Does the Navy consider the book “Lone Survivor” to be an accurate accounting of Operation Redwing?
Yes. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell is the only surviving member of Operation Redwing. The book “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10” is his detailed account of the events during and peripheral to that operation. Luttrell has served this country with honor and Naval Special Warfare is proud to call him a U.S. Navy SEAL. For his heroic service during Operation Redwing, he was awarded the Nations’ second highest military award, the Navy Cross, by the President of the United States. Luttrell voluntarily submitted his book “Lone Survivor” for a security review prior to its release. While many details of Operation Redwing remain classified, Luttrell’s first person accounting of the mission has been cleared for public release.
