The only easy day was yesterday- The motto of the Navy SEALs. The rigor of their training exceeds that of any military special operations force in the world.  “Your preparation will consist of more than 12 months of initial training that includes Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL BUD/S School, Parachute Jump School and SEAL Qualification Training (SQT), followed by an additional 18 months of pre-deployment training and intensive specialized training” according to Navy.com.  The movie Lone Survivor was based off of operation Red Wings, a mission that deployed a four man SEAL team into Afghanistan to assassinate a tier one target: senior Taliban commander Ahmad Shah. However, the operation was ruined when a small group of goat herders tripped over camouflaged SEAL Marcus Luttrell, played by Mark Wahlberg. The SEALs tied up the three herders, and were faced with the most important decision of the mission: “Cut them loose, terminate the compromise, or we tie them up and leave them, and they’ll be eaten by wolves.” In their decision to follow protocol, they cut the unarmed civilians loose. Consequently, sending the herders running down to village to inform the Taliban that American soldiers were in the mountains above them, the SEALs were alone in the mountains of Afghanistan with an inactive radio system facing hundreds of Taliban fighters that possessed various heavily powered firearms. Evincing heroism, fortitude, and teamwork, the SEALs work together to fight off their enemy in one of the best military films of all time. Operation Red Wings ranks as the highest number of deaths in one day, for Special Ops forces, since World War One. This unbelievable story gives viewers the utmost respect for what our military does for its country, and remains the only film I’ve seen that ended with a silent, motionless audience.