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This ‘Black Hawk Down’ special operator is still fighting, but on a different front
« on: August 06, 2018, 12:18:46 pm »
This ‘Black Hawk Down’ special operator is still fighting, but on a different front
By: Neil Fotre   

“It’s about the men next to you. And that’s it. That’s all it is.”

That line in Ridley Scott’s acclaimed movie “Black Hawk Down” is holding true for one of the U.S. military’s most fabled special operators.

The real-life Delta Force operator who went by “Hoot,” and who was portrayed by Eric Bana in the movie, today fights a three-pronged enemy that continues to plague troops and veterans: post traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain and substance abuse.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/08/02/this-black-hawk-down-special-operator-is-still-fighting-but-on-a-different-front/
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Re: This ‘Black Hawk Down’ special operator is still fighting, but on a different front
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2018, 01:51:52 pm »
In the movie 'Hoot' was reconnoitering in the streets of Mogadishu in civilian clothes prior to the assault. Eric Bana was alot less conspicuous than the real guy with all his blonde hair.
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Re: This ‘Black Hawk Down’ special operator is still fighting, but on a different front
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2018, 02:25:17 pm »
He became a doctor after retiring?  Quite a guy!
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