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Essay / Marcul Luttrell: A Navy Seal and Operation Redwings
Thanks Vivian. “I will never stop. My nation expects me to be physically tougher and mentally stronger than my enemies. If I get knocked down, I'll get back up every time. I will use every ounce of strength I have left to protect my teammates and accomplish our mission. I'm never out of the fight. »-Marcus Luttrell. This is one of my favorite Marcus Luttrell quotes. Marcus Luttrell is a former Navy Seal. He is a glorified fighter who has participated in many operations and battles. But his most famous operation was Operation Redwings. Marcus has always been a fighter. He began training for the Navy Seals at age 14 with former Army veteran Billy Shelton, survived Operation Redwings and fought to stay alive despite the injuries he suffered. he suffered during this operation. Marcus Luttrell was born on November 7, 1975. Marcus was just like any other boy. He played little league baseball and participated in martial arts, which would later help him in the Navy Seals. In Marcus' family, every man has been in the military, from great-grandparents to great-great-grandparents and so on. So one day Marcus was talking with his twin brother Morgan, who is currently a Navy Seal, and they decided to go into the Navy Seals. Marcus knew it wasn't going to be easy, but he would never back down from anything. When Marcus was 14, he became really interested in the Navy Seals. He began training with former soldier Billy Shelton. He made this training brutal. In this training, Marcus and a few other teenagers who wanted to become a Navy Seal had to carry cinder blocks while they ran a half marathon. Then, once they finished running the half marathon, they would have to do hundreds of push-ups and sit-ups. Once they got stronger after... middle of paper ... again they were pinned down on three sides and the only way to not get shot at was to jump off the side of the mountain, what they did. However, once Luttrell stopped falling from the mountain, he realized that he had lost sight of Axelson. Unfortunately, Axelson was found by the Taliban and shot and killed, leaving Luttrell all alone. After only two hours of fighting, Luttrell was the only American still fighting. By this point in the battle it was almost dark, so Luttrell hid under a rock to hide from the Taliban for the night. When he woke up, he started down the hill and found a stream. It was a huge relief for Luttrell not to have had much water last day. When he reached the stream, he jumped in. However, when he came out, he found himself face to face with a man. This man's name was Mohammad Gulab.