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How AC/DC helped save a POW in Mogadishu

At the end of the movie “Black Hawk Down,” Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant (played by actor Ron Eldard) is sitting in a ...
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Forgotten bastards: Battle of Mogadishu’s unsung heroes await honors

A kaleidoscopic hail of tracer fire swept across the alley — green, red, orange — casting a neon glow on the darkened streets of Mogadishu. Shell casings showered down from helicopters as Spc. Arthur ...
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The Battle of Mogadishu-Fort Novosel remembers 30 years later

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -Fort Novosel held a week of remembrance to honor the fallen of the Battle of Mogadishu and their efforts in Somalia in 1993. Included in the events were the Iron Squad Challenge ...
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Where Are the Black Hawk Down Survivors Now? All About the U.S. Soldiers' Lives Decades Later — and What Somali Citizens Still Remember from the Deadly Battle

Photo of the real Black Hawk Down soldiers shown in Netflix's docuseries 'Surviving Black Hawk Down'. Though Black Hawk Down is a fictionalized account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the real ...
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Battle of Mogadishu Doc Series 'Surviving Black Hawk Down' Trailer

"I was sure my family were dead." Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Surviving Black Hawk Down, a 3-episode docu series that will be streaming on Netflix starting in February. The doc is a "360-degree ...
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MILITARY MATTERS: Battle of Mogadishu Heroes Awarded Silver Stars on Fort Benning

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - It’s one of the most famous battles in military history, and involved Rangers trained on Fort Benning. More than a dozen heroes who took part in the Battle of Mogadishu were ...
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Why Americans Were In Somalia In 1992 & 1993, Resulting In Black Hawk Down

Surviving Black Hawk Down has reignited interest in the Black Hawk Down Incident, and here is why Americans were in Somalia ...
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Fort Drum soldiers run 2.14 miles to commemorate Battle of Mogadishu

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) — Early this morning, soldiers at Fort Drum honored the 28th-anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu. This included soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Brigade Combat ...
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Annual 5k honors 30th anniversary of The Battle of Mogadishu

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The military community gathered Saturday evening to honor and remember all those who fought courageously in The Battle of Mogadishu. The movie “Black Hawk Down,” tells the story ...
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On This Day: Battle of Mogadishu begins

Oct. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1919, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Dolf Luque becomes the first Latino player to appear in a World Series. Luque was born in Havana, Cuba, on Aug. 4, 1890. In ...
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Where Are the Black Hawk Down Survivors Now? All About the U.S. Soldiers' Lives Decades Later — and What Somali Citizens Still Remember from the Deadly Battle

Though Black Hawk Down is a fictionalized account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the real American soldiers and Somalis who survived the deadly crash have their own harrowing tales to tell.