#Operation Gothic Serpent

[lightthewaybackhome]

I had the real and lasting privilege to interview a Gold Star Mother a few weeks ago. Here is an excerpt of that interview. I'm still emotionally raw but so very thankful I got to do this.

[walkingthroughthisworld]

“I don’t know how many kids are running around out there named James or Casey because of Casey. Whenever I think I’ll never again meet someone who remembers him, I run into someone who knew him or has a story to tell about him.”

It is my poignant privilege to do my part to make sure Casey and all the men involved in the Battle of Mogadishu aren’t forgotten. It is my honor to make sure Gail’s sacrifice isn’t forgotten.

[captain-price-unofficially]

US Army Ranger during Operation Gothic Serpent, Oct 1993

[pattern-53-enfield]

Mostly finishing up a longtime kit goal: a Gothic Serpent TG Faust, which wouldn't be complete without an obnoxious "raid cut" patch

[67-romeo]

Operation GOTHIC SERPHENT:

On 26 August 1993, members of the 160th deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia. The aviation task force mission was to conduct two primary courses of actions: moving convoys and strong point assault. Night Stalkers engaged an unconventional, hostile force in Somalia, entering an 18 hour firefight of intensity that had not been encountered since Vietnam. They lost 2 MH-60s with 2 more severely damaged, suffered 8 wounded and 5 killed in action, and had 1 pilot taken captive. Despite the public perception that this was a failed mission, the task force did accomplish the mission of capturing two rebel leaders, and remained true to their motto “Night Stalkers Don’t Quit.”

[goatsludge]

A-Squadron, 1993 [WIP]

[fathersonholygore]

Castle Rock - Season 2, Episode 4: "Restore Hope"

Castle Rock – Season 2, Episode 4: “Restore Hope”

Hulu’s Castle Rock Season 2, Episode 4: “Restore Hope” Directed by Phil Abraham Written by Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy

* For a recap & review of the previous episode, “Ties That Bind” – click here * For a recap & review of the next episode, “The Laughing Place” – click here 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia. Choppers flew overhead as…

[dickborts]

Love it

[walkingthroughthisworld]

Gary Gordon

Randy Shughart

[captain-price-unofficially]

Members of 3rd Platoon on the company Humvee with some of the Delta Force operators the morning after the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

[pattern-53-enfield]

"Chalk 4", 75th Ranger Regiment, assigned as Combat Search-And-Rescue during Operation Gothic Serpent, 1993.

[blindxsalvation]

[tactical-trunkmonkey-blog]

Today marks the 21st anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, made famous by the book “Black Hawk Down” and the movie of the same name. I feel it’s appropriate to take the time today to honor the 18 men who were killed, and the one man who became a POW; let us also remember the 73 who were wounded in the line of duty, trying to keep their brothers safe.

I’ll also be putting out an article about Gothic Serpent, the Battle of Mog, as well as a litany of things/pictures about Rangers and Delta Force.

Standby.

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[walkingthroughthisworld]

"When I get home and people ask me,'Hey, Hoot, why do you do it, man? What are you? Some kind of war junkie? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you. And that's it. That's all it is."

Blackhawk Down