Randy shughart and gary gordon tribute video dailymotion. The united states, after having stood by and done nothing in. They are legendary among special forces members, but not well known in the general population. The official citation states that it was shughart, but mark bowden, author of black hawk down. This is an on going project and information is subject to change as further research is. Til gary gordon and randy shughart held off a horde of. Shughart and gordon were inserted approximately 100 metres 330 ft from the crash site, armed with their sniper rifles and sidearms, and. Gary ivan gordon during his service with delta force photo us army. Black ops down recreation of randy shughart and gary gordon from black hawk down luka ron. Durant admired the colt 723 and said it should be the weapon pilots carry instead of the mp5. Bowden writes, about two thirds of the way down page 419 in black hawk down, that at the medal of honor ceremony for the two delta soldiers, i read that the father of posthumous honoree sergeant randy shughart insulted the president, telling him he was not fit to be commander in chief. Sergeant first class brad hallings had assumed control of a minigun after a crew chief was injured and was not inserted with shughart and gordon.
Shughart and gordon kia somalia october, 1993 never forget black hawk down. Randall david shughart august, 1958 october 3, 1993 was a united states army delta. Through the intervention of somali hassan yassin abokoi, durant was spared so that he could later be used for propaganda purposes. Gary ivan gordon 30 august 1960 3 october 1993 was a master sergeant in the united. Black hawk down shugart and gordon defending the crew of super six four, the blackhawk that went down. This is the screenused uniform worn by johnny strong as randy shughart. This is a movie i put together with clips from the movie and music from the soundtrack. Black hawk down 2001 yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. Randy shughart uniform m14 black hawk down m14 forum.
Little more needs to be added to the above citations about the actions of msg gordon and sfc shughart, which were depicted in black hawk down almost exactly as written. Msg gary gordon and sfc randy shughart were deployed to mogadishu, somalia with other sfodd delta force members in the summer of 1993. Yarn c2, i have two delta snipers, shughart and gordon. Soldier immortalized in black hawk down hopes to visit. A story of modern war, relates an account by sergeant paul howe who heard shughart call for help on the radio and that the weapon handed to durant was not the distinctive m14 rifle used by shughart. In 1993 the humanitarian situation in somalia had reached a crisis situation. In the 2001 film black hawk down, gordon was portrayed by danish actor nikolaj costerwaldau. Afterwards shughart came from the left side of the black hawk. Gordon, however, concluded that there was no way for the black hawk crew could survive on their own, and repeated his request twice until he finally received permission.
A combat search and rescue csar team was dispatched to the first crash site to secure it. After witnessing one of the black hawk helicopters shot down by somali rebels, both soldiers volunteered to insert themselves on the ground to rescue any remaining survivors. Gordon, shughart and sfc brad hallings, another delta sniper, were aboard super 62, picking off targets one by one. As mark bowden wrote in black hawk down, it was terribly risky, maybe even hopeless. In durants book, in the company of heroes, he states that gordon was on the left side of the black hawk, after both he and shughart moved durant to a safer location, and only heard gordon say, damn, im hit. A nearby black hawk, callsign super 62, circled near the crash site to provide covering fire. Set down close by the crash site, gordon and shughart jumped out from the helicopter and immediately went to the aid of the fallen men. What happened to randy shugart and gary gordon after they were killed. Find the exact moment in a tv show, movie, or music video you want to share. Heroes of black hawk down moh recipients shughart and gordon. Video shows crash that kicked off black hawk down mission. During the assault, super six one, one of the armys black hawk helicopters providing insertion and air support to the assault team, was shot down and had crashed in the city.
The colt 723 belonged to shugarts team leader, gary gordon, who was killed by enemy gunfire. Together with his comrade, sergeant first class randy shughart, gordon was posthumously awarded. Meanwhile, a fourth black hawk super 62 inserted another pair of delta snipers, master sgt. Delta force snipers and posthumous medal of honor recipients randy shughart and gary gordon. The excellent 2001 movie black hawk down, directed by ridley scott, is an adaptation of mark bowdens book of the same name about a real life traumatic event the 1993 battle of mogadishu in somalia which took place in the first year of bill clintons presidency. When black hawk helicopter super 64 was hit by a rocketpropelled grenade and crashed. Gary gordon of lincoln, maine, were killed that day but saved the life of black hawk helicopter. Later in the fight, shughart brought durant a colt 723 sort of like an m4. For whatever reasons, producers of the movie black hawk down chose not to reconstruct. Replicating sfc randall shugharts m14 page 5 m14 forum. Black hawk down randy shughart and gary gordon youtube. I need to give credit to black hawk down for the clips i took and edited from it. I collect screenused items and thought i would share this with everyone.
On 3 october 1993 a joint assault mission to capture key advisers to warlord mohamed farrah aidid was launched. Actual footage of 1993 black hawk down fellowship of the. For their actions, both gary gordon randy shughart were posthumously awarded the medal of honor, the first to be awarded following the vietnam war. Hometown of black hawk down moh operator to plan memorial. Upon its crash the blackhawk wreck had become a focus of enemy attention as well as fire. A story of modern war, the bestselling book about the october 1993 events, relates an account by sergeant paul howe, another delta operator participating in the battle. This is a discussion on replicating sfc randall shughart s m14 within the the m14 forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. Hd black hawk down shugart and gordon full arnaud arnaud. Marko kloos novel, lines of departure 2014, centers around a space fleet containing the military freighter gary i gordon and gordon s heroic actions in somalia are referenced. The full rescue scene with shugart and gordon in hq.
