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  • Bucks man reflects 20 years after Black Hawk Down

    10/03/2013 6:45:59 PM PDT · by Joe 6-pack · 10 replies
    phillyBurbs.com ^ | Thursday, October 3, 2013 | DANNY ADLER
    Phil Lepre of Lower Southampton came to terms with death 20 years ago Thursday. Oct. 3, 1993. Mogadishu, Somalia. Lepre, a 24-year-old demolition specialist in the U.S. Army, was moments away from bloodshed and death. Bullets ricocheted off his tank and explosions rocked in the background as he and others moved into downtown Mogadishu to rescue Rangers pinned in the city after a routine mission turned messy when Somalis shot down two Black Hawk helicopters. Lepre took off his helmet and pulled out a photo he kept there of his 1½-year-old daughter Brittany. He said a prayer and kissed the...