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Marcus Luttrell: Dealing with 'Lone Survivor' wounds
- Marcus Luttrell is portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the movie %22Lone Survivor%2C%22 based on a true account of a Navy SEALs mission.
- Luttrell survived Operation Red Wings in 2005%2C but three fellow SEALs on his mission were killed.
- Luttrell credits his wife Melanie for helping him survive the after-effects of the trauma.
Marcus Luttrell says part of himself died on the Afghanistan mountain where his three Navy SEAL comrades perished in the ill-fated 2005 mission Operation Red Wings.
But miraculously, as the film Lone Survivor (opening limited Wednesday, wide Jan.
10) depicts, an unconscious Luttrell was saved by an Afghan villager after crawling miles to safety. Luttrell suffered a broken back from falls down the mountain to escape enemy forces, along with numerous shrapnel and a gunshot wounds.
He still carries the emotional and psychological scars.
"Thank God he continues to get better and healthier," says Mark Wahlbe