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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (16816)	1/19/2002 1:35:47 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Maybe I'll go see Black Hawk Down I thought most non "War Movie Buffs" would be bored before I saw it, but not afterward! I have been reading more articles on "Black Hawk Down". The following quotes show why the movie was so realistic. I visited the set in April, when the Defense Department delivered on its promise to deploy real Army Rangers and pilots from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment to assist with stunts. On the set in Morocco, in addition to an official Defense Department liaison officer, Bruckheimer hired two former Army officers who had served as commanders during the battle itself, Air Cmdr. Lt. Col. Tom Matthews and Delta Force Lt. Col. Lee Van Arsdale. Most of the military stunts performed in the film, from flying choppers to roping Rangers, were performed by actual members of those Army units,in some instances soldiers who had fought in the battle themselves.