Summary of Evidence Sgt. Matt Eversmann was the group leader of the Task Force Rangers in the Battle of Mogadishu. He was 26 at the time of the operation and had had 17 months of training. Eversmann held the responsibility of bringing 12 young soldiers back alive from one of the most brutal battles ever in American history. Despite some of them not making it out of Mogadishu alive, Eversmann still displayed acts of courage, loyalty and leadership, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. The above excerpt explains how Eversmann had a horrific eye witness account of the battle. He describes the intensity of the day by referring to it as “the fiercest ground combat seen by American forces since the Tet Offensive in 1968”. He also goes into brief detail as to how the mission was conducted, and he emphasizes the amount of men who died in this brutal battle. …show more content…
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