Caleb Hunt ROTC MS II CPT. McNeil October 15‚ 2014 Lone Survivor Lone Survivor is a book based on a true story. The story begins in the year 2005‚ just a few years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City. In this book‚ Marcus Luttrell‚ the co-author and main character of Lone Survivor‚ tells us of his horrific experience on his deployment to Afghanistan. I chose Lone Survivor because that was one of the army-related books I had yet to read and heard there was an amazing new movie to back
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Survival at it’s finest The stories of Lone Survivor and Ghost Soldiers are two stories that acknowledge two remarkable first hand accounts on surviving in combat when the enemy is greater than you are. Lone Survivor is a story of four men going up into the rocky rough terrain mountains of Afghanistan severely outnumbered and were not expecting to get into a huge gun fight but as their operation went haywire they fought for every ounce of life but only one US navy SEAL made it out alive. Now with
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No Easy Day No Easy day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer‚ is the firsthand account of the mission that killed Bin Laden. Navy seal operator mark Owen was on operation Neptune Spear‚ also known as mission jeranamo and was tasked with leading a team of seals into the guest house of the compound that held Bin Laden. After they raided the guest house and kill Bin Laden’s brother he goes to the main building; c1‚ to assist the other operators. Once they got to the third floor of the main building‚ Bin Laden
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Marcus Luttrell who is a Navy Seal‚ and he is with a team that he formed to kill the most wanted leader of Taliban Ahmad Shah‚ in 2005. After they run into the mountain and capturing them‚ they were left with no choice but to follow with their rules of engagement or imprisoned. Marcus and his fellow team are left behind to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of a modern warfare. The place that they went off is at Afghanistan‚ this their primary mission. The Taliban leader is
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Mark Walberg’s character and the other men are Navy Seals were tapped with a mission to kill a high powered Taliban leader. During their mission‚ they were stumbled upon by goat herders in the mountains. Unable to make communication with base‚ they must decide the fate of these men. They find themselves at odds with each other as what to do and consequences of their actions they are considering. Once the ill-fated decision is made to let them go‚ they move to higher ground and continue to try to
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The film G.I. Jane takes place in the 1990’s and shows discrimination of a women in the United States Navy. Lieutenant Jordan O’ Neal played by Demi Moore‚ is a naval intelligence officer who has ambitions of moving beyond her military desk job‚ to become a member of the Navy Seal. Thanks to the political maneuvering of a female senator‚ O’ Neal becomes the first female candidate for the Navy Seals. The Seal’s are the military’s elite Special Forces team. O’ Neal becomes the guinea pig of senator
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“Al-Shaitan” “The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever‚ called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009‚ U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle’s kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed
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Beowulf vs. A Navy Seal There are several characteristics that make up a hero. A hero can be strong‚ brave‚ determined‚ or a great leader. Beowulf and a Navy Seal possess these characteristics. Both are brave leaders who put themselves in harm’s way to protect the people that they represent. Both are warriors who are strong willed and determined to fight an enemy that threaten the security of others. Although they are much the same‚ there are several differences that makes the Navy Seal
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The book I read was The Warriors Heart‚ a true story about Eric Greitens life. The story mostly follows Greitens as he serves as a US navy seal. The main conflicts are talking about the Rwandan Genocide and the refugees in Rwanda to Bosnia and then the War in Iraq.. The principal lesson Greitens learned through his unique background in military service and humanitarian work was that in order to create meaningful change‚ one must be both good and strong. The vocabulary wasn’t very complicated and
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In the documenty "Navy SEALS BUDS CLASS 234 " or Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal Training the viewer can see the hardship the cadets get pughed through physical‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. During the 6-month training‚ Class 234 containing 83 men would be put to the test to see how they would hold up in an actual battle or war. The class is put to test physical on the first hour that they arrive‚ this includes multiple pushups‚ runs‚ and all the while they have their instructors spraying them
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