Former SEAL Marcus Luttrell Is A Hero In More Ways Than One

By Tom Knighton

The word “hero” gets thrown around an awful lot, to the point that it’s become cheap. This person is a hero for talking about the death of their hamster while that person is a hero for taking a suggestive picture of themselves while being overweight. None of this stuff is particularly heroic.

Yet former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell is a different matter. While he may not use the term to describe himself, plenty of others do, and for good reason.

If the name is familiar to you, Luttrell is a survivor of the ill-fated Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan and the subject of the movie Lone Survivor starring Marc Walberg who portrayed Luttrell and based on the former SEALs autobiography of the same name.

Luttrell is clearly a hero. However, his latest task earns him hero status in a whole new way as he helps a 99-year-old World War II vet rebuild following Hurricane Harvey.

A 99-year-old World War II veteran who served in Europe now faces a new challenge, after his Houston home was flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey’s devastating deluge.

Bill Fly said the home he bought with his wife in 1972 never flooded before, so he didn’t have flood insurance.

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Source:: Bearing Arms