Books like Lone Survivor

This memoir is a compelling and amazing book that you will find hard to put down. The first part takes you through SEAL training in Coronado, CA and gives you an appreciation for just how hard it is to become a SEAL, while the second half takes you through a battle that validates just why the SEAL selection and training process is so difficult and effective. I often hear about the SEALs but never really get to hear stories (or at least I don't) about the operations they go on. You hear about their training and how they've gone through hell and back and the need to prepare but you don't really understand why. Reading this definitely fills me with appreciation for the sacrifice that all the members of our armed services make, but especially for the men of the SEAL teams. All I can say is that I’m especially glad to have them on our side, fighting for us. Reading this book makes me proud to be an American and have guys such as this doing what they do best. This story makes you want to cheer and cry at the same time. I turned the last page and was awestruck. I am Proud to be part of a country where Service, Loyalty, Honesty and Integrity still mean something and that we have a duty to thank and remember our military service members.Coming face-to-face with Taliban and having to survive, six days in the backcountry, seeing your team members get killed, I can't even imagine it. Marcus Luttrell and his partners deserve every ounce of respect. This book isnt about about understanding war or when the next war will be, but its about learning what it takes to do what it takes to survive, to never give up, to have the courage and strength both physically and mentally to do what you have to do. Sometimes we get caught up in our own little battles in our own little world but all it takes is something like this story to really give you a true perspective on things. Reading this book, made me realize that my parents, my brothers and friends are the most important things in my life and that I love this country. We fight because there are those who will try and take it away if we don't. Never give up.