Editing Randy Shughart (section)

=== Medal of Honor ===
On May 23, 1994, Shughart and Gordon were posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for protecting the crew of Super Six Four. They were the first Medal of Honor recipients since the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=AMOHW>{{cite web|access-date=June 8, 2009|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/somalia.html|title=Medal of Honor recipients|work=American Medal of Honor recipients for Somalia|publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]]|date=June 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221032003/https://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/somalia.html |archive-date=21 December 2007}}</ref>

Herbert Shughart, Randall Shughart's father, attended the Medal of Honor presentation ceremony at the [[White House]], where he refused to shake hands with U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name="whceremony">{{Cite news |last=Perlez |first=Jane |author-link=Jane Perlez |date=28 December 2000 |title=For 8 Years, a Strained Relationship With the Military |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/politics/28LEGA.html |access-date=18 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527141817/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/us/for-8-years-a-strained-relationship-with-the-military.html |archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> He then proceeded to openly criticize the president, telling him, "You are not fit to be president of the United States. The blame for my son's death rests with the White House and with you. You are not fit to command."<ref name="herbertshughart">{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=James |date=May 29, 1994 |title=Dead Hero's Father Tears into Clinton |work=[[Sunday Times]] |url=http://www.urbin.net/EWW/polyticks/pres-mil.html |access-date=March 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010503194829/https://www.urbin.net/EWW/polyticks/pres-mil.html |archive-date=3 May 2001}}</ref>

[[File:cmoh army.jpg|70px|left|alt=A light blue neck ribbon with a gold star shaped medallion hanging from it. The ribbon is similar in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in the center of the ribbon.]]
{{blockquote|Sergeant First Class Shughart, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sergeant First Class Shughart provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapon fire and numerous rocket propelled grenades. While providing critical suppressive fire at the second crash site, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site. Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site. After their third request to be inserted, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader received permission to perform this volunteer mission. When debris and enemy ground fires at the site caused them to abort the first attempt, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader were inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site. Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, while under intense fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. Sergeant First Class Shughart pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. Sergeant First Class Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew. Sergeant First Class Shughart continued his protective fire until he depleted his ammunition and was fatally wounded. His actions saved the pilot's life. Sergeant First Class Shughart's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him-self, his unit and the United States Army.}}