Remember Them ALL for they are
the Soldiers of the Clouds
SGT Lorenzo Ruiz
B co 3/75th Rangers
SGT Casey Joyce
B co 3/75th Rangers
SPC James Cavaco
B co 3/75th Rangers
PFC Richard Kowalewski
B co 3/75th Rangers
CPL James Smith
B co 3/75th Rangers
SGT Dominick Pilla
B co 3/75th Rangers
MSG Gary Gordon
MOH Recipient
SFC Randy Shughart
MOH Recipient
MSG Timothy Martin
SFC Matthew Rierson
SFC Earl Fillmore
CWO Cliff Wolcott
Pilot of Super 61
CWO Raymond Frank
Copilot of Super 64
CWO Donovan Briley
Copilot Super 61
SSG William Cleveland
Crew Chief Super 64
SSG Thomas Field
Crew chief on Super 64
SSG Daniel Busch
Super 61
PFC James Martin
10th Mountain
SGT Cornell Houston
10th Mountain
18 soldiers lost their lives in the largest firefight since the Vietnam War,
and a 19th soldier was also shot and killed the next morning after the main battle.
Besides these men who died, there were 73 men wounded.
30 of them were Rangers
One third of Bravo Company 3/75th Ranger Regt. had been wounded or killed.
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Additional commentary available for:
MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart - Medal of Honor Citations
MSG "Griz" Martin - remembered by a man who knew him
Others may be found at the Arlington Website and at the Task Force Ranger site.
Additional commentary available for:
MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart - Medal of Honor Citations
MSG "Griz" Martin - remembered by a man who knew him
Others may be found at the Arlington Website and at the Task Force Ranger site.
4 comments:
They sure took a few with them!
Just about any other troops and it would have been a total massacre!
That's what i thought when i saw the movie OB, which was the first i heard of this. May they rest in peace.
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