Battle of Mogadishu

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sent this bulletin at 10/03/2019 06:35 PM EDT

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.
BHD

VIDEO: Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu

Twenty-six years ago today, a straightforward mission quickly spiraled into the Battle of Mogadishu—the most intense close combat since the Vietnam War. After the first Black Hawk went down, the mission suddenly changed for Norm Hooten and the Delta Force team he led.

Hooten, who is now a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Orlando VA, recalls the mission and the battle here.

BTB

Borne the Battle 165: Jeff Struecker

On the 26th Anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, Army Ranger Veteran Jeff Struecker discusses the battle, and his life after as a chaplain, a pastor, and an author.

Michael Durant

Army Veteran Michael Durant, a Veteran of the Gulf War, was shot down and taken prisoner during the Battle of Mogadishu in southern Somalia in 1993. 

CLICK HERE TO READ HIS STORY

Jeffrey Bray

#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Jeffrey Bray

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Jeffrey Bray, who served during the Battle of Mogadishu Oct. 3, 1993, and received a Silver Star.

CLICK HERE TO READ HIS STORY

FB_LIKE