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Currently reading "Lone Survivor". i got it a week ago and I'm practically half way through it, great read.
anyone else reading it or have read it?
One of the best books I have ever read, it was a tough read for sure. Luttrell is a testament to the advanced rigorous training he endured that helped him escape and evade for days, not to mention his blatant will to live.Originally Posted by MPNFL
I dont know whenever I have a bad day I think about this guy being hunted by the taliban in the pitch black up and down the hindu kush.
i agree 100%. this book so far has helped me (like other written military perspectives) to help me realize how much better I am, and maybe always will be (crossing fingers, praying to jesus/allah/buddha, knocking on wood) compared to what that guy went through.
i love the book. my respect for men of his caliber has definitely been a humbling experience (don't mean to sound cheesy, but it's true).
I have the audio book and it's amasing ! The part when he describes the death of the rescue crew was one of the most hardest things I listened to...
Those men are heroes!
Is the audio book readily available?
Dont want to come off as cocky but I have trained both Marcus and his brother when they were in the same platoon,just before Marcus got out. Great guys great family. I was told the story first hand to my face from the source himself and even I was in awe!! The book is great but it pales in comparison to hearing the story from the man himself.
TP
I read the book, it was amazing that he was able to survive. It felt like I was reading a hollywood produced story because it was just so crazy. I have a helluva lot of respect for that guy and all the people who are over there putting their lives on the line every day.
f*ckin-A good stuff. do you still talk to him by any chance?
I'm in half-hippie land here in colorado and I can't find Lone Survivor in a book store.
Tomorrow I go to my local chain coffee guzzling bookstore and wring some malnourished hippie arse and force them to stock the book.
will update.
I have not spoke to him in quite a while actually. He has the tour where he speaks and the negotiations/production of the movie keeps him a very busy man. My relationship was more of an instructor/student type.
TP
From what I've read you helped mold a great man. Congratulations and thanks.
understandable. but i agree with Laworkerbee.
congrats and thanks for your service as well.
Thank you, What part of LA are you in? I was born and raised in Dogtown( Venice/Santa Monica).
TP
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