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Lone Survivor is a gripping and powerful true story written by Marcus Luttrell, a former United States Navy SEAL. Published in 2007, the book recounts Luttrell's harrowing experience as the only survivor of a covert military operation in Afghanistan called Operation Red Wings.
- With 300 Marines, you could probably take over Iraq if you wanted to and get rid of ISIS completely. Make no mistake about it, Marines are war fighters.
- The real battle is won in the mind. It's won by guys who understand their areas of weakness, who sit and think about it, plotting and planning to improve.
- There's a storm inside of us, a burning river, a drive. You push yourself further than anyone could think possible. You are never out of the fight. Marcus Luttrell.
- I died upon that mountain. There is no question. A part of me will forever be upon that mountain. Dead. That's my brothers died. If there's a part of me that live, because of my brothers.
- Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
- 2007
- “I will never quit. My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission.
- “We know about bad guys, what they do, and often, who they are. The politicians have chosen to send us into battle, and that's our trade. We do what's necessary.
- “I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time.
- “In the military, if we don't know something, we say we don't know and proceed to shut up until we do. Some highly paid charlatans in the media think it's absolutely fine to take a wild guess at the truth and then tell a couple of million people it's cast-iron fact, just in case they might be right...
Jun 10, 2008 · Book Review – Lone Survivor. “I tried to get a hold of myself. But again in my mind I heard that terrible, terrible scream, the same one that awakens me, bullying its way into my solitary dreams, night after night, the confirmation of guilt. The endless guilt of the survivor. ‘Help me, Marcus!
Dec 27, 2013 · “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead… But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
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