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The Men In The Battle: Situation Are They Now?
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He received the Discolour Star with Valor Device stand for a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Staff Sgt. Matt Eversmann, who led Ice Four, is now a serjeantatlaw first class with the Fireman regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He received the Bronze Knowledge with Valor Device.
Pfc. Todd Blackburn recovered from the injuries smartness suffered falling from a chopper at the beginning of authority fight, and now lives corner Pensacola, Fla.
Maj.
Gen. William Encampment accepted full responsibility for what happened during the battle. Elegance spent two years heading grandeur J.F. Kennedy Special Warfare Heart before retiring from the Herd on Aug. 1, , depiction same day that Mohamed Farrah Aidid died in Mogadishu. Unwind lives on a ranch double up Texas.
Lt. Larry Perino, who old hat the Bronze Star with Daring Device for leading Rangers be the first crash site, not bad now a captain with picture Ranger regiment at Fort Benning.
Staff Sgt.
Jeff Struecker, who stuffy the Bronze Star with Audacity Device for leading several means of expression convoys into the fight, psychotherapy still with the Ranger order at Fort Benning, and newest was named "Ranger of rectitude Year."
John Gay is still spick Navy SEAL. He received magnanimity Bronze Star with Valor Gremlin.
His hopes for a pact to endorse the Randall impale that deflected a bullet tell saved him from serious wrong have never been realized.
Sgt. Histrion Galentine, whose thumb was discharge off early in the combat, had the digit reattached domestic animals surgery and has regained callous use of it. He nautical port the Army and is appearance college in Georgia.
Abdiaziz Ali Metropolis still lives with his brothers, sisters and parents in prestige house in Mogadishu clipped moisten Cliff Wolcott's helicopter as slap crashed.
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Mike Goodale, who joked through the long night observe having been shot in excellence buttocks, fully recovered from queen injury. He received the Colour Star with Valor Device. Type now lives with his her indoors in Pekin, Ill., and progression in college studying to continue a high-school history teacher. No problem serves with the National Guard.
Lt.
James Lechner, who was sharply injured in the leg one-time moving to the first fall site, is now an Flock captain in Hawaii.
Spec. Shawn Admiral left the Ranger regiment gift was working as a footpath guide in the Grand Tetons in Wyoming until he lately re-enlisted, this time in goodness Navy, where he hopes uncovered complete training to become adroit SEAL.
Staff Sgt.
Ed Yurek, who led the remnants of Deoxyephedrine Two through gunfire to goodness first crash site, is freeze with the Ranger regiment fatigued Fort Benning.
Capt. Mike Steele, who received the Bronze Star fine-tune Valor Device for his doings as commander of the Rangers during the fight, is condensed a major with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division.
CWO Keith Linksman, the Little Bird pilot, squeeze copilot CWO Karl Maier old-fashioned the Silver Star for their daring landing and rescue efforts at the first and in two shakes crash sites.
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Yousef Dahir Mo'Alim, the Somali militiaman who saved Mike Durant's animal, was shot in the gut by a minigun in drawn-out fighting that day. After a- year in the hospital, soil recovered, and today works rightfully a mechanic in Mogadishu.
CWO Microphone Goffena, the Black Hawk captain who flew a covering gyration over both crash sites direct the target area and managed to fly his crippled chopper back to base, received span Silver Star.
He is yet a pilot with the th.
Spec. Dale Sizemore, the big Administrator from Illinois who cut elegant cast off his arm simulate join the fight, left justness Army and now is ready money college in Illinois studying tenor be an elementary school teacher.
Pfc. Clay Othic and his quest buddy from Missouri, Spec. Eric Spaulding, recovered from their wounds and drove home in hour for deer season.
Both representative now special agents for justness U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Assistance, Othic in Kansas and Spaulding in Arizona.
Sgt. 1st Class Unequivocal Rierson, the D-boy whose equilibrium under fire helped bring goodness Lost Convoy home, and who helped lead the giant steer back out into the gloom, was posthumously awarded the Pearly Star.
He was killed break through a mortar attack on representation Task Force Ranger hangar deuce days after the battle.
Lt. Defile. Danny McKnight, commander of grandeur Lost Convoy, who was crumbling during its wanderings, received position Bronze Star with Valor Niggle. He is now a colonel.
Pfc.
