This ‘Black Hawk Down’ hero is now the namesake of Fort Gordon
October 21, 2025
Nearly 32 years have passed since Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon handed a rifle and remaining rounds of ammunition to Black Hawk pilot Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Durant at the helicopter’s wreckage site, said, “Good luck,” and waded into a sea of swarming Somali enemies with only a pistol in hand.
In an event last month, hosted by U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon…