Governor Rick Perry and Marcus Luttrell
Governor Rick Perry and Marcus Luttrell are a couple of friends that frequent our shop and ride with us on a regular basis. If you are not familiar with Marcus Luttrell, please read on;
Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell was born in Huntsville, Texas in 1975. A graduate of BUD/S Class 228, he was the only survivor of the fateful events of June 28, 2005 in Afghanistan. Luttrell and three teammates from SEAL Team TEN were assigned to a reconnaissance mission, operation RED WING, in the Hindu-Kush mountain region of Afghanistan. Their objective was to gather intelligence on Taliban movement in the area. Luttrell’s team was eventually discovered and outnumbered by over 200 Taliban fighters.
Petty Officer Luttrell was the only one to survive enemy contact. In the rescue mission that ensued, 16 Special Forces personnel, including 8 SEALs, died when their helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters. It was the largest single-day loss of life in the SEALs’ history. In 2006, Petty Officer Luttrell was awarded the Navy Cross for combat heroism.
His full story is documented in his heroic account of the operation, entitled: Lone Survivor.
Source: Navy Seals.com
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I am a commettee member of the Texas Honor Ride, please visit our web site http://www.TexasHonorRide.org – our objective: To honor, directly help and improve the quality of life of wounded warriors and their families who are recovering at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Please help me make contact with Marcus Luttrell – his apperance would be a God send. Of course Rick Perry,s assistance would be great too. Last but not least – how about Ya’all? Please visit our web site – join us for the 2010 ride, show those awsome scoots to our wounded warriors. Help us help them begin a new life – please.
Keep our Texas roads crowded with your beautiful machines, I’ll pull over my plain jane Harley & let you lead anytime. My phone # is 713 907-3949, take care and God Bless.
I have been a big fan of American Marcus Luttrell after reading his incredible story. We recently lost our own hero to the Taliban in Afghanistan, brother Scotty “Southside” Roberson, one of the security team killed in the December 30, 2009 suicide bombing in Khost province that also took 6 other of his friends and patriots, including a former Navy SEAL.
A lifetime member of the Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club Chapter, Scotty reminds me of Marcus in almost every way. We will be honoring “Southside” in our IPMC annual Shelby Ride, held each year to raise money for fallen officers. Scotty, a former Atlanta police officer, was survived by a beautiful wife and a daughter he never had a chance to meet. Members of our Texas chapters will be making the trip, so if any of you Texans would like to take a little ride to Atlanta for a great cause, we’d love to have you.
Next time you see Marcus in the shop, tell him “Rowdy” shares his pain and may God Bless him and his family. As Scotty would say, “I love you, brother.” He is always welcome in our homes, and I would be proud to ride with him anytime, anywhere.