Service & Sacrifice: Black Hawk Down — the 18-hour fight to survive

Written by on September 29, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville is set to host a gathering of some of America’s most elite warriors, marking 30 years after an epic battle for survival in the city of Mogadishu along the east coast of Africa in the country of Somalia. 

“About 60% casualty rate where (U.S. troops) were injured. I was shot three times, and I have a shrapnel wound in my back . . .



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