Hollywood immortalizes US disaster in Afghanistan

2013/12/09 07:32:37 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Hollywood has immortalized for post-Christmas release one of the deadliest incidents of the Afghan war: a Navy SEAL operation targeting a Islamist fighter that left 19 American soldiers dead. & quot;Lone Survivor & quot;, starring Mark Wahlberg and portraying one of the worst military disasters of the 12-year war, is based on a book written by the only Navy SEAL commando to survive the raid. Marcus Luttrell was the medic assigned to SEAL Team 10 that took part in the June 28 2005 mission in the treacherous mountains of northeastern Kunar province near the Pakistani border. Directed by Peter Berg, it is a patriotic, fast-action tribute to the bravery of the commandos who took part in Operation Red Wings designed to & quot ;neutralize & quot; fighter Ahmad Shah.
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