Matthew Axelson

Have you ever heard about the Navy SEALs? Read this and find out who they are. Navy SEALs are said to be the second most elite special forces in the world-next to the British SAS. SEALs stands for sea(SEA), air(A), and land(L). They consist of elite commandos that undergo extreme pressure-physically and mentally, and have go through six months of extremely hard training. The SEALs’ history go all the way back to WWII. They originally consisted of five different groups that merged into one, even…

The mission the SEALs were given was held along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and what was supposed to be a simple reconnaissance mission turned into a bloodbath with only one SEAL makes it out alive. The story is told by the surviving SEAL, Marcus Luttrell, who outlines how his comrades died in battle. When the SEALs head out to the border, they are discovered by a group of herders. Rather than kill them, the SEALs let them go, only to discover the herders revealed their position to members…

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…

team 10 went through. It explains the difficulties Marcus Luttrell went through alone and with his teammates. The story takes place in the Hindu Kush Mountain in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. Marcus Luttrell, Michael Murphy, Danny Dietz, and Matthew “Axe” Axelson are all specially trained Navy SEALs that were on the operation “Redwing”. The operation was where they had to either capture or kill a high ranking Taliban leader that was said to be close to Osama Bin Laden. The team was dropped off…