Lone Survivor_ The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 ( PDFDrive )

Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my coauthor, Patrick Robinson, whose admiration and respect
for the SEALs is reflected in so many of his novels. He understood I had made a
solemn, private vow to the guys that I would somehow get out and relate the
story of their gallantry and unending courage. Patrick made this possible, beyond
my hopes. I could not possibly have done it without him.
I also owe thanks to the senior commanders of SPECWAR-COM, who
granted me permission to tell my story: in particular to Admiral Joe Maguire; to
our judge advocate general, Captain Jo King; and to Captain Barbara Ford, who
helped me through the network of naval administration prior to publication.
My skipper in SEAL Team 5, Commander Rico Lenway, and Master Chief
Pete Naschek unfailingly understood my requests for latitude during the long
process of writing the book. As their leading petty officer (Alfa Platoon) I owe
them my thanks, not only for their cooperation but also for their certainty that
the story of the guys on the mountain should be made public.
I would also like to express my appreciation to ex–Navy SEAL Dick Couch,
author of the excellent book The Warrior Elite, the story of the training of
BUD/S Class 228. I, of course, was there and appear in his book from time to
time, but I referred to Captain Couch’s well-kept log of events for accurate
times, dates, sequences, and rate of dropouts. I had notes, but not as good as his,
and I’m grateful.
Thanks are also due to my mom and dad, David and Holly Luttrell, for so
many things, but especially, in this context, for sitting down and relating, chapter
and verse, the extraordinary events that took place back at the ranch in the early
summer of 2005 while I was missing in action.
Finally, my fellow SEAL and twin brother, Morgan, who came storming into
the ranch within hours of the Battle for Murphy’s Ridge, swore to God I was
alive, and never stopped encouraging everyone. Devastated by the death of his
great friend Matthew Axelson, still too upset to talk about it, he was nonetheless
there for me, helping to correct and improve the manuscript...still with me, as
he’s always been and I hope always will be.
Just like we say, bro, From the womb to the tomb! And no one’s ever going