Fleming, Andrew Jackson June 6, 1944 Normandy
Fuller, John Anthony Sr. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Gouinlock, George Linzy June 6, 1944 Normandy
Goulder, Preston Hardaway June 6, 1944 Normandy
Greenfield, Edward Joseph June 6, 1944 Normandy
Harang, Richard David June 6, 1944 Normandy
Herring, Clifford Palmer June 6, 1944 Normandy
Hickey, Arthur Burton June 6, 1944 Normandy
Holtman, Orvid J. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Hudson, Alton E. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Jacobson, John A. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Jarosz, Edward Anthony June 6, 1944 Normandy
McDermott, John Daniel June 6, 1944 Normandy
McGeary, Donald C. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Millis, Conrad Clarence June 6, 1944 Normandy
Mingledorff, Ozie Claud Jr. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Olive, Jesse D. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Perkins, Frank James June 6, 1944 Normandy
Pienack, Raymond Rudolph June 6, 1944 Normandy
Sullivan, Maurice Francis Jr. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Vetter, Alvin Edward June 6, 1944 Normandy
Weatherford, Milton Parker June 6, 1944 Normandy
Weckman, Lawrence I. June 6, 1944 Normandy
Weidner, Albert Garhardt June 14, 1944 Saipan
Christensen, Robert V. June 16, 1944 Saipan
Blowers, Ralph A. July 15, 1944 Guam
Nixon, Thomas Dervus July 21, 1944 Guam
Black, Robert Armstrong August 14, 1944 Yap
MacMahon, John Churchill September 2, 1944 Yap
Roeder, Howard Livingston September 2, 1944 Yap
Audibert, Benoit Bernard October 18, 1944 Leyte
Kasman, Brennan W. October 18, 1944 Leyte
Lauderdale, Kenneth Broughton October 19, 1944 Leyte
Tilton, Edward October 19, 1944 Leyte
Blettel, David January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Castillo, Guadalupe January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Gamache, Wilfred Dolar January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Hopkins, Robert Lee January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Lewis, William Robert January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Malfeo, Marvin Antonio January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
McKnight, Thomas Rex January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Rodriquez, James Lawrence January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Rossart, Joseph William January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Scoggins, F. P. January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Sugden, William Lloyd January 12, 1945 USS Belknap
Anderson, Edward Wilson February 17, 1945 Iwo Jima
Sumpter, Frank Warren February 17, 1945 Iwo Jima
Yates, Lee Carlton February 17, 1945 Iwo Jima
Allen, Kermit February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Beason, Edwin Albert February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Blackwood, Buress Lee February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Blanot, Harry Thomas February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Davis, Paul Harrison February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Dolan, Patrick Raymond February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Flemming, Joseph Leo February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Gordon, Paul Eugene February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Hilke, Earl Everett February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Kalman, Louis Emery February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Maki, Eugene Elmer February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Mecale, John February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Rodman, James Emerson February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Runnels, Adrian February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Szych, Chester February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Watkins, Thomas Jackson February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Willbanks, Herman Delmar February 18, 1945 USS Blessman
Lynch, Francis Joseph March 30, 1945 Okinawa
Bock, Leonard Joseph Jr. April 9, 1945 USS Hopping
Masden, Charles F. June 8, 1945 Balikpapan
Frey, Edward Ivan Jr. January, 19, 1951 Korea
Satterfield, Paul Veston January, 19, 1951 Korea
Fay, Robert Joseph October 28, 1965 Vietnam
Gough, Marcell Rene November 29, 1965 Vietnam
Machen, Billy Wayne August 19, 1966 Vietnam
Boston, Donald Earl April 7, 1967 Vietnam
Mann, Daniel McCarthy April 7, 1967 Vietnam
Neal, Ronald Keith April 21, 1967 Vietnam
Patrick, Donnie Lee May 15, 1968 Vietnam
Funk, Leslie Harold Jr. October 6, 1967 Vietnam
Antone, Frank George December 23, 1967 Vietnam
Mahner, Lin Albert May 25, 1969 Vietnam
Nicholas, David Lamprey October 17, 1969 Vietnam
Wolfe, Richard Ogden November 30, 1969 Vietnam
