Marcus Luttrell Biography

Fast Facts

• Was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in Operation Red Wing
• Established the Lone Survivor Foundation in 2010 in order to provide educational, rehabilitation, recovery and wellness opportunities to U․S․ Armed Forces members and their families
• Started training in martial arts when he was a child
• Started training to be in the Navy SEALs with a former United States Army soldier who lived nearby when he was 14
• Enjoyed hunting, fishing and wrestling alligators with his twin brother as a child
• Quote: "My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies․ If knocked down I will get back up, every time․"
• Quote: "I'm a patriot․ I fight for my country․ A patriot is someone who spends most of their life trying to help other people and not themselves․"
• Quote: "Don't waste one second on anything․ Watch the sun come up and watch it go down․"
• Joined the United States Navy in 1999 and became a Navy SEAL
• Wrote an autobiographical book, "Lone Survivor," about a mission to kill a high-ranking Taliban leader which left all of his other teammates dead