List of Delta Force members
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- Major General Eldon Bargewell: Commander of 1st SFOD-D from 1996–1998.[1]
- Colonel Charles Beckwith: Founder and first Commander of the highly specialized counter-terrorism unit, known today as Delta Force.[2]
- Lieutenant General William G. Boykin: Commander of 1st SFOD-D from 1992–1994. Commanding Officer of the 1st SFOD-D unit at the Battle of Mogadishu.[3]
- Sergeant Major Larry N. Freedman[4]
- Master Sergeant Gary Gordon: Medal of Honor, KIA on October 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu.[5]
- Command Sergeant Major Eric L. Haney: Wrote the book Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counter-terrorist Unit, upon which the television series The Unit is based.[6][7]
- Major General Gary L. Harrell: Commander of 1st SFOD-D from 1998–2000.[8]
- Brigadier General Austin S. Miller: Deputy Director JIEDDO, was the ground commander of Delta Force during Battle Of Mogadishu (nicknamed 'Scotty' in Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down).
- Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart: Medal of Honor, KIA on October 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu.[9]
- Master Sergeant Larry Vickers: Delta assaulter, who took part in Operation Acid Gambit.[10]
- Colonel Lee Van Arsdale: Delta Force Colonel during Battle of the Black Sea
[edit] References
- ^ Department of Defense
- ^ "1st Brigade "Bastogne": Distinguished Members of the Regiment". Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20041204133704/http://www.campbell.army.mil/1bde/distinguished_members_of_the_reg.htm.
- ^ Christian Soldier Washington Post, November 6, 2003
- ^ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/lnfreedman.htm
- ^ "U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum". October 16, 2008. http://www.soc.mil/swcs/museum/Gmem.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Lardner, Richard (2006-04-11). "Delta Force Vets Dismiss Claims Of 'The Unit' Writer". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2006-04-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20060424151026/http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBMS7AKVLE.html. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ "The Unit on CBS". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814113913/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_unit/bios/ehaney.shtml.
- ^ Shape Biographies: Major General Gary L. Harrell
- ^ Bowden, Mark (2000). Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-028850-3.
- ^ http://vickerstactical.com/
