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Article: Closing Breakfast--Conference closes with a hero's tale.(2005 Winter Conference Phoenix)(Michael J. Durant's survival of prison in Somalia)
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- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Michael J. Durant, chief warrant officer 4, U.S. Army (retired) and the author of the book In the Company of Heroes which inspired the movie Black Hawk Down, spoke of his terrifying experience as a soldier and prisoner of war in Mogadishu, Somalia, and discussed what could be learned from the 1993 experience at the Closing Breakfast. "There is a lot to learn from Somalia in terms of leadership, how to set people up for success, courage and heroism," Durant said.
Aside from the personal survival aspect of his story, Durant expressed that the most important lesson taken from his experience was the understanding that if one thing goes awry with regards to decision ...