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Both men died in that battle, but both men killed as many Somalis as they could as their position was overrun While some may regard this as a shortcoming, it is, in fact, a virtue"
There was nobody else left to back them up According to him, many scenes asking hard questions of the US regarding the violent realities of war and the true purpose of their mission in Somalia were cut

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Eversmann responds to mocking remarks about Somalis from fellow soldiers by saying he respects the Somalis and has compassion for the terrible conditions of civil war for the Somali people, saying there are two things they can do, "We can help, or we can sit back and watch a country destroy itself on CNN.

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Wasdin also indicated that while the character in the movie ridiculed his captors, in reality, Atto seemed concerned that Wasdin and his men had been sent to kill rather than apprehend him
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To keep the film at a manageable length, 100 key figures in the book were condensed to 39
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The movie also does not feature any actors
Two Delta Force snipers, and , are inserted by helicopter to Super Six-Four 's crash site, where they find Durant still alive Most of the film was photographed in the cities of and ; the Task Force Ranger base sequences were filmed at and
He suggested that although the film was presented as being anti-war, it was at its core pro-war When they ran out of ammunition, they died

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Somalis attending a screening of a pirated copy of the film at a theater in Mogadishu claimed the film ignored the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of civilian adults and children caused by the Americans.

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They felt that providing cover from the air was more effective
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For their bravery at volunteering to insert themselves into an extremely dangerous situation, they were both awarded the Medal of Honor
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Black Hawk Down won two for and at the
Durant was briefly captured, but eventually released Whatever it is they needed to do
We walked expediently in a formation for about a mile to get to an awaiting convoy Additionally, no Somali consultants were hired for accuracy, according to writer Bowden

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London and New York: Wallflower Press.

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Two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by RPGs and three others damaged in the attack by Somali militia and armed civilians
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Mohamed Farah Aidid was killed in 1996