Lone Crew Character Descriptions

The raid was a fiasco. About 68 percent of the Canadian force alone was killed, wounded, or captured. Though many people suffered from the raid’s shortcomings, arguably the greatest injustice was meted out to a man who, despite all odds, managed to successfully carry out his vital mission in the raid – Royal Air Force Flight Sgt. Jack

On July 13, 2008, Taliban fighters launched a major assault on a small U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers and wounding 27. The story of Wanat is more then just one small group of commanders’ mistakes; it is a window into how the war in Afghanistan went awry and how we can learn from these mistakes to better future missions and future leaders.

Marcus Luttrell always wanted to be a SEAL and he did. He went through the treacherous boot camp training and became an amazing sniper. Luttrell was then stationed in Afghanistan and of he went. As a sniper, the terrain should be covered up well and a sniper shouldn't be visible to anyone. That was the problem for the boys but they tried to hide by digging trenches and staying low. After being there for quite sometime, Marcus, Danny, Matt, and Michael ran into some Afghan goat herders. They contemplated whether or not

The quality of society is best judged by whom it chooses for its heroes. In America there are plenty of heroes we can chose from to shape our society. One specifically is Marcus Luttrell, The seal team leader took his squad on a mission to take out or capture a head Taliban leader. However, when things take a turn for the worse the brave marine shows true American courage and resilience. He is a perfect role model and an American hero. He reflects greatly on the American society.

On June 8 2005, 19 American soldiers lost their lives in operation Red Wings. Many know this operation as the Lone Survivor. Marcus Luttrell a man of grit; used perseverance, passion, and hard work to overcome many other difficulties. Grit is something that can make many successful and show the difference in a sheep and a lion. Author, Christopher Klein, Shares that Luttrell began to train at a young age of just fourteen years old to become a navy SEAL.

Reading the novel Lone Survivor has shown me many ways from sticking to your roots and what brotherhood actually means. So far of what I have read in Lone Survivor is about a group of four guys who are highly classified Navy SEALS. Meaning they’re the best you can find in the United States military, or even in the world. Being a SEAL takes more determination than anything. They say you can’t break a SEAL for a reason. The SEALS are one of the major reasons why the United States military is so freighting to mess with. The author of the novel, Marcus Luttrell was in Afghanistan along the Pakistani boarder with Mike Murphy, Mathew “Axe” Axelson, and Danny Dietz. They were on a scouting mission for a Taliban target Ahmad Shad, who they’ve been looking to take out for years. On their scout they ran into goat herders who they thought were innocent citizens. Soon after they let the herders go, they all had an entire Taliban military ready to fight. While Marcus was bravely serving our country, he was also searching for his own identity and love for his family and country.

Operation Anaconda was the first major joint combat operation against the war on terror that the US was committed to winning. This operation would test our military’s readiness for joint operations against a hardened and willing adversary. The primary mission was to kill/capture Taliban/Al Qaeda forces occupying towns and villages in the vicinity of Shahi Khot in order to gain control of the valley.1 The US needed the towns, villages, mountains, and more importantly, the intricate and hard to access caves cleared of enemy fighters. Units participating in the operation included elements of the 101st Airborne Division, 10th Mountain Division, Special Operations Forces (SOF), and Coalition forces from seven nations

How does a war like that end? Journalist Jeremy Scahill, works as a war reporter in Afghanistan, Iraq and other war-torn locales, revealing the truth about what is really going on beneath the surface of secret wars. In 2010, Scahill was investigating a raid conducted by U.S. forces, that lead to many death including two pregnant women. Although the U.S. service denied their involvement in the attack, they later admitted their role and apologized for the death with a sheep as a peace offering. From that moment forward the bearded commandos were known as the "American Taliban". Scahill had a plan to expose the American Taliban for the jobs they are doing as well as the raids that is unknown to U.S. society. Who were these bearded people killing and raiding in the middle of the night with no reason? Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), started in 1980 after a failed hostage rescue mission in Iran. It was designed as the most covert unit in the military with the privilege of being the only one who reports to the White House. And with the full support of the White House and no

Right as the battle with the Taliban fighters initiated, they all knew they were outnumbered, outgunned and at a clear disadvantage but the idea of getting out of there alive did not abandon them. In their attempt to survive, they encountered many enemies as well as many obstacles in the battleground but they tried to never leave someone behind. The courageous acts portrayed in this movie were not only on their attempt to survive but also the responsibility and pressure they felt to save each other. Even when they knew they had lost a member of the team they tried to stay positive and in an act of despair from Michael Murphy who made the ultimate sacrifice to try to save the rest of his team even though only Marcus Luttrell survived. More than courage, these are acts of heroism that is excellently portrayed by this

My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies” -Marcus Luttrell. In that single quote, Marcus shows where his mindset is and what his objective is. To protect his loving country. Marcus never wanted to see his friends die, but he knew if that happened, he would always remember them. Marcus, while under a hostage situation, showed he could still be able to fight, running from the insurgent camp that was holding him hostage.

There was conflicting information about which Seal actually killed bin Laden when an unnamed former Seal says he fired the kill shot, unlike the story in the book by Bissonette. Once again, Federal court panels reject the release of the images ruling, “the release of post-mortem images could lead to attacks on America.” In late 2014 a letter is released warning Seals about releasing disclosed information. This betrays their “promise to secrecy.” Since, civil war has consumed seria and no matter the outcome, this will lead to attacks even after the war. The political leaders of Libya and Yemen were both killed, weirdly soon after the death of bin

Marco was in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He went to Bagdad to fight. Marco was sent to the North of Bagdad to a small village called al-Tarmiyah to do recon. Marco and his battalion ran into the enemy. The marines were ambushed so his squad got out and ran 200 yards of terrain under enemy fire. Marco’s squad leader got hit by a piece of shrapnel and could not go on. Marco was next in line to be the leader.

In September 2009, I checked into my first command, eager to learn and ready to work. Unfortunately, my command was a shore command, meaning the command did not deploy people. Fortunately, my department arranged for my temporary attachment to a command that did deploy, a maritime security squadron whose mission was to protect US and Coalition warships as they transited in and out of port in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. I was deployed from April to November of 2010, living in Dubai and working at Jebel Ali. During that seven months, This deployment was the steepest learning curve I had experienced in my life to that point. I learned about waterborne tactics, Iran’s Naval power, and extremist groups operating in the Arabian Gulf. This was especially relevant when an al-Qaeda aligned group, Abdullah Azzam Brigades, attacked an oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Our unit was responsible for making initial reports on the damaged tanker when it limped into port.

When Marcus finally started talking about the unbelievable SEAL training camp it really pulled me in. He described in sharp detail the intensely packed training, including their 24 week BUDS training - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL. He took me through every moment of Operation Red Wing where he witnessed each of his team members get riddled with AK 47 bullets in the head, their fingers shot off, blood gushing out of their bodies and how he alone survived the massacre. He wrote the book because he wanted to pay respects and remember his fallen brothers. He did this by telling the reader about his brothers in arms lasts moments together and what they talked about and what messages they would want delivered to their loved ones. Luttrell doesn’t want anyone to forget the unbelievable heroic actions of SEAL Team 10 as they fought for their life in an unevenly matched combat situation. The reader was put right where Luttrell was and it was impossible to stop reading. The author’s objective was to write a story about the deadly ambush of 4 Navy SEALs in the Hindu Kush Mountains in

Imagine, your right arm is trapped under an 800 pound boulder, no way of escape, with little food or water. No one knows where you are. What do you do? Fight for survival or give up? This is the reality of Aron Ralston on April 26, 2003.