Mike Goodale


I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to Sgt. Goodale at the Big Red One Museum outside Chicago in May 2006. What a class act. He was one of the friendliest people I've met, and talked to me about his experience in Mogadishu. I was fascinated to learn that despite being shot in the leg by an AK-47, and having to last an entire night without medical attention, he told me he had no lingering physical problems with his leg. That was more than I could say for myself--I suffered a sporting injury around the same time and my leg hasn't been the same since, which I joked about.

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