![]() ![]() There was a heavy exchange of lethal gunfire, but for every Taliban fighter that fell, a new one took his place. The SEALs found a suitable defensive position with concealment but were quickly discovered by around 200 enemy fighters who knew the local terrain and nimbly moved to attack. They voted to release them and then move out quickly because they knew the goat herders would alert the Taliban. Murphy assessed their options, asked his men for their judgments, and polled his men. They debated shooting the strangers to preserve the mission and tried to call headquarters for guidance, but could not establish communication. ![]() Murphy and the other SEALs emerged from cover with their rifles drawn. They scouted several locations until finding a suitable one.Īs they were settling in to watch the village, a local carrying an ax happened upon their position, followed by another man, a teenage boy, and their herd of goats. Arriving just before dawn, they did not like their assigned position as it did not afford any concealment. The grueling four-mile journey took seven hours, and the SEALs became bruised because they constantly fell in the darkness over uneven, rocky terrain. They were perfectly still and silent for fifteen minutes before they began an arduous mountainous climb in the inky blackness and driving rain while trying to remain completely out of sight. The helicopter pilot made several false insertions to confuse the enemy and finally dropped off Murphy and his team as they roped twenty feet to the ground at the landing zone. #ROGER THAT PROFESSIONAL#Any apprehensions and fears the four men had were tempered by years of training and their experience on dozens of missions as Navy SEALs, among the most professional and dangerous soldiers in the world. They climbed aboard the special operations helicopter and lifted off into the darkness of the night sky toward their destination. Go get the guys ready.” The four-man team gathered their M4 rifles with eight thirty-bullet magazines, grenades, four days’ supply of food and water, and various communications and camera equipment weighing almost fifty pounds in their rucksacks. “ Redwing is a go!” his commander told another member of the team, Marcus Luttrell. In the early morning of June 27, 2005, Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy received word that an al Qaeda leader had been found. The mission was known as Operation Red Wings. The four SEALs were Murphy, Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell, Sergeant Matthew Gene Axelson (“Axe”), and Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy (Danny). When they finally tracked him and pinpointed his location, four Navy SEALs were dispatched to find him and radio in for a larger task force to capture or kill him. Marines, had an estimated 100-200 fighters at his disposal, and was a known associate of terrorist leader, Osama bin Laden. intelligence was tracking the location of an al Qaeda leader who was responsible for the recent deaths of several U.S. He strongly believed in the SEAL philosophy, which read in part: “I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission. Murphy was engaged to Heather Duggar, and the couple planned to marry that November. He was an honors graduate of Pennsylvania State University, a hockey player, and a voracious reader. ![]() Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy was a highly-trained Navy SEAL who was deployed to Afghanistan in March 2005. ![]()
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