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Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960 – October 3, 1993) was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of 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) , or ...
Gary Ivan Gordon è stato un militare statunitense. Al momento della sua morte era un sergente capo dell'Unità Operazioni Speciali, nella Delta Force. È stato decorato postumo della Medaglia d'Onore per le azioni che ha compiuto durante la battaglia di Mogadiscio del 3 ottobre 1993.
Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart were the only soldiers participating in Operation Gothic Serpent (Battle of Mogadishu) to receive the military’s highest honor and the first Medal of Honor recipients since the Vietnam War.
Gary Gordon was a U.S. Army Special Forces sniper who volunteered to rescue wounded crew members after a helicopter crash in Somalia in 1993. He fought off enemy attacks with his rifle and pistol until he ran out of ammunition and was killed.
- August 30, 1960
31 ago 2021 · 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 pilot who survived was among those in attendance for the unveiling of the memorial for the Medal of Honor recipient.
3 ott 1993 · Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon was a Delta Force sniper who volunteered to rescue wounded crew members after a helicopter crash in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993. He fought off enemy attacks with his sniper rifle and pistol until he ran out of ammunition and was killed.
1 lug 2019 · Army Master Sgt. Gary Gordon and his comrade, Sgt. 1st Class Randall Shughart, gave their lives for their brothers in arms during a 1993 humanitarian crisis.
