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Article: MOVIE REVIEW
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- January 18, 2002
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All hell broke loose'Black Hawk Down' forgoes personal emotion for
straight-up brutal battles
Al Alexander The Patriot Ledger
It was supposed to be over in less than an hour; roughly the time
it takes to drive home from work or watch an episode of "ER." Then,
without warning, all hell broke loose.
Suddenly, what began as a routine military mission turned into a
16-hour nightmare that left 19 U.S. servicemen dead and dozens of
their comrades maimed, battered and morally defeated on the blood-
soaked streets of Mogadishu.
Back home, it was billed as an embarrassment for a young president