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Black Hawk Down Comparison
In this discussion post I will be comparing and contrasting two movies “We Were Soldiers” and “Black Hawk Down”. Though they are both war movies and based on real events during two different types of conflicts.
Both movies had a similar type of objective, which was to eliminate a specified target. Black Hawk Down was based off of Special Operations Forces which was to take down a key war lord in Somalia and We Were Soldiers was based off of the implementation of the Air Cavalry and their objective was a key terrain site in the Ia Drang Valley. They both required intensive planning and coordination with supporting elements such as intelligence, aviation support, and fire support. They both utilized the same form of transportation to reach
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