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Aug 27
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503: Norm "Hoot" Hooten. Blackhawk Down ...

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Norm Hooten was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier (a Green Beret) who became well known because of his role in the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993, the operation later depicted in the book and film Black Hawk Down.



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