Event Brief
Delta Force snipers asked to land over Mogadishu
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Summary: On October 3, 1993, Delta Force sniper sergeants Gary Gordon and Randall Shughart orbited Mogadishu in a Black Hawk after an American aircraft crashed with a wounded crew and fighters closing in. They requested to be put on the ground three times; commanders refused twice, then granted the request, and both were killed holding a position they could not hold.
WHO: Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart; their Delta Force commanders
WHAT: Delta Force snipers requested to be put on the ground after a Black Hawk crash in Mogadishu; commanders refused twice and approved on the third attempt, after which both snipers were killed.
WHEN: Oct 3, 1993
WHERE: Mogadishu, Somalia
WHY: They asked to be put on the ground to defend the wounded American crew as armed fighters closed in around the crash site.
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