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4 days ago · Randy Shugart was armed with an M-14 semi-automatic rifle firing a 7.62 mm round, heavier than the 5.56 mm round of Gary Gordon’s weapon of choice, the CAR-15. The Colt Automatic Rifle, a derivative of the Viet Nam era M-16, fired the lighter weight cartridge; less weight meant more ammunition could be carried.
May 7, 2024 · May 7, 2024 / Military Guy! Gary Gordon. Former Delta Operator & MoH Recipient. Gary Gordon was a Delta Force sniper who was killed in combat on October 3, 1993 during the Battle of Mogadishu. Gary, along with fellow Delta Operator Randy Shughart, is credited with saving the life of crashed helicopter pilot Mike Durant.
May 12, 2024 · Gary Gordon and Randall Shughart were deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, to serve as snipers in Operation Gothic Serpent (known as Task Force Ranger among the American forces), a joint-force...
May 15, 2024 · Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, a native of Lincoln, Maine, pleaded to be allowed to protect the helicopter crew members against a mob in Mogadishu in 1993. He and another soldier were killed. The...
3 days ago · U.S. President Bill Clinton presenting the Medal of Honor to Carmen, the widow of Master Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, who served as Sniper Team Leader in the United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu. Cpl. Jamie Smith Memorial – Schooley's Mountain, New Jersey
May 10, 2024 · 1. 7 views 55 seconds ago #GaryGordon. Dive into the courageous story of Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon. Born on August 30, 1960, in Lincoln, Maine, USA, Gordon exemplified heroic service...
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May 3, 2024 · Gary Gordon was born in Harlem and grew up in the Bronx. As a young man he was sent to Rikers for 90 days by a judge who hoped a short stint on the island would help him turn his life around. It did, and Gordon stayed away from Rikers for 20 years. During a later term at Rikers, a man attacked him from behind, breaking his jaw and knocking his teeth out. After that, his nickname became "Lock ...
