Sgt. Matt Eversmann

Sgt. Matt Eversmann is portrayed by Josh Hartnett in the movie Black Hawk Down.  For eighteen hours, American soldiers serving in Somalia were trapped inside a hostile area in Mogadishu.  Rangers and Delta Force soldiers, vastly outnumbered and targeted by an angry mob, were under fierce attack until they were rescued.

For the courage and leadership he demonstrated in the ambush, Sgt. Eversmann received the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

He was awarded numerous additional military decorations including the Army Service Ribbon, the National Defense Service Ribbon, eight Army Achievement medals plus four Army Commendation medals. 

Before he retired from active military duty, in early 2008, Eversmann served eighteen months in Iraq where he led an elite Army Ranger force.