Navy SEAL’s Savior Marked For Death By Taliban -- Vocativ
Afghan villager Mohammad Gulab saved the life of U.S. Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. Now Gulab is being hunted and is desperate for help
One of the proudest moments of Mohammad Gulab’s life occurred this past December on a trip to New York City, at a screening of the Hollywood blockbuster Lone Survivor. That’s where he met the actor Mark Wahlberg. The Afghan villager was no film buff. In fact, Lone Survivor was the first motion picture he had ever seen on the big screen.
But speaking with Wahlberg is what Gulab remembers most fondly. The movie’s screenplay was based on the saga of Marcus Luttrell, the retired U.S. Navy SEAL Gulab saved from a Taliban ambush in 2005. Wahlberg starred as Luttrell in the fictionalized version of the story, and he was visibly impressed to meet the SEAL’s real-life savior. “You were the true hero,” the actor said in English. When his interpreter explained what Wahlberg had said, nothing was lost on Gulab. He smiled.
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Update #1: Afghan hero behind 'Lone Survivor' film being hunted down by Taliban -- RT
Update #2: Afghan Hero Of 'Lone Survivor' Now Fears For His Life -- Huffington Post
My Comment: Not a good ending.
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