In the 2001 film black hawk down, shughart was portrayed by actor johnny strong. Shughart and gordon, who had been providing overwatch from a different black hawk requested three times to be inserted to the crash site when they learned that there were no immediate forces in. Heroes of black hawk down moh recipients shughart and. Their mission was almost certain to end in deathand unfortunately it did. Polks jrtc, the largest town inside of the box is named shughart gordon. Two delta force snipers, msg gary gordon and sfc randy shughart, attempted to save the crew of one of the black hawk helicopters. Black ops down recreation of randy shughart and gary. Shughart and gordon both indicated they were ready to go down. They reached the black hawk at the last possible moment, right as durant was down to his last few rounds and the militiamen were about to overtake him. Heroic story of gary gordon and randall shughart, delta. The heroism and selflessness embodied by shughart and gordon were commemorated in the 2001 film black hawk down, which depicts the groups mission in somalia. But the names of moh recipients in that battle are not. Their bravery in the midst of the unexpected conflict would earn them both the medal of honor.
Army general william garrison and delta force snipers, randy shughart and gary gordon in regards to securing a cra. Gordon ramsay and jamie oliver pay tribute to late celebrity chef gary. Anthony lapaglia at an event for black hawk down 2001 black hawk down. The events of this mission have been well documented in the book blackhawk down, and the movie of the same title that was based on the book. Originally posted by armorer327 not too get too sidetracked, but did gordon have a car15 xm177e2, or more like a colt 653 or 723. Randall david randy shughart was a us army soldier of. The two receipients are master sergeant gary gordon and sergeant first class randall shughart, both of whom received the medal of honor posthumously for their heroism at the battle of mogadishu. Gary gordon, volunteered to drop to the ground to protect survivors of. Incredible stories of us servicemen who received the medal. If youve seen black hawk down, hes the delta sf operator with the m14 that gets overrun trying to save the downed super sixfour pilot ftfy, dont mind but sf guys do not like the use of sf for describing other us sofssmus. Til gary gordon and randy shughart held off a horde of somalian soldiers in a valiant attempt to save a fallen black hawk and its crew in mogadishu, eliminating at least 25 hostiles before being overwhelmed. The official citation states that it was shughart, but author mark bowden, author of black hawk down.
Howe said that he heard shughart call for help on the radio and that the weapon. Black ops down recreation of randy shughart and gary gordon from black hawk down report. It is likely that durant would have commented had it been an m14, as that weapon is very different from the car15 gordon had. Gordon and shughart began working their way to the wreckage of super 64, fighting through crazed militiamen. If youve ever seen the movie black hawk down, then you know the story of army master sgt.
In 1996 the us navy named two ships after shughart and gordon in honor of their heroic actions. If your looking for these, they are expensive and hard to find. Gary ivan gordon august 30, 1960october 3, 1993, posthumous recipient of the medal of honor. His heroic actions were the subject of the film black hawk down. This is a discussion on randy shughart uniform m14 black hawk down within the hollywood forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. But one or two properlyarmed, welltrained soldiers could hold off an undisciplined mob indefinitely. Facing a growing angry mob armed with gunfire, gordon and shughart valiantly battled to save their fellow soldiers. The true story that inspired the movie black hawk down. This is how 2 delta force snipers earned the medal of. Furthermore, howe said that gordon would never have given his own weapon to another soldier to use while he was still able to fight. Immediately after durant and his crew were shot down, delta operators gary gordon, and randy shughart requested and were denied permission to be inserted at the crash site to save any and all survivors. Replicating sfc randall shugharts m14 page 2 m14 forum. Soldier dragged nakedmogadishu alone, at the mercy of an angry mob by mark bowden. In the early 1990s, warring factions in somalia brought about a famine in that country which eventually led to the starvation deaths of hundreds of thousands of somalis.
Nikolaj costerwaldau as gary gordon in the 2001 film black hawk down. Shortly thereafter, super six four was shot down as well. Army general william garrison and delta force snipers, randy shughart and gary gordon in regards to securing a crash site. Sfc shugharts m14 black hawk down shooting sports forum. Replicating sfc randall shugharts m14 page 4 m14 forum. I tried looking it up and all it said was that the bodies were dragged through the streets and i couldnt find.
Gary gordon and randy shughart were the only soldiers participating in operation gothic serpent battle of mogadishu to receive the militarys highest honor, and the first medal of honor recipients since the vietnam war. Black hawk down 2001 source video top clips next line quiz. That being said id so love to fire an m14 with an aimpoint sight. Gordon and shughart served with the fort braggbased 1st special forces operational detachmentdelta, better known as delta force. General garrison talking with shughart and gordon youtube. The two receipients are master sergeant gary gordon and sergeant first class randall shughart, both of whom received the medal of honor.