Yes, all of the bodies of the SEALs who participated in Operation Redwings were recovered. ** Relative location of the bodies The day was June 28th Unbeknownst to Luttrell, yet more tragedy had befallen his team. years in a U.S. civilian jail. I felt it was my duty. Marcus Luttrell did an interview with AOL/Moviephone on December 24th, 2013. This is what he said about his injuries. %3E I had to have my hand rec He also taught me that real leaders never ask their teams to do things they wouldn't be willing to do themselves. 'It's good to be back to a regular farm boy. Also, they used an Iridium satellite phone. Shoot them, get heard, have the villagers come to search for them, and face the wrath of the media and potential murder charges/jail; tie them up and leave them to die; or let them go and risk 'military suicide' as the goatherders alerted Ahmad Shah of their presence. Was Kicked Off 'Lone Survivor' Rescue Team In June 2005, he received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions against Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings in which Marcus was the lone survivor. They are called upon to perform the toughest duties in the armed forces, and their actions directly affect the protection of America's freedom. Edmonds, who testified against Hernandez, was placed on felony probation for five years. After Action airs on TheBlaze. He grabbed his rifle as one of them yelled at him, and he flicked off the safety catch. His left leg, which was drenched in blood and full of shrapnel, seemed paralysed, his right one nearly as bad. They could have been better at counter-tracking. Unlike what some people have said, taking the goat herders along to complete the mission was not a After "roping" them into their insertion point, we flew to Jalalabad where I coordinated with SEAL commander Erik Kristensen on tomorrow's mission objectives as we both listened to "Murph" whisper his team's progress over the radio. In response to Murphy's call, 16 men had whipped over in a Chinook, but as it came to land near the original drop-off point, one of Shah's men fired an RPG through the helicopter's open ramp. Currently, Marcus and his family live in Houston, Texas, U.S. After graduating from Willis High School, Willis, Texas, Marcus proceeded to join Sam Houston State University. Containing 100 per cent new and original content, its published every Thursday on the Apple Newsstand. Shortly after beginning a four-mile trek in the sodden mud and freezing rain, Luttrell's fears were realised, as they became 'starkly silhouetted against a treeless mountain above a Taliban-occupied village,' the moon casting their shadows into the slope. Marcus Luttrell injuries: Broken back due to falling from the mountain. He had RPG and grenade fragments all over his body. His shoulder was torn out. His knees were destroyed. Pretty severe facial damage including a broken nose. He suffered a broken pelvis. He bit his tongue in half. 'Lokhay warkawal,' it's called a code of honour. For hours he crawled, slid, climbed and fell, sucking at tree branches and grass blades for liquid. By the end of his eight-year career in the United States Navy, Marcus became an SO1. The tale when relayed by words written in ink on paper, while still incredible, pales in comparison to personally hearing the story from the man who was actually there, who actually lived it. A great help is a white Labrador service dog, Mr. "Oh yes sir," he agrees. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. We normally fly exclusively at night, using night vision goggles to maintain the element of surprise, and on this particular night, we'd been asked to insert a group of four U.S.Navy SEALS deep into enemy-held territory to collect valuable intelligence on a powerful militia leader in the Korangal Valley.