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October 3, 1993. Mogadishu.
Two Delta snipers looked down from a Black Hawk at a crash site the city was already closing on. Super Six-Four was down. The crew was wounded. Ground forces could not reach them in time.
Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart asked to be put on the ground.
Denied.
They asked again.
Denied. Two men could not hold that ground, and everyone on the radio knew it.
They asked a third time.
This time the answer was yes.
They fast-roped in with sniper rifles, sidearms, and not enough ammunition. They pulled Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant from the wreck and set a perimeter they already knew they could not keep.
Shughart was killed. Gordon ran dry, handed Durant a rifle and the last rounds, said “good luck,” and went back in with his pistol. He was killed minutes later.
Durant lived. He later said he owed his life to those two men.
They were the first Medals of Honor awarded since Vietnam. Awarded posthumously, May 23, 1994.
They did not go down because they thought they would win. They went down because the men on the ground were still alive.
Never forget MSG Gary I. Gordon and SFC Randall D. Shughart.
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Mason McTavish looks like a player preparing to rewrite his career.
The 23-year-old never fully became the franchise centre Anaheim expected after selecting him third overall in 2021. He showed flashes of power, skill and scoring ability, but his development stalled inside a Ducks organization that struggled to take the next step.
Now he has a new team, a new environment and a very different opportunity.
St. Louis paid a serious price to acquire McTavish, sending two first-round picks to Anaheim. That kind of investment means the Blues are not viewing him as a reclamation project. They believe he can still become a foundational piece.
His latest offseason training photos only add to the intrigue.
McTavish looks stronger, leaner and more physically imposing as he prepares for his first season in St. Louis. The NHL itself highlighted the workout images this week, putting more attention on a player entering a defining chapter of his career.
The talent was never the real question.
The question was whether Anaheim was the right place for him to unlock it.
Now McTavish gets a clean slate, while the Blues get a former third-overall pick who appears determined to prove his best hockey is still ahead.
This does not look like another offseason workout.
It looks like the beginning of a comeback.
Can Mason McTavish finally break out in St. Louis?
Paul H retweeted
The moment the cup was lifted for the first time in franchise history #stlblues
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“Dad, was Nadal actually as good as they say?”
“Son, he defeated peak Federer at Wimbledon. Beat prime Djokovic in two USO finals. Olympic Gold in his first try. Won AO from 0-2 down at 36... he was the best.”
“Wow! But that's all on grass & HC. Was he not that good on clay?”
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"Gregg Rolie has a one in a million voice, Steve Perry has one in a billion voice."
How many bands today can play like this together and sing like this?
Journey performing 'Feeling That Way' live at the Midnight Special on April 28, in 1978.
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When he finally started playing and was like:
''I haven't played this in a while, I am a bit rusty.'' Then he starts playing the most perfect, clear, complicated thing ever.
Watch how Lindsey Buckingham blows off the roof with his performance of 'Bleed to Love Her' with an acoustic guitar live at USC.
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If this wasn't recorded no one would believe it but there it is.
Stevie and Lindsey having the most intense eye contact of their life.
Fleetwood Mac performing 'Silver Springs' live at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, in May 1997.
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Bonds, Aaron, Ruth and Pujols, are the only members of the 700 home run club.
In their combined 89 seasons, only 1 time has there been a player with more than 100 strikeouts in a season.
Bonds struck out 102 times in his rookie season.
Unreal.
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Celebrating Chevy Chase's 82nd birthday with one of my favorite and brilliantly absurd sketches.
The Land Shark 😂😂
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The paw of a grizzly bear 😳
For the people who says they could take on a Grizzly. no you wouldn’t, hope this helps
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What are these two discussing?
Wrong answers only
#WSOP2025
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Pro or amateur, is there a difference when it comes to poker tax? @PokerCPAs can answer that!