"Black Hawk Down" Site Revisited 20 Years Later -- CBS 60 Minutes
It was a defining moment in the history of U.S. Special Operations and it was the first time American forces faced al Qaeda in battle. You may remember it as "Black Hawk down," a phrase immortalized on the battlefield in Somalia 20 years ago this past week.
Super 6-1 was the call sign of the first Black Hawk helicopter to be shot out of the sky that day, setting in motion a series of events that remain seared into America's memory: the sight of U.S. soldiers being dragged through the streets, the capture of a badly wounded American pilot named Mike Durant.
When the fighting ended, America pulled out of Somalia with the dead and wounded, but left behind the wreckage of Super 6-1. Tonight, you are going to see and hear things about that day you never have before and meet an American couple determined to bring home a lost piece of American history.
To get to the crash site of Super 6-1, you have to travel into the Bakara market, the worst part of Mogadishu.
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My Comment: This is a must read report and video. Kudos to Lara Logan and her producers for this report.
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