Gary ivan gordon biography for kids

Responses from four students in Mrs. Harris' Social Studies class can be viewed below:

Sierrah Davis
"Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a few paragraphs"

Gary Gordon was born August 30, 1960 in Lincoln, Maine.

He graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1978. At the age of 18, Gordon joined the U.S. Army as a member of the First Special Forces Operation Detachment. He was also the leader of the sniper team.

Gary ivan gordon biography for kids

He was married to Carmen and had two children. His family never saw him in any of his military uniforms, even on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his home life as much as possible.

Gary died October 3, 1993, while trying to save people in a helicopter that went down.

He was a well-known man in his hometown for doing such a heroic act. In 1996, the U.S. Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S. Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many