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The 30-year anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, also known as Operation Gothic Serpent, is approaching.
The battle was made into a book and movie commonly know as Black Hawk Down, and the soldiers will be gathering in Knoxville for the first time since that battle.
James “Jim” McMahon was my friend. There’s no argument or pretense in this. I forced my friendship on him the same way I did with many of the operators in
Soldiers will reflect on the U.S. military s tragic 1993 raid in Mogadishu, Somalia, during a panel discussion at the next "Date With History" on Tuesday, Aug. 29.