1. By: Sean Godfrey

2.  At the time Somalia was crumbling due to civil war, mainly between the drug lords, and widespread famine  Operation Restore Hope was put into place by George H.W. Bush to help reestablish order in Somali (Dec. 1992- May 1993)  Operation Continue Hope was put into place May 4 th 1993 by Bill Clinton  Somali people were already angry at U.S. forces for a failed attempt at killing Mohamed Farrah Aidid which resulted in 60 dead Somalis

3.  Part of Operation Gothic Serpent  Mission changed aster 2 Black Hawk helicopters got shot down  October 3 rd & 4 th, 1993  Mogadishu, Somalia

4.  Somali civilians and militia  Pakistan forces  Malaysia forces  United States:  Delta Force  Army Rangers  Navy Seals  160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

5.  Plan to capture the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and other high profile targets  Plan was to assault a building by planting Delta force operators on the roof to secure the building while four platoons of Army Rangers surrounded the building  Commanded by Gen. William F. Garrison

6.  A/MH-6 Little Bird helicopters  MH-60L Black Hawk helicopters  Condor armored personnel carriers  Humvees  M48 Tanks

7.  The mission was beginning to become delayed when humvees to extract captives from the building arrived late  The mission ultimately changed to a rescue mission once two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down (Super 61 and Super 64)  Michael Durant, pilot of Super 6-4 was taken captive and released after 11 days

8.  Super 64 was over run by Somali forces  Trapped pilots in Super 61 were saved after an rescue teams arrived late that night and into the early morning hours  Constant raids by Little Bird helicopters protected them through the night

9.  American  18 killed  73 wounded  Somali  Estimates range from 100-300 killed  Estimates range from 1,000-3,000 wounded

10.  United Stated would completely withdraw from Somalia by March 31 st, 1994  Many citizens were frightened and scared by the images they had seen of soldiers bodies being dragged through the streets

11.  This mission failed because of the two helicopters being shot down by RPG’s  Another possible reason was that during the time of the mission, Somali men would chew Khat, which was believed to make them more willing to fight

12.  Hostage Crisis in Iran (1979-1981)

13.  November 4 th, 1979 – January 20 th, 1981  Mob of students (called Imam’s disciples) took over U.S. embassy in Iran  Held 66 original hostages for then released 14  Held the remaining 52 hostage for 444 days  Operation Eagle Claw (Jimmy Carter) was a failed attempt at rescuing the hostages

14.  Yes an No  It did capture the people in the original building  It took longer than expected and turned into a dangerous rescue mission that cause several casualties and deaths  Overall successful but with exceptions

15.  Yes and No  Somali resistance was expected but not in such large number  Could have always planned ahead for possible blockades

16.  Todd Blackburn falling 70 feet from a helicopter an being severely injured  The delay of the humvees due to Somali blockades  The helicopters being shot down (this is the most probable cause but the others could have also led to this)

17.  No it wasn’t, U.S. forces were severely outnumbered and were basically fighting an entire city to saved a couple pilots  It was necessary to attempt because you never leave a fellow soldier behind

18.  My primary source was an article covering the U.S. involvement in Somalia and Operation Restore Hope  I believe that this gives insight to my topic because it includes quotes from that period of time about my topic

19. Information  http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:MHWRfb- 92nAJ:www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/navy/pmi/somalia1.pdf+did+somalia+oppose+operation+restore+hope& hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShNSxwhEMOYT-hqvhDJqBSlwBNjsHuwD2wtlsaoI- SrkSYB1L94njYRlJ0I6v2VS0-Yo39CCegA32e4sRxvbqh83S9_L48V8R- NK3gwiB7iBn07iK3PRjSkl4tCRKwllPwHlSpe&sig=AHIEtbSouv0YbB3tx_haeSYRo1mfjunUow http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:MHWRfb- 92nAJ:www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/navy/pmi/somalia1.pdf+did+somalia+oppose+operation+restore+hope& hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShNSxwhEMOYT-hqvhDJqBSlwBNjsHuwD2wtlsaoI- SrkSYB1L94njYRlJ0I6v2VS0-Yo39CCegA32e4sRxvbqh83S9_L48V8R- NK3gwiB7iBn07iK3PRjSkl4tCRKwllPwHlSpe&sig=AHIEtbSouv0YbB3tx_haeSYRo1mfjunUow  http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01864/american/mission.html http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01864/american/mission.html  http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/battle_of_mogadishu.asp http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/battle_of_mogadishu.asp  http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/somalia/somalia.htm#p24 http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/somalia/somalia.htm#p24  http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:V_51oiA60XYJ:www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs5/5116/5116p.pdf+khat& hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgdyb63c7Ba9GwzD8EiE5jYJqTQKfaQ1UEIYcJkIzbFDc7OqTR4q- bIrhiBwggTPu8XIYH_QlNmADrWcX5rE3uG9lzTrF- KNMZhqBtDPKXXksBFSIO75q0oSVAe1a56mmlBitWP&sig=AHIEtbTjGcXiYM897QM1_HQYGc71ISTVKA http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:V_51oiA60XYJ:www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs5/5116/5116p.pdf+khat& hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgdyb63c7Ba9GwzD8EiE5jYJqTQKfaQ1UEIYcJkIzbFDc7OqTR4q- bIrhiBwggTPu8XIYH_QlNmADrWcX5rE3uG9lzTrF- KNMZhqBtDPKXXksBFSIO75q0oSVAe1a56mmlBitWP&sig=AHIEtbTjGcXiYM897QM1_HQYGc71ISTVKA  http://www.historyguy.com/iran-us_hostage_crisis.html http://www.historyguy.com/iran-us_hostage_crisis.html  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/restore_hope.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/restore_hope.htm  http://www.helis.com/featured/eagle_claw.php http://www.helis.com/featured/eagle_claw.php  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mogadishu_(1993) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mogadishu_(1993  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gothic_Serpent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gothic_Serpent Pictures  http://www.knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/c/c4/Black_Hawk_Down_Super64_over_Mogadishu_coast.jpg http://www.knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/c/c4/Black_Hawk_Down_Super64_over_Mogadishu_coast.jpg  http://www.celebritysentry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304606713-37.jpg http://www.celebritysentry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304606713-37.jpg  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4464020860_3bd03d5c0e.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4464020860_3bd03d5c0e.jpg  http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies/2002/images/BlackHawkDown3.jpg http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies/2002/images/BlackHawkDown3.jpg  http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2007/03/21/mog372.jpg http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2007/03/21/mog372.jpg  http://cdn-english.alshahid.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dead-somalis.jpeg http://cdn-english.alshahid.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dead-somalis.jpeg  http://moblog.net/media/c/r/i/crickson/military-graveyard.jpg http://moblog.net/media/c/r/i/crickson/military-graveyard.jpg  http://www.nato.int/kfor/media/photos/2002/big/b020311b.jpg http://www.nato.int/kfor/media/photos/2002/big/b020311b.jpg