A Historical Look at Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down takes us back to 1993 when our government sent over 100 Army Rangers to Somalia to overthrow a powerful warlord that was performing genocide upon the citizens. A mission that was only supposed to take three weeks turned into a few months. A young man, Sergeant Eversmann, takes on a group of young men that are assigned to control a corner of Bakara Market while Delta Force, an elite and secret group of soldiers, arrests some people of interest. However, all hell breaks loose and all the men are thrown into a fight for their lives in a mission that was only supposed to take an hour turns into the most difficult night of their lives.
The director Ridley Scott (2001) did an amazing job recreating the horrific events that the soldiers had to face, and not leaving any detail untouched. All of the characters that were involved in that fateful night in Mogadishu were identified in the movie for their contributions against Mohammad Farah Aidid. Black Hawk Down was an amazing and accurate portrayal of one of the most historic military conflicts in U.S. history.

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down, Directed by Ridley Scott, is a movie that is based on a real event that happened on October 3, 1993. It toook place in Mogadisu, Samalia. Delta Force, U.S. Army Rangers, and the 160th SOAR went on a capture mission to capture two of the warlords Aidid advisors who were meeting on the 3rd. It was suppose to be a 30 minute but it wasnt. The enemy was able to shoot down two black bird helicopter and extend the mission to lead in to the next day killing 19 solders. They were able to make it out with out more deaths because of their loyalty and team work.