Heroes Round 2

[Mac]

As many of you may know, Lone Survivor is a book written by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. Some of the first hand accounts concerning Operation Red Wing are astonishing, the Navy SEALs that Luttrell died with, fought with multiple bullet wounds and injuries so that their fellow brothers might be able to live. Luttrell even describes what his fellow SEALs we most likely thinking as death was closing in on them: “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. I am never out of the fight.” Luttrell is able to infer that his teammates were thinking this, because it is the mindset that every Navy SEAL possesses going into battle. These SEALs are virtually unbreakable, most normal good warriors, retreat after taking a couple of bullet wounds, but these SEALs are able to keep fighting after broken legs and four and five bullet wounds like nothing is wrong. It begs the question, what is more essential in battle, a mental or physical advantage over your opponent?

[Mac]

“These men of the special forces have had other optinos in their lives, other paths, easier paths they could have taken. But they took the hardest path, that narrow causeway that is not for the sunshine patriot. They took the one for the supreme patriot, the one that may require them to lay down their lives for the United States of America. The one that is suitable only for those who want to serve their country so bad, nothing else matters. That's probably not fashionable in our celebrity-obsessed modern world. But special forces guys don't give a damn about that either.....They are of course aware of a higher calling, because they are sworn to defend this country and to fight its battles.”
Luttrell believes that the seals that he works with are not only the most supreme warriors that exist, but they are also the most noble patriots in America. Luttrell states that they walk down the small narrow path that most people are not able to go down. It makes one think twice about the type of people who are defending American citizens lives on a daily basis.

[John]

this response is weak. you should try harder next time

[Ben]

The idea of SEALs being the best is evident in pretty much every book written by a SEAL. I read Fearless which is a book about a SEAL Team 6 member named Adam Brown who died in the War but his wife says in the book that before he left he would say that he was trained for the situation that he was going into and he would be fine. He also exhibits the ability that most of special force guys have of being able to go from a elite fighter to a dad. She recalled one time he was in a bubble bath when someone tried to break into their house. Adam heard that and ran out of the tub yelling that he was going to kill the intruder. The intruder ran and Adam went back to his bubble bath. HIs wife said that she had never seen that side of her husband and just like that he was back to his dad side. Its amazing what the government ask all soldiers but especially special operations like SEALs and they are truly amazing men.