Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart: The Suicide Mission that saved a Crashed Helicopter Crew
This video was made possible thanks to everyone on the Simple History Patreon: / simplehistory On October 3, 1993, a U.S. special ops mission in Somalia turned into a brutal fight for survival when two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. Delta Force snipers Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart volunteered for a doomed mission to protect the crash site, making a heroic last stand. This video dives into the battle, their sacrifice, and the lasting impact of Operation Gothic Serpent. Check out our other Channel: / @simplehistorylive Discord server: / discord Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory... Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-... T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-h... Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e... Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner... / simple-history-549437675141192 / simplehistoryyt Further Reading: Bowden, Mark. Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. (New York: Atlantic monthly Press, 1999). Pages 80, 187-195. “Battle of Mogadishu.” Military-history.fandom.com. https://military-history.fandom.com/w...) Swift, J.. "Battle of Mogadishu." Encyclopedia Britannica, November 18, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Batt.... Skovlund, Joshua. “Gothic Serpent veterans reflect on ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle. TaskandPurpose.com. October 3, 2023. https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/op... “The Battle of Mogadishu.” US Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum. https://www.asomf.org/the-battle-of-m... “Operation Restore Hope.” GlobalSecurity.org. https://www.globalsecurity.org/milita... Collins, Liam , Jayson Geroux, and John Spencer. “Case Study #9- Mogadishu.” Modern Warfare Institute at West Point. https://mwi.westpoint.edu/urban-case-... “Building the Black Hawk Down M-14.” TheArmoryLife.com. February 22, 2022. https://www.thearmorylife.com/buildin... “SFC Randy Shughart.” MilitaryHallofHonor.com. https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honor... “MSG Gary Ivan Gordon.” MilitaryHallofHonor.com. https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honor... Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script: Jake Leigh-Howarth Script Review: Peter Turner Narrator: Chris Kane (https://vocalforge.com) Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Ravina Bheda, Rommel Ponferrada, Dan Turner Editor: Artem Dobrohodov, James Dowse Thumbnails: Fiona Phan Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse
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