The Army upgraded heroism awards Thursday for 60 operators who took part in Operation Gothic Serpent, better known as “Black Hawk Down,” in the 1990s in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Fifty-eight awards were upgraded to Silver Stars, the third-highest military combat medal, and two were enhanced to Distinguished Flying Crosses after an October 2020 directive from former Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, who commanded the Senior Army Decorations Board to reconsider the distinctions, the branch announced.
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