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Mogadishu Memorial Ruck - Rucking Tough Exclusive

Mogadishu Memorial Ruck - Rucking Tough Exclusive

Ruck Window: Oct 3–4, 2026

Registration Deadline: Oct 2, 2026

Availability: Once per Year

$25.00 USD
$25.00 USD
Sale Sold out

What's Included

Exclusive "Mogadishu Memorial" Patch
Digital Finisher Certificate
Digital Brag sheet

Requirements

Distances: 12K or 40K
Weight: 19.93 pounds
Active Service Members must Wear Uniform

**All rucks are "continuous" and can not be broken into parts

Tracking

  • Photo or screenshot of the tracking app of your choice that shows: Date, completion time, route and total kilometers (miles for US rucks)
  • Photo of you participating in the ruck or marche (in uniform if a service member)
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Mogadishu Memorial Ruck 

Honor the Courage. Remember the Fallen.


Some battles are remembered because they changed history. Others are remembered because they revealed the extraordinary courage of ordinary men. The Battle of Mogadishu, fought on October 3–4, 1993, is one of those battles. What began as a mission expected to last less than one hour became an overnight fight for survival.

American Rangers, Delta Force operators, Night Stalker aviators, and Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division found themselves surrounded in the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. Cut off from support and facing overwhelming numbers, they fought block by block through one of the fiercest urban battles since the Vietnam War.

Throughout the night, one principle guided every decision: "No Man Left Behind."

Rescue convoys repeatedly drove into enemy fire. Helicopter crews continued flying despite the danger. Soldiers willingly exposed themselves to save wounded teammates. Others knowingly gave their lives so someone else could come home.

The courage displayed during those fifteen hours became one of the defining examples of selfless service in modern American military history. The Rucking Tough Mogadishu Memorial Ruck exists to ensure that courage—and the men who displayed it—are never forgotten.
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The Mission


On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger launched Operation Gothic Serpent into the heart of Mogadishu with the objective of capturing key lieutenants serving under Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

The mission was expected to be quick. Instead, rocket-propelled grenades struck two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The first aircraft, Super 61, crashed deep inside hostile territory. Minutes later, Super 64 was also shot down.

The mission immediately changed from a capture operation into one of the largest combat rescue efforts in modern American military history. As darkness fell, hundreds of American Soldiers fought through unfamiliar streets under constant enemy fire while refusing to abandon their wounded or fallen brothers.

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The Spirit of "No Man Left Behind"


Few moments better capture the American military ethos than the actions of Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart. Knowing they would almost certainly be killed, they repeatedly requested permission to be inserted at the second crash site.

Once on the ground, they defended the wounded crew against overwhelming enemy forces until both men were killed in action. Their actions saved the life of Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant.

For their extraordinary heroism, Gordon and Shughart became the first Medal of Honor recipients awarded for combat actions since the Vietnam War. Their sacrifice reminds us that courage is not the absence of fear—it is choosing others before yourself.
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We Remember Their Names


This event is dedicated to the eighteen Americans who gave their lives during the Battle of Mogadishu.

1st SFOD-D (Delta Force)

• Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon
• Sergeant First Class Randall David "Randy" Shughart
• Staff Sergeant Daniel Darrell Busch
• Sergeant First Class Earl Robert Fillmore Jr.
• Master Sergeant Timothy Lynn Martin
• Sergeant First Class Matthew Loren Rierson*

3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

• Corporal James "Jamie" E. Smith
• Specialist James M. Cavaco
• Sergeant James Casey Joyce
• Corporal Richard W. "Alphabet" Kowalewski Jr.
• Sergeant Dominick M. Pilla
• Sergeant Lorenzo M. Ruiz

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers)

• Staff Sergeant William David Cleveland Jr.
• Staff Sergeant Thomas J. Field
• Chief Warrant Officer 4 Raymond Alex Frank
• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Clifton "Elvis" Wolcott
• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Donovan Lee Briley

10th Mountain Division

• Sergeant Cornell Lemont Houston Sr.
• Private First Class James Henry Martin Jr.

*Sergeant First Class Matthew Rierson was killed in a mortar attack on October 6 while supporting ongoing operations following the battle and is traditionally honored alongside the Battle of Mogadishu fallen.

These men came from different units. Different hometowns. Different backgrounds. But on those streets, they became brothers. Today, we remember every one of them.
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Choose Your Challenge


12 Kilometers — Super 61

Honor the crew of the first Black Hawk shot down and the Soldiers who fought to reach the crash site.

"Courage Under Fire."


40 Kilometers — No Man Left Behind

Honor every Soldier who fought through the night to recover America's wounded and fallen.

"Leave No One Behind."
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