Instead, my focus has been on the publicly available information where the primary focus lies on the myriad discrepancies between what Luttrell himself wrote and said in public the recent direct quotations from Mohammad Gulab, the Pashtun civilian who, through extraordinary courage and at grave danger to himself and his extended family, saved Luttrell’s life and the nonfiction writings of Ed Darack in “ Victory Point,” the story of Operation Red Wings and the follow-on mission, Operation Whalers.ĭarack embedded with the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment shortly after both operations and directly spoke with many involved. This does not include the movie, only mentioned contextually here, which has little relation to what happened in the course of the operation the techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) or the conduct of Luttrell as a member of the United States Armed Forces in combat.
NOTE: It’s Operation Red Wings, not Operation Redwing per the myriad incorrect references by HM1 (RET) Luttrell, including the title of his New York Times bestselling book, “Lone Survivor.” This includes information available via public record documented writings found in Luttrell’s book, “ Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 ” and recorded versions of HM1 (RET) Marcus Luttrell’s narrative regarding Operation Redwing (sic).
Over the years, and in a more concentrated manner recently, I have compiled all the publicly available information and analyzed the data repeatedly. Since Operation Red Wings started becoming public, there has been an undercurrent within the military community and in the media questioning, to varying degrees, the truth behind HM1 (RET) Marcus Luttrell’s version of what really happened in the course of the operation.