Lone Survivor Characters and His Characteristics Marcus Luttrell

Lone Survivor
Characters and his characteristics
Marcus Luttrell
Marcus Luttrell is the protagonist, narrator, and hero of Lone Survivor. A Navy SEAL who fights
in Iraq and Afghanistan, Luttrell is involved in Operation Redwing.
Sarawa
The primary doctor for the tiny Pashtun village of Sabray, Sarawa is one of the key figures in the
book, and arguably the person most responsible for saving Marcus Luttrell’s life.
Mohammad Gulab
The official police chief for the village of Sabray and, along with Sarawa, the person most
responsible for the survival of Marcus Luttrell. Gulab is a kind, honorable man.
Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy / “Mikey”
Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy is the best friend of Marcus Luttrell, and one of the ill-fated
SEALs involved in Operation Redwing. “Mikey” is a talented, compassionate SEAL.
Petty Officer Danny Dietz
Danny Dietz, who Marcus Luttrell describes as a calm, competent, but somewhat reserved man,
is one of the four Navy SEALs involved in Operation Redwing. He fights bravely alongside his
fellow SEALs, but dies.
Matthew Gene Axelson / “Axe”
Matthew Gene Axelson, or “Axe,” is one of the four Navy SEALs involved in Operation Redwing.
He’s murdered in the “Battle of Murphy’s Ridge,” during which the SEALs fight off dozens of
Taliban soldiers.
President George W. Bush
The 43nd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, Governor of Texas from 1995 to
2000, and the president most associated with the “War on Terror” of the early 21st century.
Ben Sharmak
Ben Sharmak (an alias that Marcus Luttrell uses throughout the book for legal purposes) is a
highly dangerous Taliban leader whose capture or assassination is the goal of Operation
Redwing.
Saddam Hussein
Dictator of Iraq during the early years of the War on Terror. Hussein was accused (by
the Bush White House) of hoarding biological and chemical “weapons of mass destruction”
Some Minor Characters
Osama bin Laden

The Saudi Arabian founder and head of al Qaeda, the organization responsible for the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, and the figure most associated with
the enemy side during America’s “War on Terror.” Bin Laden was killed by American troops in
2011.
Senior Chief Danny Richard Healy

The leader of Marcus Luttrell’s SEAL team in Afghanistan, Danny Richard Healy is a talented
soldier and a superb tactician (although Luttrell mentions, without providing any details, that he
and Healy don’t always agree on things).
Petty Officer Shane Patton

Shane Patton is another member of Marcus Luttrell’s SEAL team in Afghanistan, described as
being a stereotypically laid-back California surfer.
James Suh
James Suh is a member of Marcus Luttrell’s SEAL team in Afghanistan. Suh, a Chicago native,
is described as being highly likeable.
Billy Shelton
Former American soldier and Texas resident who trains the adolescent Marcus
Luttrelland Morgan Luttrell to be tough and soldierly.
Instructor Reno Alberto

The tough ex-soldier who trains Marcus Luttrell and other Navy SEAL recruits. Luttrell greatly
respects “Inspector Reno” for his compassion as well as his tough leadership.
President Hamid Karzai

American-supported Afghan president during much of the Bush Presidency.
President Bill Clinton

The 42nd president of the United States.
Plot
Marcus Luttrell and his team set out a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad
Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most
valiant efforts of modern warfare.
Setting
The setting in this story is in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2005. This affects the characters
because the mountain was very rocky with little vegetation. Also, the mountain was very steep
making it tiring for the team to travel. This was bad for the team because the snipers were in
little or no cover to kill the Taliban leader. Also during the gun fight when the Taliban were
shooting down the hill at the Navy Seals, it was hard to fire back and to retreat.
Mood
The mood it’s basically anxious and scared. Anxious when they were getting a spot to snipe
from and when the released the Taliban spy’s back to their village. Scared when around 200
Taliban soldiers were shooting at them. “It was the first time in my entire six year career as a
Navy Seal that I had been really scared” –Marcus Luttrell
Theme
Marcus is trying tell us to never give up. No matter how bad everything seems, it will get better.
He survived days in the Afghanistan Mountains with no food or water, being captured and three
firefights. Marcus said, “A wise man once said, it’s hard to be someone who never gives."
Conflict
Marcus is trapped on the mountain and it is man vs man. Marcus was fighting the entire Afghan
army. He runs into several Afghanistan solider but is able to escape. He sleeps in small caves
and is finally helped by local herders who bring him to a village.
Climax
Operation Red Wing was a reconnaissance mission that Seal Team 7 was ordered to do. The
mission was to get feet on the ground and look for Afghanistan soldiers and see what intel they
could collect. The team captured three sheep herders and let them go. Soon after, they were
ambushed and were forced to jump off several 30 foot ledges to escape. Danny, Axe, and
Mikey died after three long fights.
Resolution
Marcus makes it out by being assisted by some friendly villagers. The village elder makes more
than a 30 miles hike over the mountains to a U.S. base to get help for Marcus.
Moral
- Look for mentors early in life.
- Pay attention to details.
- Have a high level of integrity
- Be self-aware.
- Teamwork is essential.
- Serve and sacrifice.
- When communication fails, the mission becomes compromised..
- Honor those who serve in the mission.
- Never give up.
- Leaders make the hard call…when they do, the team supports them.
- You are never out of the fight.
- “We’re all shot. Can you fight?” What is your level of commitment when things are going
bad?
- Leaders pay a much deeper price than followers.
- Find an excuse to win

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Lone Survivor

Characters and his characteristics

Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy / “Mikey”

Petty Officer Danny Dietz

Matthew Gene Axelson / “Axe”

President George W. Bush

Some Minor Characters

Osama bin Laden

Senior Chief Danny Richard Healy

Petty Officer Shane Patton

Instructor Reno Alberto

President Hamid Karzai

President Bill Clinton

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