...Your life flashes by your eyes after falling down the steep cliffs of Afghanistan. BANG BANG, gunshots and rockets are being fired at you from everywhere by Taliban militants. As you traversed the shale, rocky, Hindu Kush mountains to escape them, you watch your friends all around you being shot and killed in action. This is just one example of the suffrage that Marcus Luttrell went through when he joined the U.S Navy Seals in his non-fiction autobiography Lone Survivor. Marcus Luttrell was a born warrior, he knew from a young age that he wanted to be in the military. He was given heavy discipline and taught to hunt by his father. He became a very efficient killer and spent much of his early life preparing for the military with a man named...
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...author, James C. Roberts, explains the charge of the Taliban up the hill in his journal named “Navy SEAL Tells of Tragedy and Triumph in Afghanistan.”Once the Taliban were notified of the location of the Navy Seals, it was just a matter of time before the Taliban were running up the hill after the Americans. Once an army of about two hundred Taliban came running up the mountain in route to the Seals, they knew they did not have much chance to fight them off (Roberts 10). In Schneiderman’s article, Marcus Luttrell explains his feeling when he saw that Taliban force as "My heart dropped directly into my stomach” (Schneiderman 11). The Seals fought off the Taliban the best they could, but they were pushed back too far that the only way to retreat anymore was fall down the mountain on the other side. In the end, Marcus Luttrell was the only one out of a team of four Navy Seals that survived the Taliban attack. Murphy’s decision caused his and two of his men’s lives, but it saved Marcus Luttrell’s...
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...I always thought playing a field hockey game with a sprained ankle was tough, or remaining in the game after getting hit in the elbow with a pitch; that is until this past weekend. Saturday afternoon, I learned what toughness really is, in the form of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. The 120 minutes I sat in the theater and watched Lone Survivor taught me not only the true definition of toughness, but about brotherhood and loyalty to those around you. Lone Survivor is the tale of four Navy SEALs, who as part of operation Red Wings were dropped into the mountainous region of Afghanistan to do surveillance and ultimately eliminate the leader of a pro-Taliban group, who was responsible for the recent killing of a group of marines. The film begins where all SEAL life begins, BUDs training and hell week. Although the glimpse into the training of the seals was brief, it opened the window into just mentally and physically tough America’s ultimate warriors are. From the repeated exposure to ungodly cold water, the team boat carries to the tactically operations; these men are tested every which way possible. We are introduced to our four main characters: Marcus Luttrell, Mike Murphy, Matt Axelson and Danny Dietz, as the group is experiencing the all too common down time between missions. Very quickly the action heats up as the four are briefed on their mission and begin preparations. The mission begins routinely enough as they are dropped into the mountains and hike their way to the...
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...Hard work, determination, and perseverance is what defines U.S Navy Seals. In Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, Luttrell tells the story of how he grew up in Houston, Texas, and how he was the only Seal to survive the biggest catastrophe ever within the U.S Navy Seals. This #1 New York Times bestseller was written to inform the audience of a courageous story between four patriotic Navy Seals. Luttrell, the author of this book, is also the speaker of the story. Throughout the entire story he is speaking in first person point of view. The story began with Marcus growing up and finally graduating from BUDs training on February 2, 2001; however, the large occasion in the story lasted for about 5 months in 2005. The large occasion was when...
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...In this article written by the Business Article, the author talks about the things young Navy Seals should do and be aware of when starting their career. He says, “take care of your body… just as many people get rolled out for medical reasons.” He’s describing what Luttrell did in The Lone Survivor. In the book he was an amazing swimmer so he won all the swimming events by a landslide; however, he had a bigger struggle with running through the sand so he did just enough to get by. The author of the article also says, “You have already messed yourself and got in the teams so you may as well go all the way. Your platoon mates will appreciate the help and that attitude will enhance platoon cohesiveness.” In Luttrell’s book Luttrell did a whole lot for...
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