What do you expect the Somalis to do when a bunch of white guys charge into their city with all guns blazing? Invite them over for some African coffee?
I had a speaker come into our school last year for veterans day, and he was one of the men involved with the events of "Black Hawk Down"
He told a lot of war stories, but the specific story about 2 men who went to a downed chopper to check for survivors, and were overwhelmed and killed for their heroism was tragic. Both were awarded the Medal of Honor.
@ShankHA32 Those men would be Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart. They were both Delta Force snipers, and went with the clear knowledge thet it was a suicide mission.
@ShankHA32 I agree. I watched this movie it was so sad. Judging from their uniforms I think they were from a team called 'Task Force Ranger' right? That team lost 4 other guys too. I dont know their names, but to soldiers, one and all, they are heroes.
@strigon11 there's no such thing as "task force rangers". there's Army Rangers, and there's Task Forces comprised of different elite units, but no "task force rangers". a .22 is THE smallest round out there, not to mention it wouldn't penetrate even Level 1 plate inserts. the goggles most soldiers in the desert wear are rated to -at least- hold up to a .22 shot, some even shotguns from a few yards away. if he was unfortunate, it barely got through his IBA, maybe broke skin, nothing deadly.
@ShankHA32 You must be thinking about Mike Durant, the pilot of Super six four, the second Black Hawk to get shot down. There were to Delta Force snipers that were inserted near his crash site to establish a perimeter to check for survivours and to protect the crash site. General William Garrison wasnt too happy about and denied their first request before they went in, but at last he made it up to the pilot of their helicopter and the pilot approved it.
@ShankHA32 When Gordon "Gordy" and Shugart approached the crash site there were hundreds of somali militiamen already converging on the crash site and they pulled Durant out of the Black hawk with two broken legs and a broken back. After some time(though it is controversial) Gordon was hit in the head and Shugart took Gordy`s CAR-15 and gave it to Durant. He then returned to the downed helicopter too hold the somalis off, it didnt sucseed and after some time he was overwhelmed and killed.
If youve ever been to war in afgan or iraq you would know what Somalia was like. When you under stand that you'll come to see that often times the "civilians" will try to kill you and be just as commited as the militants. Do you know how a civilian would be defined? An Individual with no Military, Papa-military, government or Militant Affiliations. So if the avrage joe decided to kill 1,000 troops when they shot back he would be considerd a civilian, even though hes hostile against an army.
wow thTS A LIE,10,000 NO MAAN THAT INCLUDES ALL SOMALIANS CHILDREN,MILITANTS,WOMEN.KILD BY AMERICAN AND SOMALIAN,TOTAL CASUALTIES 10,000 YES.I WAS THERE I WAS ARMY PVT.GOT HIT BY A 22 IN THE SHOULDER BUT MADE IT HOME GOOD.CRAZY SHIT OVERTHERE,WE GOT FUKT UP IN SOMALIA,BCUZ WHOLE CITY FOUGHT US,NOT JUST MILITIA,
@abuyazan08 Woah. Which shoulder? If its the left u are real lucky. Was so close to ur vital part. Did u see the guy who got you? I hope ur comrades took him down.
@haskapaska Wrong. We lost 19. They lost around 1,000. And @abuyazan08 those numbers are comprised of militia and civilian fighters, not "CHILDREN,MILITANTS,WOMEN." And lol you got hit by a .22 in the shoulder. Super cool story bro.
IF Clinton's secerty of defense would have just allowed the placement of several more M1A1 tanks, as the survivors said in an interview, the men could have been saved within minutes. Instead they had to wait...
i take war strongly and even though this is a movie and a brilliant theme song i basicly nearly cried where the chopper tail got hit because this is a true story and i feel strong about soldiers lives on the line ='[
1:32 ranger is like fuck this ima get get some!
89andyman 7 months ago
@89andyman He isnt a ranger, hes SFOD 1st Delta
dybro2 7 months ago
'MERICA .. lol
timetogetwicked 8 months ago
Good video !
musicandarmyreligion 1 year ago
Black Hawk Down still my #1 war movies.
Hirumaz 1 year ago
Your choice of scenes link exceptionally well to the music chosen, a well made video, congrats to you.
TrOLLKiLLeRs1 1 year ago
"ONLY THE DEAD HAVE SEEN THE END OF WAR!" ...PLATO... White FLAG NOW! North & South Korea !!! SHIT!
1973goldfish 1 year ago
its The Rock, not BHD. Zimmer mades both of them..
poranni 1 year ago
@Spartandude8 It is Somalia 93' I think
mrhnm 1 year ago
What do you expect the Somalis to do when a bunch of white guys charge into their city with all guns blazing? Invite them over for some African coffee?
deekay744 1 year ago
I had a speaker come into our school last year for veterans day, and he was one of the men involved with the events of "Black Hawk Down"
He told a lot of war stories, but the specific story about 2 men who went to a downed chopper to check for survivors, and were overwhelmed and killed for their heroism was tragic. Both were awarded the Medal of Honor.
ShankHA32 2 years ago 12
i bet there name was shugart and gordon ^^
gabi690 2 years ago
@ShankHA32 Those men would be Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart. They were both Delta Force snipers, and went with the clear knowledge thet it was a suicide mission.
