Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, run miles with full body armor and weapons on Fort Drum, New York, Oct. 8, 2024, to honor those who fought and died during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Black Hawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street on Oct. 4, 1993. The armored convoy, who came to their rescue didn’t have enough seats to transport the stranded soldiers forcing the
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, run miles with full body armor and weapons on Fort Drum, New York, Oct. 8, 2024, to honor those who fought and died during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Black Hawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street on Oct. 4, 1993. The armored convoy, who came to their rescue didn’t have enough seats to transport the stranded soldiers forcing them to return on foot through Mogadishu, fending off ambushes along the way. “During this run today, this whole day - Dragon Heritage Day - think about all the service our forefathers, our brothers and sisters, have done up to this point,” said Lt. Col. Max Ferguson, 2-14th IN commander. “I want you to think about that and where we came from, who we are, what it means to be a Golden Dragon, and to think about where we’re going next.” ( Army photo by Spc. Mason Nichols)
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