“Black Hawk Down,” an action/war drama directed by Ridley Scott, will be shown Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Lumpkin Hall Auditorium, Room 2030. It is based on the best-selling book detailing a nearly-disastrous mission in Somalia on Oct. 3, 1993. Nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers were dropped by a helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somalia warlord, a press release stated.

Wilson Ogbomo, professor of African-American studies at Eastern, will introduce the film, and Maj. David A. John, a member of Eastern’s ROTC faculty, will comment on the relevance of the movie to today’s world events, a press release stated.

John is a former member of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and served in Afghanistan Oct. 8, 2001 through Feb. 15, 2002 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, a press release stated.

The movie is free and the History Club sponsored the showing.