That had Jocko, Chris Kyle (never saw him unless maybe at mess) and MOH winner Michael Monsoor. He was likely dead before the enemy got to him and did not die a helpless victim, as the movie portrays. Should he trust him? The remaining air crew, belted in, were trapped inside a flaming comet, plunging down into a boulder-choked ravine. They found him July 10, among fallen timber. The Pech River runs across the end of the ridge to the north, with the Korengal and Shuryek rivers running into it. 'Lone Survivor' uncovered: The ambush at Sawtalo Sar | SOFREP By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He stirred as a shadow covered him. As a result of the sacrifice made by the SEALs, Night Stalkers, Rangers and Marines, the people of Konar province were able to vote in that September's parliamentary elections - the first elections in decades. They found out when the recruiter called and asked why they hadnt been present at Dietzs swearing-in ceremony. More bullets pulverized the radio. The four menPetty Officer Second Class Dietz, a gunners mate from Littleton; Petty Officer Second Class Marcus Luttrell, a hospital corpsman; Petty Officer Second Class Matthew Axelson, a sonar technician; and Lieutenant Michael Murphy, the teams commanding officerconstituted the reconnaissance team for Operation Red Wings, a mission to locate and kill an insurgent named Ahmad Shah. He had died fighting, killing at least a score of Taliban. Hed already been kicked out of one high school and was woefully behind. Their mission, code-named Operation Red Wings, was compromised when three unarmed goat herders, including a young teen, stumbled on their location. Independence Day was coming up. They had lost one aircraft and 16 men, and weren't going to lose another. "The main firefight alone lasted more than three hours. At one point Murphy was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter, but he picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in.

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