The Director’s Cut of Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story is an extended version of a documentary film on the heroic efforts of the soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (2-14). After two special operations Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in Mogadishu on October 3, 1993, the soldiers from Task Force 2-14 demonstrated extraordinary courage, skill, and discipline as they fought their way into a “baited ambush” to rescue the 99 special operations troops. During the 18 hours of ferocious urban combat that night, 18 US soldiers were killed and 78 wounded.
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My Father was a Major in the Marine Corps in the operation. His service inspired me to join the Army as a line medic. He said I’m too tall for a boat, and to wild for the Marine Corps 😂. RIP Pop, I miss you every day.
My dad was there. His first real deployment. PFC Schumacher. He retired after 21 1/2 years as a Command Sergeant Major.
They were exhausted, they were dehydrated, but they were still Rangers
RIP Crew of Courage 53 You are remembered. Pfc. Matthew K. Anderson, 21, of Lucas, Iowa Sgt. Eugene Williams, 26, of Chicago, Illinois and Sgt. Ferdinan C. Richardson, 27, of Summerhead, California
In my opinion, and quite a few other Rangers, we should have immediately withdrawn 100% of our personnel and equipment from Mogadishu. Then used it for testing nuclear weapons! At the very least we could have demonstrated what a dozen MOAB’s would do when dropped simultaneously! 😮 Imagine how much money we would have saved in Minnesota 30 years later. 😂🎉
Our government FAILED, cost Men their life's. But they take no responsibility. As a veteran I'll say our leadership is fubar.
I served under Col Steele in 2005 when he was brigade commander of 3bct 101st.This movie pissed him off and never ask him about it.
The movie shows American bravery, but the real story includes Malaysian and Pakistani troops who helped save them. Hollywood shows the hero. History shows who really helped.
The footage of the dead bodies of the American service men who were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu were never shown on American television for years.
I NEVER FORGOT how WE went to feed a starving people ONLY TO BE KILLED AND OUR DEAD BODIES BE DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREET BY THE PEOPLE WE TRIED TO SAVE.. SAVAGES.. AND UNTIL MY LAST BREATH THEYLL GET NOTHING FROM ME BUT A BULLET AND A SHALLOW GRAVE..
I would like to watch this but the background soundtrack is so forground I can't concentrate on the narrative !!!
I’m thinking about opening up a learing center after watching this, great documentary
Never at any moment in any situation should we as Americans be outnumbered and out gunned. The people in charge failed our guys miserably.
Vehicles struck debris. Routes were blocked. Navigation broke down in dust and confusion. Inside the convoy. Rangers and delta operators returned fire constantly. Every turn brought another ambush.
People in sandals beating the crap out of the us military all over the world and at every turn and then the us trying to play it out as a tactical win. No gentlemen this was a pure clusterfuck, nothing else.
My Drill Sergeant, SSgt Baldino in basic training, June-October 1997 E.co. 2/58 Fort Benning, was with the 10th MTN DIV during that. Our platoon moto was "The Mighty Mountaineers". When I was stationed with the 10th and deployed with them, I think of him often.
I worked with a guy named Charlie Lofton who claimed to have been wounded in the rescue mission. I don't remember which unit he said he was in.
You can always tell who the SgtMaj is in the room :) I listened to this as I drove, just by listening I could tell. Thank you for your bravery.
Each place we had have no idea what we are and were getting ourselves into
I think it would have been different if the 82nd was deployed rather than the 10th