Ceremony marks unheralded acts of forgotten Black Hawk Down platoon
Three decades on and there are still no valor awards for the men of 3rd platoon, Charlie Company.
By Todd South
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These forgotten Mogadishu vets remember the operation their way
There was no movie made, nor any shiny medals for the soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.
By Todd South
‘Black Hawk Down’ pilot Durant enters Alabama Senate race
Durant was piloting one of two Black Hawk helicopters shot down by Somali militiamen in 1993 in the capital of Mogadishu.
JSOC’s former top enlisted soldier is one of 60 ‘Black Hawk Down’ award upgrades
Fifty-eight medals are being upgraded to Silver Stars and two will be upgraded to the Distinguished Flying Cross.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Battle of Mogadishu 25 years later: How the fateful fight changed combat operations
A generation later, Army leaders can still learn from the harrowing battle of 1993.
By Todd South