Lost Survivor

Posted on Jul 01, 2007 - 9:43am by MarkFu in Current Affairs, People

The following is a 13 minute interview with Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, who was the lone survivor of an attack by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2005 under Operation Redwing when his unit was overrun while following rules of engagement. It is well worth the listen and is especially poignant when he was asked about the Navy Cross he received from President Bush. In spite of what Marcus says about heroism, he is one.
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