The mission for August 17, 2013 will be called “Irene”. Irene was the call sign to start the mission that
later became known as “Black Hawk Down”.
Below is a list names of the American souls lost that day. We will play in their memory.
Name
Age Action
Medal
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
Killed
defending
MSG Gary Gordon
33 Super Six- Medal of Honor, Purple Heart
Four's
crew
Killed
defending
SFC Randy Shughart
35 Super Six- Medal of Honor, Purple Heart
Four's
crew
Crashed
on Super
Six-One,
mortally
SSG Daniel Busch
25 wounded Silver Star, Purple Heart
defending
the
downed
crew
Killed
moving to
SFC Earl Fillmore
28
Silver Star, Purple Heart[
the
first
crash site
Mortally
wounded
on
the
Lost
Convoy,
MSG Timothy "Griz" Martin
38
Silver Star, Purple Heart.
died while
en route
to a field
hospital in
Germany
3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Killed
Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device and Oak
around
CPL Jamie Smith
21
leaf
cluster,
crash site
Purple Heart
one
Killed on
SPC James Cavaco
26 the Lost Bronze Star with Valor Device, Purple Heart
Convoy
Killed on
SGT Casey Joyce
24 the Lost Bronze Star with Valor Device, Purple Heart
Convoy
Killed on
PFC
Richard
"Alphabet"
the Lost
20
Bronze Star with Valor Device, Purple Heart
Kowalewski
Convoy by
an RPG
Killed on
SGT Dominick Pilla
21 Struecker's Bronze Star with Valor Device, Purple Heart
convoy
Mortally
wounded
on
the
Lost
SGT Lorenzo Ruiz
27 Convoy, Bronze Star with Valor Device, Purple Heart
died
en
route to a
hospital in
Germany
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Crew chief
Silver
Star,
on Super
SSG William Cleveland
34
Bronze
Star,
Six-Four,
Air Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart
killed
Crew chief
Silver
Star,
on Super
SSG Thomas Field
25
Bronze
Star,
Six-Four,
Air Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart
killed
Super SixFour's
Silver
Star,
CW4 Raymond Frank
45 copilot,
Air Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart
killed
CW3 Clifton "Elvis" Wolcott
36 Super Six- Distinguished
Flying
Cross,
One's
Bronze
Star,
pilot, died Air Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart
in crash
Super SixOne's
Distinguished
Flying
Cross,
CW2 Donovan "Bull" Briley
33 copilot,
Bronze
Star,
died
in Air Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart]
crash
2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Killed on
Bronze
Star
with
Valor
Device,
SGT Cornell Houston
31 the rescue
de Fleury Medal, Purple Heart
convoy
Killed on
PFC James Martin Jr.
23 the rescue Purple Heart
convoy
The Mission – Players will be divided into two groups. One group will serve as the crew on a
black hawk. The black hawk will be simulated with a rope attached to a pilot.
During the flight, the pilot will get a radio message that he has been shot down. Once on the
ground, the crew will have to establish a defensive position.
The opposing group will then have to overtake the defensive position.
Once an opponent squad is eliminated then we will switch sides and do it again.
Hope to see you all there. Good luck.
Officer Louie