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Nothing Could Have Helped On The Mountain That Day: Marcus Luttrell

Nothing Could Have Helped On The Mountain That Day: Marcus Luttrell
Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. From left: Sonar Technician -- Surface 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29; Information Systems Technician Senior Chief (SEAL) Daniel . Healy, 36;, Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh, 28; Hospital Corpsman Second Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell; Machinist Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Eric Patton, 22; Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, 29. With the exception of the lone survivor, Luttrell, all were killed June 28, 2005 by enemy forces while supporting Operation Redwings. Photo: U.S. Navy

Four Navy Seals set out on Operation Red Wings in June 2005 to neutralize a ranking al-Qaeda operative in the mountains of Afghanistan. Only one returned, saying no different training or equipment could have helped the day the team was ambushed by Taliban fighters. “On the mountain that day, we didn’t do anything that would warrant a change in our training. It was bad…dynamic and difficult,” Marcus Luttrell told Defense Daily in a recent interview. With the training they had,”…

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