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	SFC Randall Shughart Medal of Honor
		Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site.
		Sergeant First Class Shughart pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position.
		Sergeant First Class Shughart's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.
	www.nightstalkers.com /tfranger/memorial/shughart/moh.html (352 words)

	Randall Shughart
		Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site.
		Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members.
		Sergeant First Class Shughart's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Randy_Shughart.html (382 words)

	Randy Shughart at AllExperts
		Shughart provided precision sniper fire from the lead helicopter during an assault on the target building and at two helicopter crash sites, while being subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade fire.
		Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site.
		Equipped with only his M-14 rifle and a Colt M-1911.45 caliber pistol, SFC Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members of Super 64.
	en.allexperts.com /e/r/ra/randy_shughart.htm (1344 words)

	Randy Shughart (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shughart provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires.
		Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site.
		Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew.
	www.casimiro.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ra/randy_shughart.html (593 words)

	Lest We Forget SFC Randall Shughart
		Shughart's family members helped unveil a plaque and a shadow box, with a painting of Shughart and the Congressional Medal of Honor citation.
		Shughart’s family had a chance to tour Shughart Hall and speak with soldiers who will be living there.
		Because of Randy wanting to do the right thing, he’s an inspiration to me, and I hope he can be an inspiration to you and the soldiers in the barracks.
	www.nightstalkers.com /tfranger/memorial/shughart/dedication.html (0 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Randy Shughart
		Shughart was deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia with other Delta members in the summer of 1993 as part of Task Force Ranger.
		Shughart and Gordon, who were providing sniper cover from the air, wanted to be dropped at the second crash site in order to protect the four critically wounded crew, despite the fact that large numbers of armed, hostile Somalis were converging on the area.
		On May 23, 1994, Shughart and Gordon were posthumously decorated with the Medals of Honor in recognition for the actions they took and the sacrifices they made to help protect the life of Durant and the crew of Super Six Four.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Randy_Shughart (1225 words)

	Randy Shughart Information
		Equipped with only his M14 rifle and a Colt M1911.45 caliber pistol, SFC Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members of Super 64.
		Shughart used his rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew.
		Shughart's Medal of Honor citation is inaccurate; his actions are confused with those of Gary Gordon.
	www.bookrags.com /Randy_Shughart (1180 words)

	Congressional Medal of Honor - Medals of Honor Awarded for Action in Somalia to Gary L. Gordon and Randall Shughart
		First Class Randall Shughart (left) and Master Sgt. Gary Gordon (right) were awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for their actions in Mogadishu in 1993.
		Randall Shughart was raised on a dairy farm.
		Gary Gordon and Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall Shughart, 35, of Lincoln, Nebraska, were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in connection with the Mogadishu action, one of the worst military incidents involving U.S. troops since the Vietnam War.
	www.medalofhonor.com /Somalia.htm (1696 words)

	Philadelphia Online \| Blackhawk Down
		Shughart and Gordon were experts at killing and staying alive.
		Shughart got tangled on the safety line connecting him to the chopper and had to be cut free.
		Shughart asked for immediate help, and was told that a reaction force was en route.
	inquirer.philly.com /packages/somalia/nov23/default23.asp (0 words)

	BAVF - Sgt. Shaft Column, December 19, 2005
		SFC Randall “Randy” Shughart, United States Army, who along with MSGT Gary Gordon, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions above and beyond the call of duty on October 3, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia.
		Randy Shughart was only the fourth Medal of Honor recipient in all of central Pennsylvania in 140 years, since the Civil War.
		Randall Shughart is a true American hero and we must always remember the sacrifices he made as well as many others because their services keep us safe at home.
	www.bavf.org /shaft/051219.htm (744 words)

	American Valor . Stories of Valor . Randall Shughart \| PBS
		Sergeant First Class Shughart, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia.
		Randall Shughart was born in Lincoln, Nebraska where his father was stationed at Lincoln Air Force Base.
		After his father was discharged, the family moved to Newville, Pennsylvania and Shughart grew up on the family’s dairy farm.
	www.pbs.org /weta/americanvalor/stories/shughart.html (0 words)

	Radeoaktv's Area 51 Command Post
		Randy got wrapped up in his safety line at the last second and had to be cut free.
		Randy made an urgent call and he was told to hang tight, that a reaction team was en-route.
		Randy grabbed his rifle and ran back to the opposite side of the wreckage to face the music.
	area51phx.freeservers.com /snipers.html (2475 words)

	MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS - SOMALIA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Master Sergeant Gordon's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.
		Citation: Sergeant First Class Shughart, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia.
		While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/mohsom.htm (738 words)

	USATODAY.com - Excerpt from 'In the Company of Heroes' (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Randy was carrying a high-tech sniper rifle and Gary had a CAR-15, the short-barreled version of the M-16 assault rifle, and their load-bearing harnesses were slung with ammunition and grenades.
		Shughart and Gordon had placed him on the ground behind me, and he was still incoherent and in great pain.
		Randy and Gary were out there somewhere on the other side of the chopper, desperately trying to hold off the "Injuns." The bursts of AK fire were starting to roll together like a thunderstorm.
	www.usatoday.com /life/books/excerpts/2003-05-30-in-the-company-of-heroes_x.htm (6553 words)

	Heroes
		Delta snipers MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart volunteered to fast-rope to the ground and make their way to Durant's crash site.
		Shughart used up all of his ammunition and was killed.
		MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart each posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award any soldier can receive.
	www.geocities.com /d12tru/Heroes.html (368 words)

