Chalk 2

On the morning of October 4th, 1993, the nation watched the news in stunned silence as footage of a celebratory Somali mob dragging the bodies of two American servicemen through the streets of Mogadishu was broadcast for the first time. The Battle of Mogadishu (memorialized in the book and film Black Hawk Down) was the fiercest firefight since Vietnam where roughly 100 men from Task Force Ranger faced enemy combatants numbering in the thousands. In Chalk 2, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and career special operations soldier Thomas Di Tomasso looks back at the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu where, as a First Lieutenant, he served as leader of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, attached to Task Force Ranger. 


Chalk 2 is one of several stories from the book Norwich Heroes, covering flashpoints in military history where graduates of Norwich University (the nation’s oldest private military college) have distinguished themselves on the battlefield. Follow three extraordinary brothers as they fight their way through the Civil War’s bloodiest battles. Join others as they patrol the Central Highlands of Vietnam or hunt the world’s most-wanted terrorists and war criminals in Iraq and Afghanistan. 


Randall H. Miller is the author of seven books, including the Amazon Top 10 Best Selling Mark Landry series. He has a M.A. in Diplomacy (focused on International Terrorism) and a B.A. in Criminal Justice, both from Norwich University, the nation’s oldest private military college. A former officer in the 82nd Airborne and 2nd Infantry Divisions, he researches and trains regularly in weapons and close-quarter-battle tactics alongside law enforcement and military operators. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts. www.RandallHMiller.com