“Hey I’ve got a guy with an RPG,” said Warren, “He’s five o’clock moving to six o’clock,” This quote shows that the RPG’s were one of the biggest concerns of the helicopter pilots. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 3, page 93
“Oh, my God, you guys, look at this,” he shouted. “Look at this!” These quotes show how surprised they were that a bird actually got hit and was going down. They can sense that their objective was lost. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 4, page 95.
“A bird just went down!” Nelson said. “We’ve gotta go. We’ve gotta go right now!” This quote shows how urgent it was for the troops to move to the crash sites and rescue the pilots. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 4, page 95.
A Habr Gidir leader cooperating with U.S. forces told them, “He [Aidid] is very tense. The situation out there is very tense.” This quote shows that the U.S. is putting pressure on Aidid and he could be getting nervous from there presence. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 10, page 115.
“Jump on the hood!” shouted one of the men inside. This quote shows that they were not ready for something like this to happen, so they could not fit everybody in a vehicle or chopper. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 16, page 131.
“If you miss, I’ve got another round!” Mo’alim shouted. This quote shows that the Somalis might have been supported by another organization or group. Giving them better weaponry and explosives to use against the U.S. forces. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 16, page 131.
“We’ve got to get him back in a hurry! We’ve got to get him back in a hurry or he’s gonna die!” These quote shows that they were getting more and more casualties that need to be air lifted do to severe wounds. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 17, page 140.
Schilling muttered to himself, “We’re going to keep driving around until we’re all fucking dead.” This quote shows how some troops are starting to panic or get really angry because of the situation that they are in. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 19, page 149.
“Hey man, let’s get the hell back,” he said. “I’m not doin’ too good.” This quote shows that all the troops have sustained some type of injury and needed to return to base, regroup, reorganize, resupply and get back out there. Source: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, act 2, chapter 20, page 157.