On June 28, 2005, four Navy SEALs were on a mission in the Kunar Province, Afghanistan, code named Red Wings, to either capture or kill a high ranking Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah, who was thought to have close ties with Bin Laden. The four SEALs consisted of three petty officers, Matthew Axelson, Danny Dietz and Marcus Luttrell, and led by Lieutenant Michael Murphy. They were from SEAL team 10, stationed out of Bagram Airbase. They had been on multiple missions already and knew the terrain was rough and the taliban fighters were fierce and had high numbers. The team deployed into the mountains late at night on June 27th, packing heavy ammunition. All through the early morning they crept over the mountain side, that offered little cover,
