John Stebbins

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Specialist John Stebbins was an American soldier who fought in the Battle of Mogadishu. Though serving as a clerk for the Army Rangers during the Somalia conflict, he joined the fighting and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions. He was mentioned in the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War.

In 1999 he was convicted by court-martial of the molestation and rape of his six-year-old daughter and was imprisoned in Fort Leavenworth for 30 years.

He did not feature in the subsequent film version of the book, instead being replaced with a character named John Grimes played by Ewan MacGregor.

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