Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann, who led Chalk Four, is now a Sergeant First Class with the Ranger regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia.  He received the Bronze Star with Valor Device.

Private First Class Todd Blackburn recovered from the injuries he received falling from a helicopter at the beginning of the fight, and now lives in Pensacola, Florida.

Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant, pilot of Super 64, retired in 2001.  He received the Bronze Star with Valor Device and a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Major General William F. Garrison accepted full responsibility for what happened during the battle. He spent two years heading the J.F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center before retiring from the Army on Aug. 1, 1996, the same day that Mohamed Farrah Aidid died in Mogadishu. He lives on a ranch in Texas.

Staff Sergeant Jeff Struecker, who received the Bronze Star with Valor Device for leading several vehicle convoys into the fight, is still with the Ranger regiment at Fort Benning, and in 1996 was named "Ranger of the Year."

Specialist Shawn Nelson left the Ranger regiment and was working as a trail guide in the Grand Tetons in Wyoming until recently re-enlisting, this time in the Navy.

Captain Mike Steele, who received the Bronze Star with Valor Device for his actions as commander of the Rangers during the fight, is now a Major with the 82d Airborne Division.

Chief Warrent Officer Mike Goffena, the Blackhawk pilot who flew a covering orbit over both crash sites and the target area and managed to fly his crippled helicopter back to base, received a Silver Star. Mike Goffena was killed in a private aircraft in 1998 just prior to his retirement from the Army.

Lt. Colonel Danny McKnight, commander of the Lost Convoy who was wounded during its wanderings, received the Bronze Star with Valor Device. He is now a Colonel.

Guys Killed In Action

Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, a Delta soldier killed defending the crew of Super 64, received the Medal of Honor.

Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, a Delta soldier who was killed after jumping in to defend the crew of Super 64, also received the Medal of Honor.

Chief Warrant Officer Cliff Wolcott, pilot of Super 61, received Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and the Air Medal with Valor Device.

Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch, who crashed on Super 61 and was killed defending the downed crew, received the Silver Star.

Corporal Jamie Smith, who bled to death with the pinned-down force around crash site one, received the Bronze Star with Valor Device.

Sergeant Dominick Pilla, who was killed on the convoy rescuing Private First Class Todd Blackburn, received the Bronze Star with Valor Device.