On November 12th, 2014 a hero came to Slippery Rock University to talk to the community and students about his deployment most know through the movie, Lone Survivor. By far, Marcus Luttrell was the best speaker I have ever heard. The differences Marcus spoke of between what really happened while they were fighting for their lives and how the movie depicted certain scenes was unreal to hear about. For instance, when he has Danny Dietz in a fireman's carry and is about to jump off the ledge, in the movie it shows Danny getting shot in the back of the shoulder blade. Marcus told the moment as when he turned to jump off the ledge, Danny got shot, but in the back of the head killing him instantly. Another moment that was very different than depicted in the movie was when Mike Murphy made the call to the base at the peak of the rock. Marcus said they did not have a small chat before he made the call, he looked over and Mike was climbing up towards the peak. Marcus also stated that throughout everything, up until that point he had not been broken. When he heard Mike screaming in pain, calling his name, Marcus couldn't handle it. That is when we snapped and had to cover his ears because there was nothing he could do about the situation. He could not get to Mike Murphy in any way. To me, I enjoy hearing about the military lifestyle and the training, deployments and things our soldiers go through. Lone Survivor is my favorite movie, so hearing Marcus Luttrell speak and be able to see him in person was the best event I have gone to on campus thus far since I have been here.
Kim! I am so glad you got to go see this speaker! I have two older brothers and a father that are in the military and no one really knows what the men and women in the military go through. The Lone Survivor is an amazing movie... I almost did not watch it but decided to just because I didn't think I would be able to get through it. Definitely a tear jerk-er!
ReplyDeleteHe is a true American Hero. That must have been a very beneficial speech to have the opportunity to hear. Take what you learn from great people like this and try to apply their drive and determination into your own lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteYevonne - Definitely a lose for words kind of movie, in a good way! It is crazy to think that some of the people that went to hear him speak, 2 or so hours later I'm sure went on with their daily lives, not replaying what Marcus just shared with us all. Yes, there is a movie out about what happened, but it wasn't a movie stunt doubles created, Marcus lived to tell this story. He lost his brothers out there, he was shot multiple times, broken down and pushed to the last of his limits, but something told him to keep going. To me, that is completely amazing that he could push through so much and continue on.
ReplyDeleteNate - I definitely agree! You can learn so much in your daily life if you are willing and ready to. When an opportunity comes to hear someone like Marcus speak, the amount of information you can take away and the perspective you will have after you hear a story like his, is remarkable.
Thanks, both of you for reading and commenting back! :)
I wish I would have went to this, so many people I talked to said that his story was life changing. Not only from the movie but also hearing him speak and seeing the feeling behind his words.
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