10 years ago....

Viktor · Post by **Viktor** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:36 pm

Anyone remember what events were about befall "those that lead the way" this time 10 years ago?

Here's a hint:-

A book, a film and a major foreign policy shake up followed..

Slave_Master · Post by **Slave_Master** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:40 pm

That whole Mogadishu thingy?

Viktor · Post by **Viktor** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:53 pm

Slave_Master wrote:That whole Mogadishu thingy?

That whole "thingy" (Operations Provide Relief, Restore Hope and the UN led UNOSOM2) had been going on since late December 1992, but you're on the right track...

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:02 pm

nirvana are on the radio?

Slave_Master · Post by **Slave_Master** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:11 pm

Viktor wrote:
Slave_Master wrote:That whole Mogadishu thingy?
That whole "thingy" (Operations Provide Relief, Restore Hope and the UN led UNOSOM2) had been going on since late December 1992, but you're on the right track...

I meant the events portrayed in Black Hawk Down, because that happened sometime in Oct. 93

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:40 pm

October 3rd 1993 was when the raid went down.

Soldier87 · Post by **Soldier87** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:57 pm

Yeah the battle of mogadishu, my dad was there but only with the marines, he left before the fight occured, well there was some fighting while the marines were there but only a few bullets, not much. Damn that was a good movie too. You think well (America) will go back?

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:03 pm

Nope and I hope we never do

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:13 pm

Eew. The 1990s. That is so, like, ten years ago?

Ruben Rooben Reuben · Post by **Ruben Rooben Reuben** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:55 am

It's so last century.

iohkus · Post by **iohkus** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 3:31 am

The movie was just a documentary really... or just a really high budget re-inactment, still very well directed, Ridley Scott is a great directory

Soldier87 · Post by **Soldier87** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 6:32 am

iohkus wrote:The movie was just a documentary really... or just a really high budget re-inactment, still very well directed, Ridley Scott is a great directory

No actually its not. Well some parts are, but take this for example, Matt Eversman, the guy played by Josh Hartnett, wasnt part of the helicopter squad, he was part of the humvee column. And Durant the crashed blackhawk pilot who survived, didnt hide in that building, he was beside the D-boys along the chopper fighting with them. And most of the Delta Force guys werent protrayed or if they were, not intirely in fact. It's pretty darn truthful though, but some parts were mixed around and a few little things were made up, but for the most part its real.

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:11 am

MOS, Soldier?

Ruben Rooben Reuben · Post by **Ruben Rooben Reuben** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:16 pm

I only saw four minutes of Black Hawk Down and felt that the dialogue was better suited for an episode of Golden Girls.

Soldier87 · Post by **Soldier87** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:36 pm

Ruben Rooben Reuben wrote:I only saw four minutes of Black Hawk Down and felt that the dialogue was better suited for an episode of Golden Girls.

yeah like the fuck words, and the shit words, and the assholes, lol. The dialogue was good, although i dont really rate a movie on dialogue unless i cant understand it. whats an MOS?

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:17 pm

Soldier87 wrote:whats an MOS?

Military Occupational Specialities. In lamens terms, your job within the military.

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Soldier87 · Post by **Soldier87** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:26 pm

O well im only 16 but im gonna go for Army rangers or marines when i graduate. My dad was an mp though, for the air force, dont know how he got sent to somalia though.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:31 pm

MP's are sent pretty much anywhere where soldiers are going to be staying. There a pretty neccesary job at virtually any base of installation.

Slave_Master · Post by **Slave_Master** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:34 pm

O well im only 16 but im gonna go for Army rangers or marines when i graduate

Cool beans. I'll kick your ass!

Soldier87 · Post by **Soldier87** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 8:26 pm

Do we have any presence at all in Somalia anymore? Or did we just ditch it as we left?