LONE SURVIVOR

SUMMARY

• Four navy seal operators are sent to the Hindu-Kushan mountains
• Their mission is to kill amahd shaw
• There operation is compromised forcing them to fight 120 Taliban commandos
• The fight for 5 hours 4 on 120
• The last hours of the fight 3 die leaving our narrator stranded and dying

MARCUS LUTTRELL

• Our narrator
• The team medic
• Now suffers from PTSD and survivors guilt
• From east Texas ranch
• Received navy cross and the Purple Heart in 2006

MIKE MURPHY

• Nickname Yankee
• Died making the final call for help
• Received navy cross and Medal of Honor in 2005
• Team officer
• Marcus said he was a sealdown to his fingertips

DANNY "BOY" DIETZ

• Died after several bullet wounds to the head
• Team communicator
• Received navy cross in 2005
• Marcus described him as a master of the environment
• Because he was a decorated fisherman,hunter, and rock climber

MATTHEW "AXE" AXELSON

• Renowned gunsman
• Just married
• Died after several shots to the head and being shot by an RPG
• Marcus described him as loyal and a genius
• His body was found with empty magazines which showed he wouldn't die

MY THOUGHTS

• Overall one of my favorite books of all
• I wouldn't change any thing about it
• It's given me a new respect for veterans
• It gives a pretty good image of SEALs do
• It helps keep these brave men's story alive