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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.
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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 ...
- 1978–1993
- United States Army
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.
31 ago 2021 · LINCOLN, Maine (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces soldier who died while performing a rescue of a downed helicopter crew in Somalia was immortalized Monday with a memorial in his hometown. 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.
14 set 2023 · On October 3, 1993, Somali forces shot down three American Black Hawk helicopters, leaving U.S. soldiers stranded in a deadly firefight known as the Battle of Mogadishu.
Gary Ivan Gordon. DATE OF BIRTH: August 30, 1960. PLACE OF BIRTH: Lincoln, Maine. HOME OF RECORD: Lincoln, Maine. Gary Gordon graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1978 and then joined the...
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.
