 Col Danny McKnight Danny R. McKnight (born 1952)[1] was the leader of the "Lost Convoy" during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 3, 1993. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor Device for his actions during the battle. He has retired at the position of United States Army Colonel. Image File history File linksMetadata Col_Danny_McKnight. ...
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Early life
Born in Columbus, Georgia, McKnight moved to Rockledge, Florida in 1959. He attended Florida State University and was a distinguished military graduate from their ROTC program in 1973, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in management. Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. ...
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Military career Upon graduation, he was commisioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army's Infantry. During his career, he volunteered for the United States Army Rangers repeatedly and served with them as an executive officer for the 3rd Ranger Battalion as well as the regimental headquarters. He saw combat during Operation Just Cause in 1989. Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...
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Battle of Mogadishu Four years later, he was the commander of the 3rd Ranger Battalion during their deployment to Somalia. Then Lieutenant Colonel McKnight was in charge of the HMMWV convoy ordered to bring up the rear of Task Force Ranger and Delta Force in their attempt to rescue several political prisoners being held by Somali warlord Mohammed Farrah Aidid in a building in the town square. McKnight's HMMWV convoy did provide transport back to Ranger HQ, but was also able to serve another purpose. The troops under his command ended up providing emergency transport for Delta Force and Task Force Ranger troops after the mission went terribly wrong. On the way to headquarters after the prisoner extraction, McKnight's column suffered their first casualty when one of their gunners was hit in the head by enemy fire. After successfully returning the prisoners to base, McKnight and the men under his command set back out to rescue and evacuate injured American personnel. During the med-evac process, McKnight's HMMWV was hit by heavy grenade shrapnel. The explosion severely injured his driver, and McKnight himself. But the ever-faithful commander kept his focus on the mission at hand. With a truck-full of injured and dying American troops, McKnight had to pass up the chance to rescue more, as his and his driver's condition was worsening. On the way back, McKnight was hit in the neck by stray enemy fire, but continued to lead the HMMWV convoy back to base. Although severely injured, and bleeding profusely, he continued to run med-evac rescues until UN support arrived. After returning to base, he was examined by a doctor, where the bullet that had hit him was removed. [2] In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...
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Civilian life During the 1980s Col McKnight was a professor of military science at the University of Florida.
Black Hawk Down During the 2001 film Black Hawk Down, McKnight was portrayed by Tom Sizemore. While McKnight and Sizemore never met personally, they had several telephone coversations and McKnight was quite satisfied with Sizemore's performance and the movie as a whole.[3] Black Hawk Down is a 2001 film by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden. ...
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References - ^ http://www.infragardconferences.com/Archive/pages/bios/McKnight.html Biographical page on the InfraGard Conference webpage
- ^ Bowden, Mark (March 1999). Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Atlantic Monthly Press. Berkeley, California (USA). ISBN 0-87113-738-0
- ^ http://www.billdeyoung.com/bhawk.htm Article of McKnight's reaction to Black Hawk Down
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