COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — Nearly every member of the Third Ranger Battalion was present in full body armor at Woodruff Riverfront Park.
They were there to honor the service and sacrifice of the soldiers lost in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia with the 15th Annual Mogadishu Mile 5k Run, a collaboration between Big Dog Running and the Third Ranger Battalion.
“Most people don’t understand freedom’s cost,” said John Burns, a former U.S. Army Ranger. “This event every year reminds me of what it costs us to live the life we have in America.”…