Marcus Luttrell
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Marcus Luttrell is a retired United States Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 against Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings in which he was the lone survivor.
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It's funny how serving your nation makes you part of something larger than yourself but also sets you apart.
p. 333-334
Military life and culture seem to be foreign territory for many of the people who write for national magazines and newspapers today.
p. 334
Those who serve in the military are the best of us. They're capable, honorable, and less likely to be hung up on material belongings or themselves.
p. 334-335
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Marcus Luttrell is a retired United States Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 against Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings in which he was the lone survivor. Marcus Luttrell was saved because an Afghan villager named Mohammad Gulab found him, provided shelter, and protected him from the Taliban, following the traditional Pashtunwali code of hospitality. Gulab then alerted American forces, leading to a massive rescue operation that extracted the wounded SEAL. Luttrell became an SO1 by the end of his eight-year career in the United States Navy.
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