Lone
Survivor is a movie that come out on Christmas day telling the story for four
young Navy Seals and their heroic actions they took on a mission against
al-Qaeda. The story tells us about the men being ambushed in the mountains of
Afghanistan by members of the Taliban and doing what they could to fight for
their lives. The men overcame many odds and have the strength to fight to the finish
though only one man would make it.
This
movie is the best war movie that has come out in a long time. Though such a
great movie it is sad that a tragedy like this had to happen for it to be made.
I believe that this movie opened to eyes to many who have seen it and made us
think differently about the things the brave men and women are doing for our
freedom overseas. We don’t hear many of the things that happen over there and
to hear the story of these men makes it hard to understand how anyone could
disrespect the men and women who serve our great country.
I
have many friends that after high school decided that fighting for our country
was something that they believed was right for them. Though at first it was something
I wasn’t sure about and had a hard time saying good bye to them I know
understand their choice. I respect these friends more than any other friend
because of the brave choices they are making. My friend is overseas at this
moment on his first deployment in the heart of the fighting. Getting messages
from him knowing he is safe is something many of us look forward to everyday.
For
those of you who have not gone to see this movie yet should really take the
time to go and see it! Support our Troops!
I have not seen Lone Survivor personally, but my class had a discussion about the film. We were learning about leadership values and the concept of how decision-making can define a person as a substantial leader. Most of us can agree the SEALs decision was heroic, but the decision to accept that fate would be challenging. We also found it respectable that the SEALs followed through on the plan. They used reasoning and carried out a difficult decision with logic.
ReplyDeleteI think in a moment like that it would be important to consult my team and know how sensitive they were to the choice. Could they live with something so horrific? Would the decision later destroy them mentally instead of physically now? And if so how many lives would truly be spared even if the team did walk out “alive” – I might be choosing to kill the people I care for psychologically; slower and more painfully than the natives physically dead before them.