The Lone SurvivorPost Date: 2013-12-21 |
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ssgmike ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 23 Nov 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 297 |
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Christmas Day the release of The Lone Survivor based on actually events of The story of four Navy SEALs on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative who are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan
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forrest74 ![]() DS Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Feb 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2642 |
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I've read the book Lone Survivor about ten times. A fascinating book, especially from Luttrell's first person perspective.
Deep in enemy territory, your team is discovered by a sheep herder (or was it a goat herder?). The dilemma: kill the innocent civilian to maintain operational security, or let him go and risk the Taliban learning of your location? Luttrell's team let the innocent sheep herder go, and soon afterward more than 100 Taliban were there to kill them. I have always wondered if the military changed its rules of engagement on this point in light of what happened. A great read, well-written and now it's a movie. I will most definitely be seeing this one. Thanks for the heads up, sir. |
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