Gordon was a Delta Force sniper. He was portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the 2001 movie Black Hawk Down. The day began with U.S. forces doing battle with a Somali warlord's soldiers.

Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, a native of Lincoln, died in a rescue of a downed helicopter in Somalia in 1993. LINCOLN — A U.S. Army special forces soldier who died while performing a rescue of a ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday raised and then retreated from the possibility that evidence found this week in Afghanistan linked Al Qaeda to the deaths of American forces in Somalia in 1993. Air Force ...

It sounded sinister at first. The Pentagon announced new evidence of a possible link between the al Qaeda terrorist network and Somalia. Within minutes the story began to unravel.

Sgt. 1st Class Randall David Shughart and Master Sgt. Gary Gordon lived out the story of legendary Army war heroes, one that has been immortalized in film and books.The men were among 18 Americans … ...

WASHINGTON — It sounded sinister at first. The Pentagon announced new evidence of a possible link between the Al Qaeda terrorist network and Somalia. But soon the story began to unravel. The ...

Beginning Friday night with a candlelight vigil, Lincoln will honor hometown hero Gary Gordon. Master Sergeant Gordon was killed in Somalia, a day immortalized in the movie "Black Hawk Down." The ...

Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, a native of Lincoln, Maine, pleaded to be allowed to protect the helicopter crew members against a mob in Mogadishu in 1993. He and another soldier were killed.

A U.S. Army special forces soldier who died while performing a rescue of a downed helicopter crew in Somalia was immortalized Monday with a memorial in his hometown. Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, a ...