(1969-03-07) March 7, 1969 (age 55) Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1987–2011
Rank
Major
Unit
3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Battles/wars
Operation Just Cause Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards
Silver Star Medal Bronze Star Medal (3)
Jeffery Dean Struecker (born March 7, 1969)[1][2] is an American author, pastor, and former United States Army Ranger who was involved in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.[2][3][4] He also participated in the 1989 invasion of Panama (Operation Just Cause)[2][3] and in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.[2][3] Struecker has co-authored five published books.[5] Struecker was portrayed by Brian Van Holt in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down. In 2017, he was inducted into the Army Ranger Hall of Fame.[6]
^Curriculum Vitae Archived 2022-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; retrieved June 2018
^ abcdCongressional Record 107th Congress (2001–2002) Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, thomas.loc.gov; retrieved February 2011
^ abcKelly, Clint; "Facing Fear" Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, HomeLife Magazine, March 2007
^'Black Hawk Down' hero urges Gator Bowl teams to trust Christ Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, www.gofbw.com; retrieved December 2010
^Books > Jeff Strueker Archived 2020-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, www.amazon.com; retrieved December 2010
^Diamond, Christopher (2017-08-07). "Meet the newest members of the Army's Ranger Hall of Fame". Army Times. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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