Lone Survivor

Ryan and I read the book Lone Survivor together. It is about a 4 man SEAL team mission that went terribly wrong. As the title suggests, there is only one survivor and this is his story.They turned this incredible story into a movie. Obviously actors played the parts, but the actual surviving SEAL played a small role in the movie, which was an awesome surprise. It was incredibly moving, tragic, and also heroic. Some parts of the book and movie really hit home with Ryan, for obvious military reasons. As a military family we were reminded of the difficulty of serving a deployment in high combat areas. It was also interesting to see people who have no military background watching the movie. At the end of the movie there was a round of applause and then the theater was silent while people were filling out. It was almost just this quiet respect as people realized what it was like for soldiers who are fighting for our Country. There are tons of stories such as this where soldiers have lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Huge reality check!! Be grateful!