While on a United Nations peacekeeping mission Staff Sergeant Riddle refused a direct order from a UN officer. Riddle would eventually be promoted to Staff Sergeant. Upon the completion of training Riddle would be accepted into the elite Scout Snipers, where he became a skilled marksman, a member of Marine Force Reconnaissance, and expert in a variety of firearms. Because he was from Alabama, he received his training at Parris Island. Marine scout sniper, armorer)īenny Ray Riddle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps right out of high school.
Instead of taking the million dollars, Major Shepherd would ask Trout give the money to Hauer's family and help pay for Valesquez's physical rehabilitation. The team would complete the mission but not before the death of Hauer and the injuring of Valesquez. Major Shepherd then recruited six others for his mission, Benny Ray Riddle, Margo Vincent, Chance Walker, C.J. If captured, Major Shepherd and his team would have been executed as spies, so Trout offered them one million dollars if they were successful. Trout felt that the mission would offer the government plausible deniability because none of his team would be connected as active duty soldiers to an actual government. Despite the discharge, he continued to have the respect of his fellow soldiers.įollowing his discharge he would be recruited by Xavier Trout, to go on one mission for the U.S. After this incident, the Army nearly court-martialled Major Shepherd for disobeying a direct order however, they instead accepted his resignation.
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This was the first time he would deliver his code "Everybody comes home." Shortly after the rescue the soldier died in Major Shepherd's arms, but Major Shepherd didn't feel that the rescue attempt was a waste because he got to return the body to the young man's family.
While on a peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia, Major Shepherd disobeyed a direct order and returned for an injured soldier under his command. He would show signs of natural leadership and was promoted to the rank of Major. Later he would become an expert in counter-terrorism when he joined the elite Delta Force. It was during this time that he became an expert in infiltration, and small team tactics. It was there that he excelled at various edge weapons ranging from Japanese short sword, to a sharpened deck of cards.Īfter he graduated, he received a commission in the United States Army, where he served as a platoon leader at the 82nd Airborne Division and was qualified as a member of both the Army Rangers and the Army's Special Forces. Shepherd would later graduate from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Major Shepherd grew up in southern California, the son of a United States Navy A-6 pilot who was MIA during the Vietnam War. Army Special Forces counter-terrorism, special recon, unconventional warfare, infiltration, edged weapons)
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The series was created by Dan Gordon, and was produced by Don Simpson/ Jerry Bruckheimer Films (the company's first venture into television) and Rysher Entertainment.ĭuring the first season, the show dealt with terrorists and drug lords, and often tackled issues such as patriotism and self-sacrifice. is an American action-adventure television series which ran in syndication from 1997 to 1998, about an elite team (composed of mostly former military personnel) who performed "unofficial" missions for the U.S. ( February 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations.
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