From: "Submissions for ARC" To: References: <673799361.561608.1293747197406.JavaMail.root@sz0123a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Re: Book report, please acknowlege Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:04:44 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_021E_01CBA904.7534F7C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_021E_01CBA904.7534F7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center http://www.arcair.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: p-47fan@comcast.net=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 2:13 PM Subject: Fwd: Book report, please acknowlege PM Subject: Book report, please acknowlege Lone Survivor = Marcus Luttrell/patrick Robinson = Publ: Little Brown I received this book as a Christmas Gift, and just could not put = it down, my attention was rivetted from cover to cover. This is a first = person account of a U. S. Navy SEAL's life, and the mission that = brought him into prominence. Prior to reading this book, I knew the = SEALS were a tough outfit, feeling they were probably the Navy's answer = to the U. S. Army's Special Forces. Well, that's not too far from the = truth, but in addition, they're well trained in all sorts of aquatic = excellence. Marcus Lutrell and his twin brother Morgan were born Texans. As = you get into the book, you are brought to realize exactly what a special = relationship twins enjoy, that none of us who are not such, can ever = truly appreciate. In any event, young Marcus wanted to be a SEAL from = about age 12, and with his brother was put under the tutelage of a local = former Green Beret. This gentleman initiated their physical and mental = training, working with them daily. Lutrell eventually joins the Navy, = and relates his training from enlistment to combat deployment. I'll not = go into real detail here, but I'm no stranger to military training, = having been in the U. S. Army myself, and having read many books = concerning both American, and foriegn training regimens. I have a good = friend who went through both U. S. Ranger, and Special Forces training, = serving three tours in Viet nam as a Green Beret officer. In any event, = the training Marcus received was the most brutal, grueling, intensive = physical and mental training I've ever heard of. The drop out rate = during this training is unbelieveable, and I ended up wondering how = anyone could survive such intense physical strain. Because the SEALS are = Naval personnel first and foremost, a great deal of this training took = place under, over, and through the water. You quickly learn what "Get = wet and sandy!" means. The main story of the book takes place in Afghanistan, on a = mission to take out a Taliban leader of some 80 to 200 men. Luttrell and = his team of 3 others, including his best friend, are inserted into = place, and proceed to put their training into action. Most = unfortunately, they are discovered, and the battle begins. You never = really find out how many men they are opposing, but they do eliminate a = goodly many of the bad guys. I'm not revealing too much when I tell you = that eventually the other three team members are killed, but certainly = not until they'd made heavy inroads into the amount of people trying to = kill them. The rest of this part of the book details how Marcus eludes = his pursuers, and is eventually taken in by Afghan tribesmen. These = tribesmen put him under the protection of their own ancient brand of = hospitality, and protect him until his eventual rescue. You learn a good = deal about these tribespeople, their history, and their relationship = with the Taliban. Marcus Luttrell, and his co-writer Patrick Robinson are an = excellent story telling team, and although I've breezed through the book = in this narration, believe me, they'll keep you on the edge of your = seat. Throughout most of the book, you are kept aware of Luttrell's = burning patriotism, his pride of being a Texan, his devotion to duty, = and to his outfit and comrades. He makes no bones about his admiration = of his Commander in Chief, George W. Bush, nor does he show any attempt = to temper his hatred of America's "Liberal Press". He also makes no = bones about his belief in God, and credits Him for much of his survival. = Whatever your own political tendencies, I do recommend this book highly = as a very informative contemporary account of the career and actions of = one of America's toughest and bravest young men.. = = Hal Marshman Sr=20 ------=_NextPart_000_021E_01CBA904.7534F7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
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Lone=20 = Survivor           = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;         =20 Marcus Luttrell/patrick Robinson

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           &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;         Publ:=20 Little Brown

 

     I received this book as a Christmas Gift, = and just=20 could not put it down, my attention was rivetted from cover to cover. = This is=20 a first person account of  a U. S. Navy SEAL's life, and the = mission that=20 brought him into prominence. Prior to reading this book, I knew the = SEALS were=20 a tough outfit, feeling they were probably the Navy's answer to the U. = S.=20 Army's Special Forces. Well, that's not too far from the truth, but in = addition, they're well trained in all sorts of aquatic excellence.

 

     Marcus Lutrell and his twin brother Morgan = were=20 born Texans. As you get into the book, you are brought to realize = exactly what=20 a special relationship twins enjoy, that none of us who are not such, = can ever=20 truly appreciate. In any event, young Marcus wanted to be a SEAL from = about=20 age 12, and with his brother was put under the tutelage of a local = former=20 Green Beret. This gentleman initiated their physical and mental = training,=20 working with them daily. Lutrell eventually joins the Navy, and = relates his=20 training from enlistment to combat deployment. I'll not go into real = detail=20 here, but I'm no stranger to military training, having been in the U. = S. Army=20 myself, and having read many books concerning both American, and = foriegn=20 training regimens. I have a good friend who went through both U. S. = Ranger,=20 and Special Forces training, serving three tours in Viet nam as a = Green Beret=20 officer. In any event, the training Marcus received was the most = brutal,=20 grueling, intensive physical and mental training I've ever heard of. = The drop=20 out rate during this training is unbelieveable, and I ended up = wondering how=20 anyone could survive such intense physical strain. Because the SEALS = are Naval=20 personnel first and foremost, a great deal of this training took place = under,=20 over, and through the water. You quickly learn what "Get wet and = sandy!"=20 means.

 

     The main story of the book takes place in=20 Afghanistan, on a mission to take out a Taliban leader of some 80 to = 200 men.=20 Luttrell and his team of 3 others, including his best friend, are = inserted=20 into place, and proceed to put their training into action. Most = unfortunately,=20 they are discovered, and the battle begins. You never really find out = how many=20 men they are opposing, but they do eliminate a goodly many of the bad = guys.=20 I'm not revealing too much when I tell you that eventually the other = three=20 team members are killed, but certainly not until they'd made heavy = inroads=20 into the amount of people trying to kill them. The rest of this part = of the=20 book details how Marcus eludes his pursuers, and is eventually taken = in by=20 Afghan tribesmen. These tribesmen put him under the protection of = their own=20 ancient brand of hospitality, and protect him until his eventual = rescue. You=20 learn a good deal about these tribespeople, their history, and their=20 relationship with the Taliban.

 

     Marcus Luttrell, and his co-writer Patrick = Robinson are an excellent story telling team, and although I've = breezed=20 through the book in this narration, believe me, they'll keep you on = the edge=20 of your seat.  Throughout most of the book, you are kept aware of = Luttrell's burning patriotism, his pride of being a Texan, his = devotion to=20 duty, and to his outfit and comrades. He makes no bones about his = admiration=20 of his Commander in Chief, George W. Bush, nor does he show any = attempt to=20 temper his hatred of America's "Liberal Press". He also makes no bones = about=20 his belief in God, and credits Him for much of his survival. Whatever = your own=20 political tendencies, I do recommend this book highly as a very = informative=20 contemporary account of the career and actions of one of America's = toughest=20 and bravest young=20 = men..           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;        =20 Hal Marshman = Sr 

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