A Special Forces (SF) Sergeant Major (SGM) attached Task Force (TF) Ranger, without regard to his personal safety, rendered first-aid to the wounded – at the same time receiving small arms fire that subsequently wounded him. He, in turn, received medical attention from another SF soldier but would not allow anyone to help him move out. On a humorous note, when I tried to get him on a stretcher, he refused until he cinched his pants up. Once he was in the strongpoint he continued to provide leadership from his stretcher by helping our with accountability of our soldiers and by distributing his gear to others still in the fight who needed it.
A SF Captain attached to TF Ranger, without regard to his safety, made several trips to the helicopter crash site to recover equipment, medical supplies and ammunition – all of which were in short supply. He exemplified himself by staying in constant control of the situation and devising solutions to key problems – one's that I am sure needed the utmost ingenuity to solve.
A SF SGM attached to TF Ranger was instrumental in securing the buildings in which we made our strongpoint and set up and manned a security position that enabled us to survive through the night. The SGM led the way on the initial security operation to the front of the downed aircraft. He also never gave up when it came to pulling the pilot out of the helicopter.
And SF soldier, although he had been injured in the crash, ignored his injuries and rendered aid to his fellow soldiers whenever and wherever possible.
A SF medic did his job in the line of fire. His professionalism instilled confidence in the injured he worked on. On several occasions he rendered aid in extremely dangerous circumstances.
A SF soldier rendered aid wherever he could until we had established the strongpoint in and around the building. Without regard to his own safety, he put himself in extremely dangerous situations – with one eye swollen so bad that he could not see out of it.
A SF Team sergeant – one of the first we encountered – took charge and provided security that allowed us to remove the pilot our of the helicopter wreckage. A SF soldier also worked diligently on recovering the downed pilot.
A SF Lieutenant Colonel at the crash site was instrumental in instilling confidence in the force and he made decisive decisions under the most difficult circumstances. Upon completion of the recovery effort, a SF soldier burned the helicopter to prevent exploitation by the Somali's.
There were countless other acts of heroism by individuals assigned to TF Ranger.
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