![]() ![]() Operation Redwing’s mission was to gather intelligence on a Taliban leader with ties to Osama bin Laden. The film celebrated a historic open, earning the second biggest January debut of all time. ![]() In January 2014, Luttrell’s amazing story made the leap to the big screen with the blockbuster film, Lone Survivor, directed by Peter Berg (Battleship, Hancock) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Departed) as Luttrell. A powerful testament to the courage, integrity, patriotism and community that forged these American heroes, Lone Survivor is an incredible account of teamwork, fortitude and modern warfare. An unparalleled motivational story of survival, the book is also a moving tribute to the friends and teammates who did not make it off the mountain. MORE ABOUT MARCUS Marcus Luttrell’s #1 New York Times best-selling book, Lone Survivor, tells the harrowing story of four Navy SEALs who journeyed into the mountainous border of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Operation Redwing. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and accomplish our mission. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. He holds their lives up as examples of this guiding philosophy of the SEALs: “I will never quit. ![]() In his emotionally raw account, Marcus Luttrell honors the memories of all those who died, sharing with us the incredible bravery, courage and honor of these extraordinary warriors. In powerful narrative, he weaves a rich account of courage and sacrifice, honor and patriotism, community and destiny that audiences will find both wrenching and life-affirming. Marcus Luttrell takes us from the rigors of SEAL training and what it takes to join the America’s elite fighting force, to the battle on the mountain, into his family’s experience of community support and generosity, and back to his own incredible story of survival and grace. ![]()
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