Posted on 07/03/2007 9:58:55 PM PDT by Gene Eric
Marcus Luttrell and his three buddies had to make an impossible decision. Afghani goat herders disrupted their secret mission to track a Taliban leader. Killing them would be a violation of the ROE (Rules of Engagement). Holding them would reveal their position. Letting them go would likely bring the Taliban upon them. Luttrell, who’s riveting new book ‘Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10’ is fast top seller, talks to Breitbart.tv in front of the U.S. Capitol about courage, the consequence of decisions, and the meaning of his Navy Cross.
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I just started reading the book. He got Patrick Robinson to write it for him which means a lot of hooyah prose. I think the story sounds very interesting so I hope Robinson’s style doesn’t detract from it.
I was listening too, did a goggle search, ran across the video myself, watched it and recommend others do the same.
Ping to self, I’ll be looking for this sometime soon to go along with the 2 dozen other books waiting to be read.
Stories like these leave me speechless.
This is a great book. I am humbled by what he went through, and still think about and pray for those families that lost loved ones. Thank God Marcus made it, and then told their stories.
God Bless Gulab... (you’ll see who he is in the book).
I heard Laura’s interview too - and she invited him to appear at her “Power to the People” tour in Texas; he accepted - might be a chance for TX FReepers to get an autographed copy.
Political correctness in this war is going to get US all killed.
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We’re tumbling into the hour of our Nation’s Birthday. Without men like Marcus, there would be no celebration. The more I learn about the men and women that defend our freedom, the more I love our Country.
Happy 4th of July!
From what I’ve read of this it’s much like a situation a SF unit got into in the Gulf War (Desert Storm) but that incident turned out much better in that they all survived.
These operations need to be documented and made available to America’s youth in a suitable format. The courage and honor depicted in these events is far beyond that of anything else this world has to offer.
I heard him a few weeks ago on Glenn Beck. Absolutely riveting!
I read about the Gulf War SF incident years ago but saw a one hour documentary of it on one of the cable channels a couple of years ago so it’s documented. It may have been the History channel but not sure.
You’re right about documenting these events for our youth, the courage of these men should be instilled in them.
I know that this is an old thread, but I have a question about Marcus Luttrell. OK, I just read the book and really liked it. The story reads like a novel, with spiraling action that almost seems unbelievable. For example, Lutrell says that he was blown out of a hiding place with a rocket.
Anyway, I was really inspired by the book. Then this Sunday at church I met a Army Ranger back from Afghanistan and I was talking to him about the war and stuff and mentioned Lone Survivor. He immediately said, “Oh, that guy made up most of that story.” He said that the SEALS are not respected by the Rangers because the SEALS are wreckless and arrogant. He said that he was in the area during the Lone Survivor events and while he wasn’t on the mission, he knows that the story “doesn’t add up.”
He said that one funny detail is that Marcus complained that the army helicopter dropped their ropes after the insertion which compromised their security since the ropes could have been found. But, that apparently dropping ropes is standard procedure.
So, I thought. The Ranger’s reaction must be just rivalry between forces. But, then I starting thinking about all of the extreme details in the book and how it sounded like a script for a movie. For example, right before he is picked up and rescued, he stares through the sights of his rifle into the eyes of the terrorist commander he was sent to kill, but because it is a stand off he doesn’t fire. That would make a great scene.
Also, he reveals that he lies to his captors twice about having diabetes and that he was a doctor. But, he doesn’t explain why these lies were necessary since his captors were friendly. Does he have a character problem with the truth?
On the other hand, the military must have believed him because his buddy Mikey received the Medal of Honor and I assume that they have to provide some kind of fact finding investigation.
I want to believe this guy is an honest hero, but I wonder.
Question: do any of you know if Luttrell could have made up details of the story?
>> I want to believe this guy is an honest hero, but I wonder.
Is there such a thing as a dishonest hero?
>> Question: do any of you know if Luttrell could have made up details of the story?
I’m sure the best of documentaries fail to capture the true heroism and tragedy of the battles they cover. It’s important to recognize that all work deserves the right to creative license providing the truth is not distorted to the point it takes on a different meaning. As the Lone Survivor, only Luttrell knows what happened on that tragic mission, and if his buddies were able to contribute their words to the book, do you think the message would be any different?
Mark Levin had Luttrell as a guest I think on or near Oct 12, 2007. If you haven’t heard the audio, you should check it out.
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