Ashton, Curtis Morris December 27, 1969 Vietnam
Brewton, John Cooke January 11, 1970 Vietnam
Donnelly, John Joseph III June 23, 1970 Vietnam
Durlin, John Stewart June 23, 1970 Vietnam
Gore, James Raymond June 23, 1970 Vietnam
Solano, Richard John June 23, 1970 Vietnam
Thomas, Toby Arthur June 23, 1970 Vietnam
Palma, Luco William September 18, 1970 Vietnam
Williams, Lawrence C. Jr. September 18, 1970 Vietnam
Bomar, Frank Willis December 20, 1970 Vietnam
Riter, James L. Gasman December 20, 1970 Vietnam
Thames, James Franklin January 19, 1971 Vietnam
Birky, Harold Edwin January 30, 1971 Vietnam
Collins, Michael Raymond March 4, 1971 Vietnam
Moe, Lester James March 29, 1971 Vietnam
Dry, Melvin Spence June 6, 1972 Vietnam
Schaufelberger, Albert Arthur III May 25, 1983 El Salvador
Butcher, Kenneth John October 23, 1983 Grenada
Morris, Stephen Leroy October 23, 1983 Grenada
Lundberg, Kevin Erin October 24, 1983 Grenada
Schamberger, Robert Rudolf October 24, 1983 Grenada
Connors, John Patrick December 20, 1989 Panama
McFaul, Donald Lewis December 20, 1989 Panama
Rodriguez, Isaac Georgetti III December 20, 1989 Panama
Tilghman, Christopher Chris December 20, 1989 Panama
Burkhart, Chad Michael November 24, 2000 Kosovo
Roberts, Neil Christopher March 5, 2002 Afghanistan
Bourgeois, Matthew Joseph March 28, 2002 Afghanistan
Retzer, Thomas Eugene June 26, 2003 Afghanistan
Tapper, David Martin August 20, 2003 Afghanistan
Ouellette, Brian Joseph May 29, 2004 Afghanistan
Axelson, Matthew Gene June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Dietz, Danny Phillip Jr. June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Fontan, Jacques Jules June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Healy, Daniel Richard June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Kristensen, Erik Samuel June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Lucas, Jeffrey Alan June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
McGreevy, Michael Martin Jr. June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Murphy, Michael Patrick June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Patton, Shane Eric June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Suh, James Erik June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Taylor, Jeffrey Scott June 28, 2005 Afghanistan
Lee, Marc Alan August 2, 2006 Iraq
Monsoor, Michael Anthony September 29, 2006 Iraq
Schwedler, Joseph Clark April 6, 2007 Iraq
Lewis, Jason Dale July 6, 2007 Iraq
Carter, Mark Thomas December 11, 2007 Iraq
Hardy, Nathan Hall February 3, 2008 Iraq
Koch, Michael Eugene February 4, 2008 Iraq
Harris, Joshua Thomas August 30, 2008 Afghanistan
Freiwald, Jason Richard September 11, 2008 Afghanistan
Marcum, John Wayne September 11, 2008 Afghanistan
Job, Ryan September 24, 2009 in surgery for wounds sustained in Iraq on August 2, 2006
Brown, Adam Lee March 18,
2010 Afghanistan
Thomas, Collin Trent August 18, 2010 Afghanistan
Looney, Brendan John September 21, 2010 Afghanistan
Miranda, Denis C. September 21, 2010 Afghanistan
Smith, Adam Olin September 21, 2010 Afghanistan
Benson, Darrik Carlyle August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Bill, Brian Robert August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Campbell, Christopher George August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Faas, John Weston August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Houston, Kevin Arthur August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Kelsall, Jonas Benton August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Langlais, Louis James August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Mason, Matthew David August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Mills, Stephen Matthew August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Pittman, Jesse Daryl August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Ratzlaff, Thomas Arthur August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Reeves, Robert James August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Robinson, Heath Michael August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Spehar, Nicholas Patrick August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Tumilson, Jon Thomas August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Vaughn, Aaron Carson August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Workman, Jason Ray August 6, 2011 Afghanistan
Nelson, Caleb Andrew October 1, 2011 Afghanistan
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my coauthor, Jim Hornfischer, for his tireless efforts while working with me to bring Service out of my mind and onto the page. I know it’s been a crazy ride, my friend, but you handled it well. I can say without any hesitation that it has been an honor and a privilege not only to collaborate with you on this book, but to call you my friend.
