Marcus Luttrell - American Hero

So, how many of you know the name, Marcus Luttrell? Not many, I'm sure. I didn't know the name until the other day when I was listening to the Glenn Beck Show on KLIF 570 AM here in Dallas.

Marcus Luttrell is a member of the U.S. Navy SEALs. Or should I say, WAS a member of the SEALs. You see, Marcus is no longer in the Navy. He got hurt and had to retire. Petty Officer First Class Luttrell is a 6'5" rancher's boy from Texas. On June 28th, 2005 he was busy protecting me while I slept under the very freedom that he was providing for me. Luttrell was in Afghanistan on that day. Along with 3 other SEAL team members. Luttrell is the only one alive today out of that four-man team.

When the day of June 28th, 2005 was over, a total of 19 Americans lie dead. On that day, Luttrell's face was shredded, his nose broken, three vertebrae cracked from tumbling down a ravine. A rocket-propelled grenade had ripped off his pants and riddled him with shrapnel. On this same day, the United States had suffered its worse loss of life in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001. The worse ever in the history of the Navy SEALs.

Why is all of this important? I'll tell you why. Marcus was given a Golden Labrador puppy to help him with his recovery process. Dasy was her name. Each letter standing for a lost member of the SEAL team that was ambushed. Last week, Dasy was shot and killed by a couple of punks. One is still out there on the loose, Michael Edmonds. A warrant for his arrest has been issued by the Texas Rangers.

You can get more of this story by clicking this link:
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/23658/

I won't go into much more detail on the story of Marcus Luttrell other than to ask this question, where is the media on this? Why isn't every major station in the state of Texas covering this? Why did I have to hear about this on the Glenn Beck Show?

Do a Google search of Marcus Luttrell, and you get 172,000 hits. Do a Google search on Katrina Darrell, and you get 941,000 hits. I'm not going to tell you who Katrina Darrell is. I will let you find out for yourself. Once you find the answer to that question, ask yourself who the REAL American Idol is.

Petty Officer First Class Luttrell, if you, by a stroke of luck read this, I want to thank you. Thank you for serving your country and keeping us safe. Thank you for being the bigger and better person during your ordeal with Dasy. God Bless You my friend. Get some sleep, you need it.

KP