	Maureen Dowd Totally Wrong About 'Moral Authority' by L. Brent Bozell III - HUMAN EVENTS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Take the story of Randy Shughart, who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for insisting he be dropped into a fierce firefight in Somalia on Oct. 3, 1993, to aid American soldiers grounded in a helicopter crash.
		Shughart was honored at a White House ceremony in May 1994.
		Shughart's father, Herbert, stood next to President Clinton at that awards ceremony -- and after refusing to shake the president's hand, told him off for not providing enough military support in the conflict.
	www.humanevents.com /article.php?print=yes&id=8820 (719 words)

	Randy Shughart - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Equipped with only his M14 rifle and a Colt M1911.45 caliber pistol, SFC Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members of Super 64.
		After his team leader was fatally wounded and his own rifle ammunition exhausted, Shughart recovered Gordon's CAR-15 and searched the helicopter's wreckage, recovering several of the crew chief's M16s.
		When he finished the M16s' ammunition, SFC Shughart continued to fight armed only with his Colt.45 pistol until he was fatally wounded.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/SFC_Randall_Shughart_(US_Army) (1178 words)

	Randy Shughart - Definition, explanation
		While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site of Super 6-4, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site.
		Equipped with only his M-14 rifle and a Colt.45 pistol, SFC Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members of Super 6-4.
		Shughart used his M-14 rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ra/randy_shughart.php (729 words)

	Randy Shughart . Newville, Pennsylvania . Mogadishu . April 13 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shughart provided precision sniper fire from the lead helicopter during an assault on the target building and at two helicopter crash sites, while being subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires.
		While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site of Super 6-4, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, Gary Gordon Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site.
		In the beginning of their training, students may not see eye-to-eye with him, but eventually come to see the significance of his teachings.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Randy_Shughart (450 words)

	Bozell's News Column -- 08/31/2005 -- Some Parents Mean More Than Others -- Media Research Center
		Take the story of Randy Shughart, who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for insisting he be dropped into a fierce firefight in Somalia on October 3, 1993 to aid American soldiers grounded in a helicopter crash.
		Shughart was honored at a White House ceremony in May 1994.
		Shughart’s father, Herbert, stood next to President Clinton at that awards ceremony — and after refusing to shake the president’s hand, told him off for not providing enough military support in the conflict.
	www.mediaresearch.org /BozellColumns/newscolumn/2005/col20050831.asp (768 words)

	BAVF - Sgt. Shaft Column, March 7, 2005
		Randall Shughart was not a member of our fraternity, but he was our brother as he was yours.
		SFC Randall “Randy” Shughart, United States Army, along with MSGT Gary Gordon, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions above and beyond the call of duty on October 3, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia.
		A large caliber shot to the Superintendent of schools and his fellow apparatchiks on the Board for their failure to memorialize the name of a distinguished American hero, Randy Shughart.
	www.bavf.org /shaft/050307.htm (956 words)

	The Triangle - Independence Day reflections from a thankful American
		In 1993, in the Battle of Mogadishu, Sgt. First Class Randy Shughart and Master Sgt. Gary Gordon were part of the special forces detachment whose mission was to capture lieutenants of genocidal warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
		When a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter was shot down by enemy fire, Shughart and Gordon volunteered three times to go to the crash site and hold off the mob from the survivors of the crash.
		Gary Gordon, Randy Shughart, and Paul Smith paid the ultimate price so that the very ideals of this country could be preserved at home, and spread abroad.
	www.thetriangle.org /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=3d53faa8-cbc9-423b-9faf-0ced2064c788 (743 words)

	U.S. Coalition :: View topic - DELTA Snipers: Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon
		Gordon and Shughart were a sniper team for Delta Force and were assigned to over watch the operation, engaging targets from the Blackhawk.
		Upon reaching the downed Blackhawk, which was under intense fire, Gordon and Shughart pulled the crew from the wreckage and proceeded to setup a defensive parameter.
		Concerning Shughart and Gordan, Durant made the comment "Without a doubt, I owe my life to these two men and their bravery...Those guys came in when they had to know it was a losing battle, There was nobody else left to back them up.
	www.uscoalition.org /phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=293&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= (1355 words)

	Bill Clinton had his own "Cindy Sheehan"
		When Clinton met him face to face and offered his hand to Shughart, the handshake was rebuffed and Shughart said to Clinton: "You are not fit to be president of the United States.
		Randy Shughart, along with several other heroes, was slaughtered when terrorists ambushed them in Mogadishu.
		The corpses of these heroes were latter dragged naked through the streets of Mogadishu as Somali savages danced on a downed Black Hawk helicopter.
	scott.sstibbs.com /blog/2005_08_27_somalia.html (370 words)

	In Honor of SFC Shughart
		I was born on August 12 in South Dakota and Randy was born the 13
		We couldn’t medevac Randy out until dawn, and only after moving to a big enough LZ for a Huey to land.
		Randy was killed in action on October 3, 1993, in a dusty street in Mogadishu, Somalia.
	www.milstory.com /issue1/miltribute.htm (1391 words)

	Gary Gordon And Randy Shughart - MILSIMZONE
		Randy and I first met in the 2/75th Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis, WA.
		Shughart and Gorden are also my personal heros (hence the name).
		I would say, though not being or ever having served, Randy and Gary request time and time again to be inserted to the second crash site with the thought in their heads that they could help and bring any survivors from the crash to safty.
	opszone.invisionzone.com /index.php?act=findpost&pid=120260 (4353 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), or "Delta Force." He earned the Medal of Honor for actions he performed during the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993.
		Despite having inflicted heavy casualties against the Somalis, Gordon and Shughart were too outnumbered and outgunned, and as their ammunition was nearly depleted, unable to withstand the onslaught.
		On May 23, 1994, Shughart and Gordon were posthumously decorated with the Medals of Honor in recognition for the actions they took and the sacrifices they made to help protect the life of Durant and the crew of Super Six Four.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Randy_Shughart (1198 words)

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