Well, here we go again. Now I am at page 100 in the book Black Hawk Down. This book, which is much better than the movie, covers the individual soldiers and their stories. It is a pretty easy read but, due to the individual stories, it will be harder to write about. So, the Rangers had just roped in. At the very beginning the troops could tell that there was much more shooting than there had been in any previous missions.
The book brings us through each Chalk's story as we read. From Nelson shooting a Somali for the first time to the small convoy of Humvees on their way back to base to bring the wounded Blackburn to safety. In this race back to the barracks, Dominick Pilla is shot and killed. He is the first casualty of the operation and not the last. There are also flashbacks of life at the hanger for soldiers such as Clay Othic who spent most of his time pulling guard duty and writing home.
At Chalk Four's position, Sergeant Galentine got shot. Holding his severed finger in his hand the medic does what he can for such a wound. One of the soldiers, Diemer, soon taps Sergeant Eversmann on the back. When Eversmann turns around, Diemer tells him one the helicopters gets hit.
Cliff Elvis Wolcott is a pilot with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He is one of the famed, highly secret special forces operatives in the U.S. Army, the soldiers are called the "Night Stalkers" due to their prefered enviroments, the darkness. Wolcott is the pilot of Super Six-One, a Black Hawk helicopter circling the target building. Soon the crew feels a bump and before long the aircraft is spinning uncontrably from the hit of an RPG. Everyone is stunned that a bird just got shot down. They were the tip of the spear, they were supposed to be invincible.
That is my update, there will be more to come!
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Mr. Jones, Flight 29 Down is man he is just going to have to tough it out. and no I don't want that little Chahuahua of his to run around and mess up my mansion.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see this "mansion".
ReplyDeletei see you commented on my blog like 2 seconds after i published it an no i haven't seen the tv show although i wish i had. save a lot of time. i see that you also are a delta force commander, what a cowincidence(how ever you spell that.
ReplyDeleteNot a commander, an operative.
ReplyDeleteHello kitty, take down any world leaders lately?
ReplyDeleteReally you think the book is alot better than the movie?????
ReplyDeleteYes, don't get me wrong, "Black Hawk Down" is my favorite movie, but the book tells from many different angles and has even more action.
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ReplyDeleteok, i guess i havent really given the book much thought
ReplyDeleteYou should, if you have the patience for 470 pages, then I highly recommend it.
ReplyDeletehmmmm..... maybe idk bout the whole lenght factor tho....
ReplyDeleteIts not too bad. You would really get into it.
ReplyDeleteya ur prob right i might have to try it
ReplyDeleteI think your ears are fine.
ReplyDeleteHey, from what it looks like, this book is pretty good. it does seem alot more detailed than the movie. and you'll have to show some of you so called "Special Forces Black Ops operative" moves, cause i don't think you could take someone of my stature out very easily. Heard of Stonewall Jackson? well i'm like Reinforced Titanium Alloy Jackson. yeah thats right, there's no stopping me. and i would have to contradict your statement about an unparalleled IQ, becuase much to your disadvantage, my Intelligence Qotient excedes yours threefold, and thereby inducts me as superior to your so called "genius". oh yeah, and completely off subject about your inferiority, but when are you gonna get a facebook? you really oughta. then i wouldn't have to leave ridiculously long comments such as this one on your blog. and no offense meant in any of the above statements, just kiddin w/ ya. but anyways, i think that this post should count for all the posts that i need to have for this assignment because it is probably more than i'm going to write on anyone else's, and i did actually talk about his book a little bit. oh yeah, and if you're wondering "why in the world is ______ up at 2:15 in the morning?" then your answer would be that i foolishly decided to slug down a couple cups of coffee at around 12:30, for reasons unknown. but anyways, i'm just trying to fall asleep, which obviously is not proving effective in any which way, so i am commenting on your blog. you should've seen the comment i left on Flight 29 down's face book. it was VERY long. if you had a facebook you could probably look at it. but for any of you other's who may be laying eye upon this very post, and thinking that this person is stupid for being up so late or for other various reason's that i care not to go further into, i only advise that you are carefull to judge quickly, because i this kid Hannelore is pretty crazy, and he takes care of my light work, and those germans have ever so clever ways as to getting even with adversaries. but, i dare anyone reading this to post just as long of a comment, they are really quite interesting to read and is a good way to waste time if you feel the need to do so. but anyways back on subject. does the movie Black Hawk Down follow the story line pretty closely? or does it stray somewhat like so many other movies made from books do? if that is the case, then i might just have to read this book. From what it sounds like, its a pretty good book. you'll have to tell me more about it later.
ReplyDeletewow, i think that comment was longer than your actual post
ReplyDeleteHoly crap Torey. You think your comment could be any longer?
ReplyDeleteThe movie is a little different than the book but for the most part they are pretty similar. When Jerry Brookheimer set out to make this movie he tried to stay as much to the story as possible. He wanted to honor the fallen Rangers and Delta.
ReplyDeleteNewsflash. Hannelore sniffs markers. it thought it was kinda obvious
ReplyDeleteWhat else is there to do after school?
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