[dmd25]

Yesterday I was out doing errands in Chattanooga when a storm came up. I took refuge in a Barnes and Noble--what fun to browse without rushing! I picked up this book and read the last chapters of it. It is about the lone survivor of the SEAL team in Afghanistan. I didn't buy the book yesterday, but should have! I am going to do so the next time we are out. The reason I am telling you all about this is particularly because of the end of the book where Luttrell writes about GWB awarding him the Navy Cross. It was so interesting to read his comnents about his CIC (a fellow Texan!). Even if you don't want to read the whole book, those who love GWB will enjoy that chapter!

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Thanks for the book review - I am sure many will find this helpful

[DrDeb]

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

dmd25: I too recently read THE LONE SURVIVOR by Marcus Luttrell — an eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of Seal Team 10 — and all I can say is WOW . . . This is a definite MUST MUST MUST READ!!

In the epilogue, Luttrell has this to say about his meeting with PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH:

“. . . I walked into the Oval Office. The president of the United States, George W. Bush, stood up to greet me.

It’s an honor to meet you, sir,” I said.

And the president gave me that little smile of his, which I took to mean, we’re both Texans, right? And he said, a little bit knowlingly, “It’s my pleasure to meet you, son.”

I shook his hand, and he had a powerful handshake. And he looked me right in the eye with a hard, steady gaze. . . Our handshake was prolonged and, for me, profound. This was my commander in chief, and right now I had his total attention, as I would have every time he spoke to me. President Bush does that naturally, speaking as if there is no one else in the room for him. This was one powerful man.

I remember I wanted to tell him how all my buddies love him, believe in him, and that we’re out there ready to bust our asses for him anytime he needs us. But he knows that. He’s our guy.

. . . President Bush seemed to know what I was thinking. And he slapped me on the shoulder and said, “Thank you, Marcus. I’m proud of you, son.”

I have no words to describe what that meant to me, how much it all mattered.

LONE SURVIVOR:
http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-Eyewitness-Account-Operation/dp/0316067598/ref=pd_ts_b_15/103-5948897-8979861?ie=UTF8&s=books