Marcus Luttrell, Chris Kyle and the Navy SEAL Sniper Course
Marcus Luttrell was the lone survivor of Operation Red Wings, an operation that went sideways, resulting in the loss of 19 servicemembers.
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Marcus Luttrell was the lone survivor of Operation Red Wings, an operation that went sideways, resulting in the loss of 19 servicemembers.
Medal of Honor recipient Navy SEAL Michael Murphy surprises his parents with one last moving phone call.
In “Heroes of Special Operations,” we pay homage to the unparalleled courage and sacrifice of SEAL Team members like Matt Axelson , Mike Murphy, Danny Dietz and Marcus Luttrell, whose stories of valor and brotherhood in the face of Operation Red Wings’ adversity remind us of the heavy price of freedom and the extraordinary spirits who bear its cost.
Despite the glaring military missteps in Guy Ritchie’s ‘Covenant’, the movie offers a compelling tale of broken promises and forgotten heroes, making it a cinematic ride worth taking, albeit with a grain of salt or a swig of good whiskey.
I never knew the men who died on June 28th, 2005 as part of Operation Red Wings, but their loss still moved me greatly. At the time, it was the greatest one-day loss of life in the special operations community. It’s hard to fathom that was 17 years ago today.
I first met Marcus and his identical twin brother Morgan during sniper training when I was stationed at Naval Special Warfare Command
Matt Axelson held himself to the highest standard possible, which made those around hold themselves to it as well. That is his legacy.
Among the two dozen young men at the training course, a few stood out immediately. It’s always that way; Your gut is your only compass.
Flying with the United States Army’s 160th SOAR (A), Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the “Nightstalkers,” were some of the most exhilarating years of my professional Army career. These are the men and women who, when the President asks in hushed tones if our Nation has the capability to fly specially adapted helicopters into the darkest corners of […]
All of us who have ever served in the U.S. military are familiar with the financial benefits of being able to shop at the Army, Navy, and/or Air Force Exchanges on military bases across the world. These military mini-malls and accompanying grocery stores, variously known as “the commissary” (the grocery store) and the Navy Exchange […]
On June 28, 2005, Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy would perform heroic actions that would result in his being awarded the Medal of Honor. It would also cost him his life in the process, in one of the bloodiest days in the history of the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the SEALs. Murphy […]
John Krasinski, who played former Navy SEAL and GRS security contractor Jack Silva in the movie “13 Hours” joined Chris Pratt, another celebrity with a role under his belt as a Navy SEAL in “Zero Dark Thirty” to take part in “The Murph Challenge” on Monday: a fairly recent workout tradition intended to honor the […]