Throughout American military history, there have been many miraculous occasions such as the rescue of Private Ryan, the rescue of Captain Phillips, and the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Many Americans dont realize how much the U.S. military does for our country and how much they sacrifice to protect our country. Lone Survivor is the story of the desperate battle of four U.S. Navy SEALs that led to the largest loss of life in U.S Navy SEAL history. Marcus Luttrell wrote Lone Survivor to honor the lost heroes of SEAL team 10 and share the astonishing story of his buddies that died in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Luttrell, Axe, Danny, and Mike were outnumbered at about 140 to 4 (35 to 1), but they never lost one bit of hope throughout the battle. All of them were badly injured, and also completely exhausted but that didnt stop them from fighting. The most courageous part in the book is when Lieutenant Mike Murphy, who had been badly shot, walked into open ground with gunfire all around him, and punched in the numbers to HQ and said, My men are taking heavy firewere getting picked apart. My guys are dying out herewe need help. This truly shows how much heart and dedication the U.S. Navy SEALs really have and how they are willing to sacrifice themselves just to save another SEALs life. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammatesI am never out of the fight.(235). That is why Marcus Luttrell wrote the book; to honor his friends and share with the world how much heart the Navy SEALs showed in the mountains on that unfortunate day.
Luttrell did not only write the book to honor his SEAL brothers, he also wrote it to share his hatred toward the rules of engagement that he believes are the reason why his best friends are no longer living today. But they represent a danger to us; they undermine our confidence in the battlefield in the fight against world terror.
