Revisiting 'Lone Survivor': Truth, Myth, and Operation Red Wings

from The Smerconish Podcast · host Ross Schneiderman, Michael Smerconish

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Michael Smerconish sits down with R.M. Schneiderman to discuss his explosive reexamination in POLITICO Magazine of Operation Red Wings, the mission behind the hit book and movie 'Lone Survivor'. The conversation explores battlefield heroism, conflicting narratives, and why the truth still matters nearly 20 years later. Michael includes talking about his admiration for Marcus Luttrell and a special conversation he had with him when the book first came out in 2007.

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