigttg*d
                   by elements of a mchaniztd brigad* counterattacking to the s%.uth.
                      Heavy fog had reduced visibility to 10 mtters.
                      As the column approached, the company b*$,iLn taking heavy
                   automatic weapons fir*.
                   - Unable to see targets. the Marines c,:.uid -.ot effectively r@%,urn
                   fir*.
                   - One an     '*my vehicle. moving para;lel to is: platoon's @ine. b-ol-e
                   from the tog at a range *! less than 100 nkt*rs.
                     Taken under heavy small arms fire. the AFC quickly wii@hdr@sw. buy
                   the heavy machine gun fire cntinued tc ptr,;;4er the coir.;,any'!@
                   I i'@*S."
                   - Noting his ttam 1*&der waff @.-reparing to move forward to                                                 and
                   engage the unseen *nemy v*hlz:es, PFC 12-e@ @-nhosital,@rir..Y
                   his SAW and moved f-orwar@. tc- pro,.-id* trvlring fire.
                   - Under heavy di!@ect fire. -eF@' H,,*-@.                                 Irom the re'.st:-@v
                   safety of his position to Occupy ai abandoned Iraqi                                       triLj,.ch.
                   - At 0740, &ncthtr APC lrokv                     through tht i,.z moving                  towlrdr
                   company line.
                   - Selflessly *xposing                              zo *ntn@.,,,                 Igur. ,  i ro        r       e,%.
                   suppressed tht target                                his L*aLt::                to &-r,           h:,.,: "are
                   his AT-4. crippling .h*
                   - Having stop;-ad tht                              the iw..
                   position in friendly lint$ -w6:i:e ¬hk.,, Alan* firt,@4 -L
                   AT-4 destroying the At,'.
                   - For RFC Hr*n's
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