Thomas was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, during Operation Gothic Serpent. He would go on to serve in a special mission unit for another 12 years.

Operation Gothic Serpent: 19 Years Ago Today Published October 03, 2012 Today is the 19TH anniversary of TF Ranger and the fighting in Mogadishu that has since come to be called Blackhawk Down .

Operation Gothic Serpent, led by U. S. Special Operations Forces during the Somali Civil War, took place in Mogadishu, Somalia, from August to October 1993.

The Army has upgraded 60 medals for special operators involved in Operation Gothic Serpent — 58 are being upgraded to Silver Stars and two are being upgraded to the Distinguished Flying Cross ...

The U.S. Army is upgrading the combat awards for 60 veterans who served in Operation Gothic Serpent in 1993, a battle in Somalia more commonly known as "Black Hawk Down" for its pop culture ...

The US Army is upgrading awards for 60 special operators who were part of Operation Gothic Serpent. That mission ended in the brutal Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the 'Black Hawk Down ...

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 ...

October 3rd, 2013 is the twentieth anniversary of Operation Gothic Serpent, more popularly known as Black Hawk Down, the mission to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Mark Bowden wrote ...

The soldiers were part of Operation Gothic Serpent, which was led by U.S. Special Operations Forces from August 1993 to October 1993 during the Somali Civil War, the news release states. ...

Beyond the Black Hawk helicopter, there was lots of military hardware in the movie "Black Hawk Down" -- some of the deadliest ...

World at War is essentially a tactical first person shooter with all-out-warfare elements that are set but not limited to the events which occurred on a military operation codenamed “Operation ...