This song pays tribute to all members, past and present, of the
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).
Kirk Boland (photo right) also pays special tribute to his fallen friend,
CW3 Donovan L. Briley, U.S. Army Night Stalkers, KIA 03 October
1993, Mogadishu, Somalia.
The songwriter has a line in the song
that says, "The Bull, he wore a Green Beret", when the Night
Stalker's berets are really, maroon in color. The songwriter
made the berets green in the song because he said Mr. Briley
always carried himself like John Wayne in the 1968 movie, "The
Green Berets".
The song is also dedicated to Sharri and Jordan Briley.
THE MISSION
While leading a multi-aircraft flight on the assault
of an objective in downtown Mogadishu, Somalia on October 3th
1993, the Black Hawk helicopter, "SUPER 6-1" (#91-26324) flown
by CW4 Clifton P. Wolcott and CW3 Donovan L. Briley was struck
by an RPG and crashed.
This operation became well known to the
general public after the book by Mark Bowden, "BLACK HAWK DOWN A
Story Of Modern War".
