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Dec 28, 2000 · But instead of polite gratitude, Mr. Clinton received a dressing down from Herbert Shughart, whose son Randy was one of the dead soldiers.
- Act of Valor
- Black Hawk Down
- Critical Request
- On The Ground
- Final Moments
- Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon
- Sergeant First Class Randall David Shughart
Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randall David Shughart, both members of the 1st SFOD-D, were part of the Task Force engaged in Operation Gothic Serpent (later known as Battle of Mogadishu) during the U.S. intervention in Somalia on October 3, 1993. They were tasked to provide sniper support from the air during the battle, ...
At the time, MSG Gordon was Sniper Team Leader during a joint-force assault mission to apprehend key advisers to Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and the warlord himself if possible. The first phase of the assault went well, but shortly after an initial step, one of the Army’s Black Hawk helicopters providing insertion and air support to the ass...
The MSG Gary Gordon and his Delta Force sniper teammatesSFC Randall Shughart andSFC Brad Hallings, who were providing sniper cover from the air, wanted to be dropped at the second crash site to protect the four critically wounded crew. However, large numbers of armed, hostile Somalis were converging on the area. Mission commanders denied their requ...
Once on the ground, they were armed with only their weapons and sidearms. Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon fought their way to the downed Blackhawk. By this time, more Somali militiamen were arriving intent on either capturing or killing the American servicemen. When they reached the downed Super 64, Gordon and Shughart extracted the pilot,Chief Warr...
Despite having inflicted heavy casualties against the Somalis, the two Delta snipers were too outnumbered and outgunned. Their ammunition nearly depleted, Gordon and Shughart were killed by Somali militias gunfire. Later investigation and reconstruction concluded that Gordon was the first to be killed. His teammate Randy Shughart retrieved Gordon’s...
Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon was born on August 30, 1960, and died on October 3, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. At his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army’s premier special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), also known a...
Sergeant First Class Randall David Shughartwas born on August 13, 1958, and died on October 3, 1993. He was a soldier in the United States Army special operations unit, the 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force). Randall D. Shughart posthumously received the Medal of Honor and Gary I. Gordon for their heroic actions during the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993...
Oct 7, 2005 · A: Herbert Shughart, father of Sgt. 1st Class Randall Shughart, who was killed in Somalia and received the Medal of Honor posthumously at a ceremony last week, did indeed unload on Clinton. But...
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Purple Heart. Randall David Shughart (August 13, 1958 – October 3, 1993) was a United States Army Delta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operation Gothic Serpent in October 1993.
- 1976–1993
- United States Army
May 27, 2016 · Shughart was born in 1958 in Lincoln, Neb., into an Air Force family. (His father, Herbert Shughart, served in the Air Force.) He joined the Army after graduating from a Pennsylvania high...
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After inviting the families for a moment of quiet reflection in the Oval Office, the president approached Herbert Shughart, the father of one of the two soldiers, and offered his hand. To his astonishment the handshake was declined. "You are not fit to be president of the United States," said Shughart Senior.
Randall Shughart’s father, Herbert Shughart, was at Fort Bragg, N.C., for a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary with his daughters and Stephanie Shughart, Randall’s widow, who...
