On this day in 1993, the Battle of Mogadishu began in Somalia and became well-known from the film Black Hawk Down. 18 U.S. soldiers were killed and 73 were left wounded after 18 hours of intense fighting. Despite the battle being viewed as a failure by the general public at the time, the mission was accomplished after they successfully arrested two members of Mohammed Farah Aidid’s clan. Major Jeff Struecker is a former U.S. Army Ranger who took part in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu and here he e

This real world footage of the gunning down of two MH-60 Blackhawks in Mogadishu, Somalia happened on this day in 1993. The harrowing events to follow would inspire the movie "Black Hawk Down." Task Force RANGER was sent to capture warlord Mohammed Farah Aideed. Six missions into the capital were a tactical success, the seventh resulted in the two downed helicopters forcing a rescue operation. Facing an overwhelming Somali mob overrunning the crashed helicopter sites, the task force more than he