Which actor played the role of the man awarded a Medal of Honor for actions int he Battle of Mogadishu?
Johnny Strong
Johnny Strong
Johnny Strong (born 1974) is an American actor, musician, stuntman and martial artist.
 He is best known for his roles in "Black Hawk Down" (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and "The Fast and the Furious" as Leon.
 Aside from acting, Strong is also the Lead vocalist and founder of the band Operator.
Randy Shughart
Randall David "Randy" Shughart (August 13, 1958 – October 3, 1993) was a United States Army soldier of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D)/"Delta Force".
 Shughart was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Battle of Mogadishu on October 1993.
Anthony J. Carson
Anthony J. Carson April 23, 1869–April 25, 1943 was a United States Army Corporal received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine-American War.
 Corporal Carson was awarded the Medal on January 4, 1906 for actions on April 15–19, 1900.
 His medal was awarded by President Theodore Roosevelt.
 Carson would later admit that the battle was a defeat. Frank Jack Fletcher
Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.
 Fletcher was the operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway.
 As a lieutenant, Fletcher was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in battle at Veracruz.
 He was the nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Veracruz. In the Company of Heroes
In the Company of Heroes is a book by Michael Durant and Steven Hartov about Durant's experiences in the Battle of Mogadishu, Korea, the Persian Gulf, Thailand, Panama, and Iraq.
 In the Battle of Mogadishu, the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter code-named "Super Six-Four" that Durant was piloting was shot down over Somalia by a rocket-propelled grenade on October 3, 1993, and he was attacked by a mob and had to fight for his life.
 MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart volunteered to try to protect the pilot from the mob; while Durant was severely injured, he survived, but Gordon and Shughart did not, and were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their bravery.
 Durant became a prisoner of Somali warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid for 11 days. Herbert K. Pililaau
Herbert Kailieha Pililaʻ au (October 10, 1928 – September 17, 1951) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War.
 A Native Hawaiian who was born and raised on the island of Oʻ ahu, he was drafted into the military as a young man.
 Sent to Korea in early 1951, he participated as an automatic rifleman in the Battle of Bloody Ridge.
 During the subsequent Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, he voluntarily stayed behind to cover his unit's withdrawal in the face of an intense attack by North Korean forces.
 Alone, he held off the assault using his automatic rifle and hand grenades and, after exhausting all available ammunition, engaged the attackers in hand to hand combat until being overrun and killed.
 For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Gary Gordon
Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960 – October 3, 1993) was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
 At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's premier special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), or "Delta Force".
 Together with his comrade, Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, Gordon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions he performed during the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993. Albert Weisbogel
Albert Weisbogel (1844 – May 27, 1919) was a 19th-century United States Navy sailor.
 He was twice awarded America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for peace-time actions (for which he would now be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal).
 He is one of only 19 people to be awarded two Medals of Honor, and one of only 14 to be awarded the Medal twice for two separate actions. John Gorrie (elder)
John Anthony Gorrie (born 10 March 1950 in Melbourne) is a Kurnai Elder of East Gippsland in Victoria and the first Aboriginal Australian man awarded the Public Service Medal. Paul Ray Smith
Paul Ray Smith (September 24, 1969 – April 4, 2003) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 While serving with B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division in Baghdad, Iraq, his team was attacked by a group of Iraqi fighters and after a short firefight he was killed by Iraqi fire.
 For his actions during this battle he was recommended and approved for the Medal of Honor.
 Two years later, the medal, along with the newly approved Medal of Honor flag, were presented to his family; specifically to his eleven-year-old son David, at a White House ceremony by the President of the United States George W. Bush.