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    Operation Redwing Essay

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    Marcus Luttrell once said “No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets or no matter how far you fall, you are never out of the fight”. From the personnel to the rescue mission all of the actions that the Seals showed was a sign of brotherhood for each other. The Navy Seals involved in Operation Redwing showed acts of heroism, bravery, and courage in their sacrifice for their country. The personnel of Operation Redwing consisted of high military officers in the United States Navy Seals. Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell, Lieutenant Michael Murphy, Petty Officer Danny Dietz, and Petty Officer Matt Axelson were part of a four man elite SEAL team searching for Taliban leader Ahmad Shah on June 28, 2005 (Klein 1). Marcus and his twin brother Morgan…

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    Lone Survivor Sparknotes

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    Team 10 is an autobiography that exposes one of the most appalling yet valiant military missions, Operation Redwing. This infamous mission occurred following the delegation of four Navy SEALs to northern Afghanistan; their commission being to seize and kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. Disastrously, this operation ultimately did not go as planned leading to the deaths of three very heroic military leaders. However, Marcus Luttrell, also known as, "the Lone Survivor," was able to persevere…

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    Marcus Luttrell A hero is somebody who is brave and will risk their lives to save others. Heroes think about others first and themselves last. Heroes are people who make the world a much better place. Heroes are people who are honorable, but instead of worrying about how popular they can get for their courageous deeds, they worry about helping more. A person who many people consider a hero is Marcus Luttrell for being brave, gallant, and dauntless. The life of Marcus Luttrell was pretty…

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    rehearsed as a small reconnaissance mission consisting of four Navy Special Warfare Operators (SEALS) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in late June, 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell were the four team members assigned to this mission, with Murph being the ranking officer, and Luttrell assigned as team lead. What transpired in less than 24 hours was the largest death…

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    Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 is an autobiography about Operation Redwing an operation in northern Afghanistan where four Navy SEALs sought out to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. The mission ultimately did not go as planned to leave only Marcus Luttrell alive to recall the story through his eyes. First and foremost, Lieutenant Michael Murphy continually received praise from Luttrell throughout the novel and touched upon him to be, “Better than anyone under fire, always thinking,…

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    In the beginning it was just a group of four men and soon there came more but they got defeated and it changed luttrells life completely. “ They were gone forever now. And yet we could afford it. WE could afford it because we were on, we had our toehold, ad behind us there were such enormous replacements for this wreck-age on the beach that you could hardly conceive of their sum total.” (Pyle 1). Pyle explains how France had a back up plan with extra soldiers and more equipment. “A group…

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    Resiliency is “the ability to bounce back.” Resilient people are often the heroes of our stories and the ones we always look up to. Psychology researchers study whether some of us are born more resilient than others. They also wonder whether strength can be taught and what it takes to survive and thrive. One character who embodies the title “resilient” is Marcus Luttrell. Marcus Luttrell is the main character of a book written by himself called, Lone Survivor. In March 1999, he joined the…

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    Lone Survivor is wrote through a navy SEALs eyes as he is traveling through the Afghanistan and Pakistan border. Their mission is to track down and capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. They are working with the Taliban but the North and South Taliban don’t get along. The seals have to work as a middle man to get the North and South Taliban to work together. Marcus talks about their routine as they go through Navy training and then when they get through the SEAL training. They are going through the…

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    Tristan creighton My Hero Marcus Luttrell was surrounded by enemy militants with nowhere to go . Marcus is in enemy territory miles away from home and all his comrades died. When he finds something that saves his life. Marcus was with three other people including Michael, Matthew, and Danny. They were all stationed in Afghanistan. They were all supposed to scout out the Afghanistan t group activity. This incident happened at the Slopey Mountains of Sawtalo Sar. They were ambushed near the top…

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    “Earn your trident everyday” (21) means it is harder to stay a SEAL than it is to become one, says Marcus Luttrell in the novel Service A Navy Seal at War. He said this so the reader knows that the SEALs work harder everyday to prove themselves. The SEALs are the most elite personnel the U.S. has to offer, this can be shown in the acronym SEAL which stands for SEa, Air, and Land, all the places in which they fight. They are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect their way of life.…

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