G36Ghost 1 year ago
@G36Ghost Ohh they were Delta Force? Oh crud. Sorry i didnt see ur post. i was trying to think which force were they from.
strigon11 11 months ago
@ShankHA32 I agree. I watched this movie it was so sad. Judging from their uniforms I think they were from a team called 'Task Force Ranger' right? That team lost 4 other guys too. I dont know their names, but to soldiers, one and all, they are heroes.
strigon11 11 months ago
@strigon11 there's no such thing as "task force rangers". there's Army Rangers, and there's Task Forces comprised of different elite units, but no "task force rangers". a .22 is THE smallest round out there, not to mention it wouldn't penetrate even Level 1 plate inserts. the goggles most soldiers in the desert wear are rated to -at least- hold up to a .22 shot, some even shotguns from a few yards away. if he was unfortunate, it barely got through his IBA, maybe broke skin, nothing deadly.
zSNIP3DOWNz 11 months ago
@ShankHA32 You must be thinking about Mike Durant, the pilot of Super six four, the second Black Hawk to get shot down. There were to Delta Force snipers that were inserted near his crash site to establish a perimeter to check for survivours and to protect the crash site. General William Garrison wasnt too happy about and denied their first request before they went in, but at last he made it up to the pilot of their helicopter and the pilot approved it.
scorpion2298 11 months ago
@ShankHA32 When Gordon "Gordy" and Shugart approached the crash site there were hundreds of somali militiamen already converging on the crash site and they pulled Durant out of the Black hawk with two broken legs and a broken back. After some time(though it is controversial) Gordon was hit in the head and Shugart took Gordy`s CAR-15 and gave it to Durant. He then returned to the downed helicopter too hold the somalis off, it didnt sucseed and after some time he was overwhelmed and killed.
scorpion2298 11 months ago
@ShankHA32 Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon
dybro2 7 months ago
US Special Forces did win the battle.
They completed their mission.
And casualties: USA 18 Somalia +10000
In compare: Operation Phantom Fury - Second battle of Fallujah, Iraq Casualties: USA 95 Iraq insurgency 1 300. And this was victory?
haskapaska 2 years ago
yes...they completed their mission....but USA lost 18 good men but Somalia lost +10000 but more than 1000 civilians!
quizredx 2 years ago
If youve ever been to war in afgan or iraq you would know what Somalia was like. When you under stand that you'll come to see that often times the "civilians" will try to kill you and be just as commited as the militants. Do you know how a civilian would be defined? An Individual with no Military, Papa-military, government or Militant Affiliations. So if the avrage joe decided to kill 1,000 troops when they shot back he would be considerd a civilian, even though hes hostile against an army.
tapp40 2 years ago
wow thTS A LIE,10,000 NO MAAN THAT INCLUDES ALL SOMALIANS CHILDREN,MILITANTS,WOMEN.KILD BY AMERICAN AND SOMALIAN,TOTAL CASUALTIES 10,000 YES.I WAS THERE I WAS ARMY PVT.GOT HIT BY A 22 IN THE SHOULDER BUT MADE IT HOME GOOD.CRAZY SHIT OVERTHERE,WE GOT FUKT UP IN SOMALIA,BCUZ WHOLE CITY FOUGHT US,NOT JUST MILITIA,
abuyazan08 2 years ago
@abuyazan08 Woah. Which shoulder? If its the left u are real lucky. Was so close to ur vital part. Did u see the guy who got you? I hope ur comrades took him down.
strigon11 11 months ago
@strigon11 haha. it's a .22. calm down. you are obviously pretty misinformed about a bunch of stuff.
zSNIP3DOWNz 11 months ago
@zSNIP3DOWNz Ohh. BTW did you ride in a humvee or insert by Black hawk?
strigon11 11 months ago
@strigon11 no, but damned sure you've never served, either.
zSNIP3DOWNz 10 months ago
@haskapaska The irq insurgency were forme Iraq military or special forces...that is why they killed more US soldiers ;)
IanasAnd 2 years ago
@haskapaska Wrong. We lost 19. They lost around 1,000. And @abuyazan08 those numbers are comprised of militia and civilian fighters, not "CHILDREN,MILITANTS,WOMEN." And lol you got hit by a .22 in the shoulder. Super cool story bro.
Evilone5234 1 year ago
5 stars to the soldiers who participated and gave there life for this mission and 5 stars for the video. Bravo
smithpwn 2 years ago
IF Clinton's secerty of defense would have just allowed the placement of several more M1A1 tanks, as the survivors said in an interview, the men could have been saved within minutes. Instead they had to wait...
Stoyakovick47 2 years ago
i take war strongly and even though this is a movie and a brilliant theme song i basicly nearly cried where the chopper tail got hit because this is a true story and i feel strong about soldiers lives on the line ='[
mylife4another 2 years ago
Yes "Black Hawk Down" was based on a true story. everything that happend in the movie happen on those streets :( all those men, the pilots :(
MuzzyMuffin 2 years ago
love this video !
1987shane1987 2 years ago
This is good movie. Lots of action!! =)
junqqu95 2 years ago
i love this movie! great job on the video!
K4m1k4z3G10w5t1ck5 3 years ago