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John Gay is still a Navy SEAL. He received the Bronze Star with Valor Device. His hopes for a deal to endorse the Randall knife that deflected a bullet and saved him from serious injury have...
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden, about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu.
For anyone unfamiliar with this story, I recommend the film or book Black Hawk Down, which details the skirmish between United States military and Somali militia fighters who were loyal to the Somali president. Navy SEAL John Gay was part of the operation to recover the crew of the helicopters.
While the goal of the operation was achieved, it was a pyrrhic victory and spiraled into the deadly Battle of Mogadishu. [16] As the operation was ongoing, Somali forces shot down three American Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters using RPG-7s, with two crashing deep in hostile territory. [17]
The real-life Delta Force Force operator who went by “Hoot,” and who was portrayed by Eric Bana in the movie, today fights an enemy that continues to plague troops and veterans.
No dia 3 de outubro de 1993, um domingo, sob o codinome Irene foi deflagrada a operação que consistia em veículos Humvees e caminhões M939 saírem da área do aeroporto de Mogadíscio, com o apoio de 18 helicópteros UH-60 Black Hawk e MH-6 Little Bird, até o hotel Olympic, no centro da cidade.
He ignored Sgt. John Boswell when the Delta soldier offered him his headset and urged him to discuss the matter with Miller. Miller then made his own call. He ordered the Delta soldiers pinned...
