On June 28, 2005, a covert Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan went terribly wrong and resulted in the loss of 19 American troops. Mohammed Gulab found the wounded Luttrell back in 2005 on an Afghan mountainside. Bound by a tribal code of honor known as Pashtunwali, Gulab gave Luttrell food, water and shelter. Although the Taliban encircled the village and threatened his family and neighbors if he didn’t turn over the American, Gulab refused. For four days, Luttrell was shuttled among houses and even into a cave to prevent his capture. Gulab continues to receive death threats from the Taliban. It is our duty as American citizens to ensure that the hero of one of our own heroes gets the safety and security that he deserves.
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