Sen. Collins: Honoring Maine Hero Master Sergeant Gordon With a Maine-Built Ship
March 01, 2022
March 01, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
On October 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gary Gordon--a native of Lincoln, Maine--gave his life to save the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that had been shot down over the city. Realizing that the injured crew could not survive an advance of enemy forces with only aerial coverage, MSG Gordon requested that his helicopter mission commander deposit him on the . . .
On October 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gary Gordon--a native of Lincoln, Maine--gave his life to save the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that had been shot down over the city. Realizing that the injured crew could not survive an advance of enemy forces with only aerial coverage, MSG Gordon requested that his helicopter mission commander deposit him on the . . .