U.S. forces searching caves and bunkers in eastern Afghanistan have recovered a satellite GPS device that apparently belonged to an American special forces soldier killed nine years ago in Somalia. "We currently believe this GPS belonged to Army Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, an Army special ops force soldier killed in Somalia in 1993," said Brig. Gen. John Rosa. The handheld global positioning device appeared to be in working order, and could have been used to aid coordination among Taliban and al Qaeda fighters during Operation Anaconda. Rosa said officials do not know how the device wound up in a cave in the Shah-e-Kot mountains, where allied forces fought in the recently ended Operation Anaconda. "It could obviously tie al Qaeda to Somalia," he said. It was also possible, Rosa added, that the GPS device had been sold on the black market. The GPS unit had the name "G. Gordon" etched onto the device itself and sewn into the pouch holding it. Gordon was killed during a rescue attempt after two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in Mogadishu, the Somali capital. The GPS system was a civilian model favored by some special forces commandos in the early 1990s, because of the device's small size.
Sure, and maybe somebody just left it there passing through on his way to Katmandu. Most likely it was lifted by a thug who was in both places and liked souvenirs.it wasnt gary gordons. that model wasnt even made yet in 1993, apparently.
Posted by Anonymous Coward 3/20/2002 9:47:41 PM FoxNews just said the unit was made in -- I think -- 1998 and belonged to a guy in Anaconda who looked like/was nicknamed G. Gordon, as in Liddy. Guess that clears that non-story up...
Posted by Fred 3/21/2002 1:00:04 AM |