Marcus Luttrell

Marcus Luttrell is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling book Lone Survivor, and a decorated Navy SEAL. Marcus Luttrell joined the U.S. Navy in March 1999 and became a combat-trained SEAL in January 2002. As a SEAL, Luttrell was trained in weapons, demolition, and unarmed combat. He also served as platoon medic. During his UP presentation – “Perseverance Under Adversity” – Marcus will reveal his own harrowing experiences as a combat-trained Navy SEAL. He was awarded the Navy Cross for combat heroism in 2006 by President George W. Bush. In his new best-selling book, Service: A Navy SEAL at War, he turns his focus from his own experiences to the nature of service on America’s battlefields and the soldiers who give their lives to defend their country and each other.