The "Lone Survivor" Myth
Why the truth about one of the darkest days in Naval Special Warfare history still matters
I recently spoke with Eric Deming, a retired Navy SEAL who spent some time walking me through Operation Red Wings, better known to the American public as the events depicted in Lone Survivor, a No. 1 New York Times best-selling book that became a blockbuster movie starring Mark Wahlberg.
Lone Survivor tells the story of former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, …
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