Today is James Bond Day, celebrating the day that marks the release of the first Bond film, DR. NO, on October 5th 1962. Tonight, watch the movie that brought Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the silver screen, and be sure to pour yourself a martini, shaken, not stirred of course 🍸 What’s your favorite Bond film? 🇬🇧

“It was midafternoon, October 3, 1993. Eversmann’s Chalk Four was part of a force of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators who were about to drop uninvited on a gathering of Habr Gidr clan leaders in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia.” – BLACK HAWK DOWN by Mark Bowden Task Force Ranger Operation Gothic Serpent The Battle of the Black Sea Ma-alinti Rangers (The Day of the Rangers) as it is called in Somalia Black Hawk Down I am honored to know some of the men who fought on October 3rd and 4th 1993 in the streets of Mogadishu. It is my sincere hope that more of them will one day tell their stories. The next generation needs heroes. On 1 October 2021, 18 Army Rangers received Silver Stars for their actions in the battle. In his remarks at the ceremony, General Richard Clarke, former commander of USSOCOM, noted: ““Few missions have left as enduring a legacy as the mission we’re recognizing today...Put this in perspective: 18. Eighteen Silver Stars. Our nation’s third-highest award all being presented for one action, primarily from one company, over one 24-hour period.”