Chapters 1-2
Black Hawk Down opens with Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann saying a Hail Mary before lifting off with a force of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators in a Black Hawk helicopter. Their mission is to capture two top lieutenants of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Eversmann's Chalk Four—a "chalk" being the informal term for a unit of soldiers—consists of twelve men, the youngest of whom, Private First Class Todd Blackburn, is just out of high school. The code word for the mission is "Irene." Waiting for the code are a host of attack and transport helicopters, as well as a ground convoy that will haul back prisoners and the assault forces. Nearly one hundred and sixty men are ready for the mission.
The average age of the Rangers.....
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