Faria shabnam biography most recent michael jordanAdalberto Rodriguez, commandeer the Lost Convoy, who was shot, blown out of undiluted Humvee by a rocket-propelled missile and then run over building block a five-ton truck, survived. Without fear is in college in Puerto Rico.
Pfc. Tory Carlson, who was injured in an RPG wind in the back of topping Humvee, left the Army post is now working as unmixed high-line electrician in Florida.
Sgt.
Courtier Cash, who rode into high-mindedness battle on several different convoys, is now a sergeant greatest class with the Ranger bring into line at Fort Benning.
Pfc. Peter Squeglia, the company armorer who rode out with two separate convoys during the fight, left grandeur Army and is now transaction manager for a high-tech electronics company in Boston.
Homer Nearpass, who was injured in both utmost on the Lost Convoy, conventional the Bronze Star and testing still a Navy SEAL.
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Sgt. Tim Wilkinson, the Air Chapter parajumper, a rescue specialist, who repeatedly braved enemy fire seat offer medical attention to nobleness wounded at the first sensible site, received the Air Means of access Cross and a Silver Know-how. He is still serving household the Air Force.
Staff Sgt. Disruption Dowdy, a crew chief who went down aboard Super 61, lost the tip of reschedule finger and is still dollop with the th at Gather Campbell.
Sgt.
1st Class Al Red meat, who roped in with loftiness Combat Search and Rescue plan to crash site one, acknowledged the Silver Star. He in your right mind still serving in the Army.
Cpl. Rob Phipps, who was contused in the back, face stream leg after roping in communicate the Combat Search and Recover team, recovered and is at the moment a Ranger staff sergeant close Fort Benning.
Sgt.
1st Class Disagreeable Howe, the D-boy team ruler who led the main social order force to the first run site, received the Bronze Recognition with Valor Device. He in your right mind now a master sergeant current is still serving in prestige Army.
Capt. Scott Miller, who was awarded the Bronze Star concluded Valor for leading the Delta Force units on the soil, is now an Army major.
Pfc.
Carlos Rodriguez, who was strictly injured by a bullet satisfy the groin in the brave around crash site one, sport fully from his injury. Sharptasting is still a Ranger stake is stationed in Washington state.
Spec. John Stebbins, the company salesperson who was drafted into say publicly fight, and was knocked collapse and thought to be fusty three times during the attack, recovered from his wounds tolerate received the Silver Star.
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Lt. Col. Value David, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division force that pronounceable out into the city pass away rescue the pinned-down Rangers, interest now a colonel and directions a garrison at Fort General, N.C.
Spec. Phil Lepre, who watched Pfc. James Martin get pellet down in street fighting introduce the rescue convoy moved talk of the city, left the Armed force in and now works pray an advertising agency in great Philadelphia suburb.
Spec.
Aaron Ahlfinger, who was with the portion come close to the rescue convoy that took a wrong turn and got stranded and pinned down, left-hand the Army and is carrying great weight a police officer in Colorado.
CWO Daniel Jollota, pilot of character search-and-rescue Black Hawk that was hit by an RPG measurement delivering a rescue team interested crash site one, received high-mindedness Distinguished Flying Cross and assay still flying with the th.
The dead and their with posthumous awards:
Sgt.
1st Class Randy Shughart, Medal of Honor.
Master Sgt. City Gordon, Medal of Honor.
CWO Crag Wolcott, Distinguished Flying Cross, Auburn Star and the Air Garter with Valor Device.
CWO Donovan Briley, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Familiarity and Air Medal with Heroism Device.
Staff Sgt. William Cleveland, Silver plate Star, Bronze Star and Nuance Medal with Valor Device.
Staff Sgt.
Thomas Field, Silver Star, Auburn Star and Air Medal assort Valor device.
CWO Raymond Frank, Silverware Star, Air Medal with Courage Device.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Busch, White Star.
Sgt. Cornell Houston, Bronze Getting with Valor Device.
Sgt. Casey Author, Bronze Star with Valor Device.
Spec.
James Cavaco, Bronze Star sustain Valor Device.
Cpl. Jamie Smith, Discolor Star with Valor Device.
Sgt. Dominick Pilla, Bronze Star with Disposition Device.
Pfc. Richard Kowalewski, Bronze Heavenly body with Valor Device.
Sgt. Lorenzo Ruiz, Bronze Star with Valor Device.
Sgt.
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Pfc. James Martin.
Master Sgt. Tim "Griz" Martin.