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A plan to free American hostages in Iran ended in disaster on April 24, 1980. The tragedy led to an overhaul of U.S. special ...
Forgotten bastards: Battle of Mogadishu’s unsung heroes await honors These soldiers, dubbed ‘The Forgotten Bastards,’ saw heavy combat during the Black Hawk Down incident, but have yet to be ...
Lt. Col. Chris Turner, current battalion commander of 3rd Platoon’s old unit, pointed to their actions during the Battle of Mogadishu as examples for his soldiers to follow.
Jeff Struecker, speaker of the 2024 Crossroads Community Church Men’s Conference, whose experience in the Battle of Mogadishu is featured in the 2001 film “Black Hawk Down,” speaks on ...
For instance, Fort Hood in Texas was originally named for Confederate Maj. Gen. John Hood and renamed Fort Cavazos after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The base ...
A day to honor the 19 fallen Americans of the Battle of Mogadishu and their efforts in Somalia Oct. 3, 1993, was held at Fort Novosel recently.
During the Battle of Mogadishu, 17 U.S. Army soldiers were killed and 73 injured. It was the deadliest battle since the Vietnam War and its events are recounted in the 2001 movie “Black Hawk ...
Alabama's Fort Novosel is getting a name reversal after President Trump says he plans to restore the names of seven Army ...
Changing the name to Fort Eisenhower honored a U.S. president who loved Augusta. The new honor goes to a sergeant who died in Somalia.
But it is also very silly to do the 'no politics here, boss' routine about a campaign you have very consciously chosen to set in the actual, real-life Battle of Mogadishu.Even the movie version of ...
Though both U.S. Army leaders and journalists have meticulously documented how the Battle of Mogadishu unfolded decades ago, Netflix is bringing something new to our memory of the incident.
The Trump administration is restoring the names of seven military installations that previously honored Confederate figures, including one in Augusta.