Summer Reading Recommendation: "Lone Survivor"

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Dehydration was the least of his concerns, the Navy SEAL knew if he didn’t find a secure place he would be captured and eventually killed by the fast approaching Taliban warriors. He had just been catapulted 30 yards over a ravine by a Russian-made RPG, stolen by the Taliban. His pants had been ripped off by the blast and his legs were covered with shrapnel. Blood was flowing profusely from his legs. He could not manage the strength to stand. His only option was to crawl. The next few minutes were a blur but somehow, with the help of his Creator, he managed to snake his way to cover and for now, he was out of sight from the enemies’ bullets.

Marcus Luttrell, a 6’5” son of an East Texas rancher, did not know how he had just survived the onslaught from the Taliban warriors. All that mattered was that he was alive. His SEAL training would keep him alive until the American forces came in search for him; at least that’s what he thought.

It was June 28th, 2005. The United States Military had just suffered the worst loss of Special Operations Forces since the invasion of Afghanistan had begun in 2001. Taliban forces had attacked Luttrell's four-man team on a remote ridge shortly after 1 p.m. on June 28. By day's end, 19 Americans had died.

Out of the darkness of this horrific day comes this vivacity of a story: a tale of moral choices and brut strength. It reflects the courage and intelligence it takes to become one of the America’s elite warriors, a United States Navy SEAL.

This is one of the best books about the struggles of War that you'll ever read. I highly, highly recommend it!