Black Hawk Down pt3

I have continued to read Black Hawk Down by Maak Bowden and i am once again learning so much about war.  Late afternoon was not the best time for such an attack because the young man in and around Mogadishu were high on khat. It made them aggressive and fearless in attacking the Americans. The DELTA operators were successful, in subduing and arresting the war Lord associates i the target house. After securing the house the awaiting convoy moved into position to load up the captives for their return to the American base. By this time the battle in the streets of Mogadishu was starting to intensify all four chalks were coming under heavy fire, including rocket propelled grenades (RPGs). Although, the situation was dangerous everything changed when a Black Hawk Helicopter was hit by a rocket propelled grenade and crashed four to five blocks from the target building. The mission now shifted not only from capturing the enemy leaders, but to rescuing those who had crashed in the Black Hawk helicopter, as well. These 50 pages taught me about the sacrifice that these soldiers made for us. It is crazy to think that these men thought it was not going to be that bad of a mission but they ended up giving their life. The men in that helicopter gave their lives for our freedom. The helicopter going down changed what these soldiers thought what was going to be a somewhat easy day. War is unpredictable and that is what is crazy because you never know what a situation my hold.