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Service: A Navy SEAL at War

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by Marcus Luttrell


  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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  Bibliography

  Bush, George W. Decision Points. New York: Crown, 2010.

  Charlton, Colonel John. U.S. Department of Defense News Briefing, August 3, 2007. http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4019.

  Couch, Dick. The Sheriff of Ramadi: Navy SEALs and the Winning of al-Anbar. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2008.

  Daly, Thomas P. Rage Company: A Marine’s Baptism by Fire. New York: Wiley, 2010.

  Doyle, William. A Soldier’s Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq. New York: NAL/Caliber, 2011.

  Kyle, Chris. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. New York: William Morrow, 2012.

  Lubin, Andrew. “Ramadi from the Caliphate to Capitalism.” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, April 2008.

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  Michaels, Jim. A Chance in Hell: The Men Who Triumphed over Iraq’s Deadliest City and Turned the Tide of War. New York: St. Martin’s, 2010.

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  Self, Nate. Two Wars. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale, 2008.

  Walker, J. B. Nightcap at Dawn: Soldiers’ Counterinsurgency in Iraq. 2010. http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/nightcap-at-dawn-soldiers-counterinsurgency/17364118.

  Waring, Brett. Sandy, Earned. Unpublished manuscript.

  * During Redwing, I and others from SDVT-1 were assigned to serve as extra muscle for Team 10. In the SEAL teams, guys who augment a unit in that way are known as straphangers.

  * That widow, I later discovered, was Kimberly Vaughn.

  Contents

  Welcome

  Dedication

  Epigraph

  Map of Ramadi, Iraq

  A Note to the Reader

  Preface

  Prologue: Brotherhood

 

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