is one of the rare failures of the SEALs. In the "Red Wing Operation" in Afghanistan in June 2005, 11 SEALs and 8 160 Special Army Aviation Regiments were killed, and a Chinook helicopter was damaged. However, the main reason for such a huge loss was that the four SEALs in charge of the investigation temporarily let go of the three local shepherds, thus exposing the location and triggering a series of brutal battles.
was in the mountains of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The Seal Team Captain Mike Murphy led Matthew Axelson, Danny Diaz, and Marcus Rutrel by helicopter to take advantage of the cover of night Enter the periphery of the target location, and then walk to the hidden location on foot to carry out the task. The task is to confirm the location of Hamed Shaha, a leader of the "Al Qaeda" organization, and then notify the large forces to attack. After
was discovered by the shepherd, the four of them voted to let go of the shepherd who might have leaked the news because of a momentary soft heart. However, within two hours, the area where the seals were hiding was surrounded by a large number of Taliban fighters. During the battle, three seals were killed one after another, and only Marcus Lettrell survived.
According to Marcus's later description, in the battle, due to the close distance, an RPG rocket exploded near the battlefield, and the shock wave generated him blasted him into the valley. Although he was injured in many places, he was lucky to escape. After searching by Taliban fighters, Marcus was lucky enough to be rescued by villagers in a local village and given a simple treatment.
is even more fortunate that the people in this village are more pro-American. Not only did they not report, they hid him under the Taliban armed search. Later, the tribal elders sent the note written by him to the US military outpost. Not long after, Marcus was rescued by the joint rescue force sent by the US military.
was born in Marcus Ruteler on November 4, 1975. After graduating from high school, he entered Sam Houston State University and joined the Delta Tau Delta Brotherhood. In March 1999, Marcus entered the U.S. Navy, and then began BUD/S training (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) for the SEALs in Coronado, California, class 226, and graduated in class 228.
In 2005, Marcus was deployed to Afghanistan with the tenth SEAL team. Previously, he belonged to the first team of the SEAL Transport Vehicle Brigade. After Operation Red Wings, Marcus was awarded the Navy Cross and was subsequently assigned to the fifth SEAL team and entered service in Iraq.
Marcus returned to the United States with the army in 2006. Based on his special experience in Afghanistan, he wrote and published the book "The Lonely Survivor". In 2007, Marcus left the U.S. Navy after retiring from illness. On this day of November 17, 2010, Marcus married an American woman Melanie Juneau in Texas.
On May 8, 2011, they had their first child. In memory of their comrade Matthew Axelson, they named Axe. In 2010, Marcus established the "Lonely Survivor" Foundation in the United States, headquartered in Huntsville, his hometown in Texas.
