Sergeant First Class Shughart, United
States
Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call
of
duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team
Member,
United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force
Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Sergeant First Class Shughart provided precision sniper
fires
from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at
two
helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic
weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires. While providing
critical suppressive fires at the second crash site, Sergeant
First
Class Shughart and his team leader learned that ground forces
were
not immediately available to secure the site.
Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader
unhesitatingly
volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically
wounded
personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of
enemy
personnel closing in on the site. After their third request to
be
inserted, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader
received permission to perform this volunteer mission. When
debris
and enemy ground fires at the site caused them to abort the
first
attempt, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader
were
inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site.
Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Sergeant
First
Class Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small
arms
fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of
shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew
members.
Sergeant First Class Shughart pulled the pilot and the other
crew
members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which
placed
him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position.
Sergeant
First Class Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to
kill
an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the
perimeter,
protecting the downed crew. Sergeant First Class Shughart
continued
his protective fire until he depleted his ammunition and was
fatally wounded.
His actions saved the pilot's life. Sergeant First Class
Shughart's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in
keeping with the highest standards of military service and
reflect
great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.
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