While in Afghanistan, he was involved in Operation Red Wings, during which the four-man Special Reconnaissance element with SDV-1 was discovered by local herdsmen, subsequently ambushed, and all killed except Luttrell.
I denne perioden var han involvert i Operation Red Wings, der firemannspatruljen han var med i ble oppdaget av lokale gjetere og deretter angrepet av Taliban, med det utfall at hele patruljen unntatt Luttrell ble drept. ^ ^ ^WikiMatrix WikiMatrix