Dominick Pilla
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Sgt. Dominick Michael Pilla (March 31, 1972 – October 3, 1993) was a U.S. Army Ranger who served in Mogadishu, Somalia. He was one of the 18 American casualties of The Battle of Mogadishu, killed by a gunshot wound to the neck while escorting Struecker's convoy.[context needed] He was the first soldier to be killed in the battle. Dominick was the second of three children, born to Benjamin and Diane Pilla.
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- Robert Hanley. "THE SOMALIA MISSION; Relatives Recount Dreams of 2 Killed in Somalia", The New York Times, October 7, 1993. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- FURTHER REMEMBRANCE OF THE VETERANS OF SOMALIA -- (FROM THE ARMY TIMES, MAY 30, 1994) (Extension of Remarks - June 16, 1994). Congressional Record. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
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