Michael 'Mike' J. Durant (born July 23, 1961) is the American pilot who was held prisoner after a raid in Mogadishu, Somalia on October 3, 1993. Durant is a native of Berlin, New Hampshire, and served in the United States Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. He retired from the Army as a CW4 Blackhawk helicopter master aviator in the 160th SOAR after participating in combat operations Prime Chance, Just Cause, … Wikipedia
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Piloting his US Army Blackhawk helicopter, Michael J. Durant was shot down and captured in Somalia, on October 3, 1993. Many recall this moment from the movie Blackhawk Down, based upon the book by Mark Bowden. This is the continuing story of that mission www.companyofheroes.com/
