'Black Hawk Down' sniper shines light on brutal reality of violent combat

Former Delta Force sniper Brad Halling shined a light on the absolute brutality of the Battle of Mogadishu.

The Battle of Mogadishu began on Oct. 3, 1993, in Somalia when an American Special Operations task force conducted a capture mission against warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's forces.

Task Force Ranger was in the country to stop a famine and genocide. The elite task force consisted of Army Rangers, Delta Force operators and a small group of Air Force and DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) operators.