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Two of the bravest soldiers in American History
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:37 pm
Delta Force Operators, Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon, give their lives to defend the crew of a crashed Black Hawk helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia on October 3rd, 1993. Shughart and Gordon circled the downed Black Hawk in the air from another Black Hawk they were in. They requested to be put on the ground to protect the crashed helicopter but were denied each time because of how dangerous it was. Eventually, the situation became so dire that there was no other option and they were dropped off on the ground by themselves. They ran to the crash helicopter and defended the crew for as long as they could.
Sadly, they were overrun by the mob of hundreds of Somalians on the streets and killed but not before taking out around 25 Somalians by themselves. Their bodies, along with the bodies of the crew of the downed Black Hawk were dragged through the streets. Amazingly, Mike Durant who was the lead pilot of the downed Black Hawk was captured alive and released back to the US a few weeks later.
Their actions are depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down.
This story has and always will stick with me. This short article goes into greater depth on what happened and makes a great read for Memorial Day.
Gordon and Shughart
Sadly, they were overrun by the mob of hundreds of Somalians on the streets and killed but not before taking out around 25 Somalians by themselves. Their bodies, along with the bodies of the crew of the downed Black Hawk were dragged through the streets. Amazingly, Mike Durant who was the lead pilot of the downed Black Hawk was captured alive and released back to the US a few weeks later.
Their actions are depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down.
This story has and always will stick with me. This short article goes into greater depth on what happened and makes a great read for Memorial Day.
Gordon and Shughart
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Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:43 pm to Buzz Killington
Unbelievable that American heroes were lost because of some misled foreign policy.
Eat a dick politicians; deaths like these are on you.
Eat a dick politicians; deaths like these are on you.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:46 pm to wileyjones
Fantastic movie. RIP to these true heroes.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:48 pm to Buzz Killington
When I watched BHD and the scene that they died, I actually shed a tear. Those two men are heros IMO.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:48 pm to Buzz Killington
Imagine if we had to trust the protection of the USA in the hands of our current soy boy population today.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:49 pm to wileyjones
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Unbelievable that American heroes were lost because of some misled foreign policy.
Eat a dick politicians; deaths like these are on you.
Amen. In my later life I have become as anti war as you can be. And it stems from the fact that complete pieces of shite run this country from both sides of the aisle.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:50 pm to CocomoLSU
Herman Davis is my go to
He was also rejected the first time he signed up because at 5’3 he was to small.
Because he was a scout he took in lots of poison gas, that weekend his lungs and he died of tuberculosis in 1923.
Now he’s considered one of the greatest hero’s of WW1
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Born in Manila, Arkansas, Davis was drafted into the Army in March 1918. On October 10, 1918, he achieved distinction by killing four German machine gunners, using a standard-issue 1903 Springfield with open sights, near Verdun during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The gunners had pinned his platoon down and his actions secured safety to advance for the platoon. In another instance, Davis shot and killed five members of an enemy crew that was setting up a machine gun 1,000 yards away in an area they thought was out of range of American troops. Being told the distance was too great, he said "Why, that's just a good shootin' distance."[2] His marksmanship was attributed to skill he had developed as a youngster hunting small game in the Big Lake area.
He was also rejected the first time he signed up because at 5’3 he was to small.
Because he was a scout he took in lots of poison gas, that weekend his lungs and he died of tuberculosis in 1923.
Now he’s considered one of the greatest hero’s of WW1
This post was edited on 5/31/21 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:56 pm to beebefootballfan
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Now he’s considered one of the greatest hero’s of WW1
Tell me what good came from his heroics. League of Nations?
New World Order. Germans paying reparations in the hundred of billions for a war they didn't start and seeded another war? Tell me.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:57 pm to Buzz Killington
Brave as it gets.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 4:58 pm to GardenDistrictTiger
Well aren’t you a miserable piece of shite.
I am not here to debate the merits of a war. I’m here to celebrate a man who had twice as much heart and 10 times bigger balls than your worthless arse will ever have.
I am not here to debate the merits of a war. I’m here to celebrate a man who had twice as much heart and 10 times bigger balls than your worthless arse will ever have.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 5:01 pm to wileyjones
We were supposed to enter Mogadishu with Tanks to capture Mohamed Farah Aidid. However, because it was a "bad look", we went in with Humvees and Helicopters. Unfortunately, the Humvees were ripped to shreds on the streets, and 2 Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in the city.
Ironically, because we wanted to avoid the "bad look", far more Somalian civilians died than if we would have just used tanks.
Ironically, because we wanted to avoid the "bad look", far more Somalian civilians died than if we would have just used tanks.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 5:06 pm to Buzz Killington
It’s amazing to read the citations for Medal of Honor recipients. If you haven’t, you really should.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 5:09 pm to wileyjones
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Unbelievable that American heroes were lost because of some misled foreign policy.
Thank God nothing like that still goes on today
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Posted on 5/31/21 at 5:30 pm to Buzz Killington
We use the term hero too loosely, but it applies here. True American Heroes!
Posted on 5/31/21 at 5:36 pm to GardenDistrictTiger
I know it is hard to separate the politics from the soldier. Lost many friends in Afghanistan and Iraq, but not the day, today. I'm with you but save it for tomorrow.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 5:55 pm to concrete_tiger
Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:01 pm to Buzz Killington
Those guys are legends in the compound on Ft. Campbell. The full story will likely never be public but the movie only goes part way.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:35 pm to Buzz Killington
Great movie! Hard to watch that scene, where they request the order to go in. It was no rash, spur of the moment decision. They knew exactly the chances of getting out alive.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:41 pm to GardenDistrictTiger
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Tell me what good came from his heroics. League of Nations?
That’s not what the thread is about - but nice melt.
After all, what good came out of the heroics of the BHD dudes?
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:05 pm to Buzz Killington
I spent a week with a guy that was there. Great guy. Life of the party. One of his buddys told us that he had been there and that dude shut down. Wouldn’t speak of it and quickly put the convo to rest. Dude was quiet the rest of the night. Can’t imagine what he went through.
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