Soldier of Fortune Advisory Committee: Meet Blackwater Founder Erik Prince sofmag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sofmag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VAntage Point
Chats with the Chief: Dr. Norman Hooten, from Black Hawk Down to VA pharmacist
This week, Jon Jensen, VHA Chief of Staff, is joined by Dr. Norman Hooten, a supervisory pharmacist in Veteran Integrated Service Network 8. Hooten is a pharmacist today, but you may have heard about his heroic efforts depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down, when he was a Delta Force team leader in the Battle of Mogadishu, fought in October 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Reflecting on the well-known incident, he draws comparisons with lessons he has learned from two of his favorite books: South by Ernest Shackleton, and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.