On October 29, 2010 at Convocation, North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, U.S. Army Maj. and chaplain Jeff Struecker captivated Liberty University students with a riveting tale of fearlessness, bravery and discipleship, challenging them to "not be ordinary" and transform the world wherever they go. In 1993 Struecker led a humanitarian aid mission in Mogadishu, the lawless capital of Somalia, which soon turned into a gruesome firefight that claimed the lives of several men in his unit. The battle is best known from the book "Black Hawk Down," which was published in 1999, and made into a movie in 2001.
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