To my teammates: It was the greatest honor to walk beside you both on and off the battlefield. To Task Unit Red Bull: Thanks for keeping me in the circle and trusting me enough to help carry the load—even to the very end, when I could barely carry myself. To the officers and chiefs of Naval Special Warfare: Thank you for allowing me to return to the line and get back some of what I lost in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2005. To the Air Force rescue squadron, the Army Rangers, the Green Berets, and everyone else who pulled me, Mikey, Danny, Axe, and the remains of Turbine 33 off the mountain. I will never forget you. Thank you for risking your own lives and for never giving up on us. May God bless you for all your days.
Many thanks to my Green brother Joe and Civil Affairs Major Clint Hanna for keeping watch over Gulab and setting up the reunion. Those days you gave me with him will hold a place deep in my heart always. Most important, I would like to thank the Lord for giving me the strength to overcome all adversity and continue to do what I was born to do.
Finally, to my brother: Thank you for walking beside me through everything, and never once leaving my side. FTWTTT.
About the Authors
Marcus Luttrell became a combat-trained Navy SEAL in 2002 and served in many dangerous Special Operations assignments around the world. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Lone Survivor and is a popular corporate and organizational speaker. He lives near Huntsville, Texas.
James D. Hornfischer is the author of the New York Times bestseller Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, as well as Ship of Ghosts and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, which won the Samuel Eliot Morison Award and was a Main Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. He lives in Austin, Texas.
marcusluttrell.com
jameshornfischer.com
Also by Marcus Luttrell
Lone Survivor (with Patrick Robinson)
Also by James D. Hornfischer
Neptune’s Inferno
Ship of Ghosts
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
Task Unit Ramadi, Task Unit Red Bull. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Task Unit Ramadi, Task Unit Red Bull. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Brandon “Fizbo” Scott, our JTAC, outside the SEAL camp. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Inside Camp Marc Lee. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Looking south from camp down the Euphrates, toward the glass factory. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Chris Kyle and Team 3 preceded us in Ramadi and put a dent in the enemy’s numbers. (Jim Hornfischer)
DQ. Good man. Good friend. (Courtesy of DQ)
Thanksgiving… Just another day out there. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
The streets of Ramadi held a thousand dangers. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Our EOD guys saved our lives every day. L to R: Lieutenant Paul, Brad, Andy, Shane. Bottom: Nick. (Courtesy of Paul Craig)
The glamorous life of a JTAC—Fizbo consults his maps. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Adam Downs, our redneck mujahadeen. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Elliott Miller (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Whenever we got in trouble, Army and Marine Corps Abrams tanks like this bailed us out. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
A long day’s done in Ramadi. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Iraqis in training, dressed in their Sunday best. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
When Sheikh Jassim (center) called for help, we moved. (Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
(Courtesy of Brandon Scott)
Major Brett “Zero” Waring was part of the Redwing rescue team. (Jim Hornfischer)
Zero with his hog. (Courtesy of Brett Waring)
Major Jeff “Spanky” Peterson flew his helo through hell to reach me. (Courtesy of Jeff Peterson)
(TucsonCitizen.com/Gannett)
These two crews from the 305th Rescue Squadron pulled me off that mountain. L to R: Master Sgt. Mike Cusick, Staff Sgt. Chris Piercecchi, Staff Sgt. Ben Peterson, Staff Sgt. Joshua Donnelly, Master Sgt. Josh Appel, Tech. Sgt. John Davis, Tech. Sgt. Jason Burger, Lt. David Gonzales, Lt. Col. Jeff “Skinny” Macrander, Master Sgt. Brett Konczal, Maj. Jeff “Spanky” Peterson, and Maj. John Phalon. (Courtesy of Josh Appel)
USAF pararescuemen Josh Appel and Chris Piercecchi. (Courtesy of Chris Piercecchi)
That’s “Checky,” somewhere over the Sandbox. (Josh Appel)
R. V. Burgin at the First Marine Division reunion, San Antonio, August 2010. (Jim Hornfischer)
Mr. Burgin at his home near Dallas. (Jim Hornfischer)
Aaron “Trey” Vaughn and his wife, Kimberly. (Courtesy of Kimberly Vaughn.)
Jon (JT) Tumilson on the day he graduated BUD/S. (author’s collection)
We will never forget JT.
Boss eulogizes his teammate, Rockford, Iowa. (Jim Hornfischer)
Hawkeye and JT, August 19, 2011. (Lisa Pembleton)
The SEAL brotherhood and friends circle around JT’s family, August 19, 2011, Rockford, Iowa. (Jim Hornfischer)
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Contents
Welcome
Dedication
Epigraph
Map of Ramadi, Iraq
A Note to the Reader
Preface
Prologue: Brotherhood
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