Leopard Seal

Army has always fought great battles against its enemy. The Korean War and the Vietnam War were tests of our nation’s might. To this day, our nation has the strongest forces ever. I believe it is because of our special operations forces; the Navy Seals, the Delta Forces, the Green Berets (special forces), Civil Affairs, and the only special operations aviation in the military; the 160th Special…

Leadership Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 is an autobiography about Operation Redwing an operation in northern Afghanistan where four Navy SEALs sought out to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. The mission ultimately did not go as planned to leave only Marcus Luttrell alive to recall the story through his eyes. First and foremost, Lieutenant Michael Murphy continually received praise from Luttrell throughout the novel…

Chris Mintz, a 30 year old military veteran, was shot 7 times by a shooter in Oregon’s Umpqua Community College on October 1, 2015. He is known as an American hero for stepping up and thinking of others rather than himself. He had a six year old son, whose birthday happened to be on that same day, and he decided to try and stop a shooter and risk his own life to save the lives of others. If a shooter were to come into Franklin High School, three different people, id, ego, and superego, each…

Next, while at war being attacked with his fellow seals, a close friend, Marc Lee, is shot and dies right then and there, but before his death he had written a letter which is later read at his funeral. Kyle claims that it is not the bullet that killed him, but rather the letter because he had “let go.”…

while attending college. After his injuries cut that dream off, he turned to the military. Despite a setback du e to pins in his arm, he continued into BUDS training. After making it through intense and painful training and injuries, he becomes a SEAL. Just like in any other team-oriented organization, much hazing occurs, mostly in the form of violence. While on leave, he encounters Taya, his future wife. They talk, and eventually start dating. After the events of 9/11, Kyle is outraged, and is…

the movie, it toys with our morals. The scene starts with the good guys, the seal team of Mike Murphy, Marcus Luttrell, Danny Dietz, and Matthew Axelson closing in on Ahmad Shah, a known terrorist with Marine blood on his hands. Everything is going smoothly until three Afghani goat herders stumble upon the Americans. Mike Murphy and the others quickly subdue them with zip ties. What happens next is the dilemma. The seals are forced to choose one of three options: kill them and continue mission,…

War has always been a part of our country. We are the country that we are today because of the American Revolution, which was a very important war. Many of the amazing people that have become famous and well known nation wide have been war heroes. These war heroes are not only great on the battlefield, but off it as well. Chris Kyle portraits greatness and who was one of America's most lethal snipers, he is no different from any of the past war heroes throughout history. On the battlefield, he…

Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's a bone thrilling story about Marcus Luttrell and his SEAL team being engaged in a gun fight in the mountains. Luttrell was the "lone survivor" of the fight and was saved by other U.S. Forces. Luttrell and his brothers, Matthew Axelson, Michael Murphy, and Danny Dietz were all apart of Operation Red Wings. The team was inserted into the mountains and had to hike to the operation point. When the SEAL team got to the insertion point they set up and started their…

higher role model because he is an example of what mental toughness will get you and you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it.x` David Goggins is a former Navy SEAL who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is now an ultra-marathon runner and one of the world’s best endurance athletes. He is the only person to complete Seal training, U.S. Army Ranger School, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training. David Goggins was born into an abusive household, and he was “put to work in his…

The movie Lone Survivor is a portrayal of a mission four Navy SEALs were sent on after the Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah had over twenty United States Marines killed. The Navy SEALs were sent in to perform a counter-insurgent mission. The four-man Navy SEAL team was sent into a mountainous region of Afghanistan know as the Hindu Kush region. While hiking through the mountains, the team stumbles upon young goat herders. This occurrence leads to a debate on whether or not they should kill the herders…