Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor (2013)

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Corrected entry: The men are seen wearing Underarmour in the movie that is set in 2005 but Underarmour did not supply or sell clothing outside of the NFL until 2007.

Correction: Members of the military were wearing under armor at that time. I left Afghanistan the day this happened. Many members of my unit had worn under armor at least 1 year before this event.

Corrected entry: The SEALs in this movie are equipped with M9 pistols. SEALs in real life use Sig Sauer P226s, not Beretta M9s.

Correction: A lot of the Special Operations community have multiple choices of sidearms. It's the team's choice.

Corrected entry: In the scene aboard the evacuation helicopter, Mark Wahlberg is given a non-rebreather mask. The deflated plastic bag attached to the mask should have been inflated with O2, it was not. The bag is supposed to be inflated otherwise the patient is just breathing their own CO2.

drarklumph

Correction: That's not true. I was a combat medic for almost 6 years and was deployed to Afghanistan with a light infantry battalion and I know oxygen still flows if the bag is not inflated. To inflate the bag you must cover the valve where the O2 comes in. We asked in training if the patient would suffocate if we forgot to inflate the bag, and the reply was, "no, in most emergencies there is no time to inflate the bag. " If the O2 to the mask is blocked it would send the extra pressure to the bag. The air pressure is obviously making it to the mask because it has to go somewhere.

From a seasoned ICU nurse to a combat medic, it takes 3 seconds to inflate it. To not do so is risking the patient for increased CO2 exposure and a lack of oxygen. It most certainly is a mistake.

Correction: I 100% agree with the ICU nurse. I've been a paramedic (supervisor) for 27 years, and I actually train SOCMs (special operations combat medics) including 18 Deltas, 68 Whiskeys, Civil Affairs, etc. (In fact, I'm tracking to Fort Bragg next week.) There is no way that NRBs reservoir wouldn't be inflated. It's not hooked up to oxygen, because the bag would slowly inflate on its own, even without anyone doing their job and covering the hole for two seconds. It's definitely a mistake.

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Marcus is removing the shrapnel from his leg, when he gets to the last and largest piece, he places the medallion from his necklace in his mouth to bite down on. As the scene transitions from the leg to his face as it is removed, he appears to no longer have the medallion in his mouth. Then once the shrapnel is removed, he collapses and still has the medallion in his mouth.

David Dyer

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Shane Patton: Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards.

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Trivia: The real Marcus Luttrell appears several times throughout the movie: he spills the coffee and tells the new guy to clean it up; he's in the operation briefing and shakes his head at the rules of engagement being read; and he's on board the Chinook helicopter when it is shot down.

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Answer: This question makes no sense. The Lone Survivor doesn't get killed. That's why he's the Lone "Survivor".

wizard_of_gore

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