Were Seals in Mogadishu?
Five Navy Seals Were Also Present During the Raid, Each Earning a Silver Star. Several of the Seals Were Part of the Initial Assault Force, According to Award...
Five Navy SEALs were also present during the raid, each earning a Silver Star. Several of the SEALs were part of the initial assault force, according to award citations at the time, and helped fight in and out of the crash sites. Wasdin was raised in Screven, Georgia and enrolled at Cumberland College for several years. After childhood, he enlisted in the Navy in 1983. Eventually joined the fleet, serving in Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (HS-7) as an antisubmarine warfare operator and rescue swimmer.
Were there SEALs in Mogadishu?
In August, 1993, Wasdin deployed to Mogadishu with three other snipers from SEAL Team Six and their skipper, Commander Eric Thor Olson, as part of Task Force Ranger. ... In the time leading up to the October 3rd raid, Wasdin and the other SEALs conducted a number of missions in and around Mogadishu.
What special forces were in Black Hawk Down?
Almost 30 years ago, members of the special-operations unit Task Force Ranger fought for their lives in one of the toughest battles since the Vietnam War. The battle in Mogadishu, Somalia — popularized by the movie "Black Hawk Down" — was so fierce that it resulted in two Medal of Honors and dozens of lesser awards.
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