and i swung around on him. i had my finger on the trigger, tension on it, safety off, and he started walking at me. he was like "okay, okay." and he lifted up his shirt to show me he didn't have a weapon. he was like okay okay okay. i lowered my weapon. and i pulled a grenade. and pulled the pin. i was saying, i'll kill all of us. >> you were prepared to blow yourself up along with everybody else? >> yes. i wasn't going to get taken. >> why do you think you didn't kill him? >> i can't tell you. i don't know why. >> luckily for latrell, mohammed gulab, who lived in a nearby village, was not a member of the taliban. >> he gave me water and rolled me over. he had seen where i'd been shot. i was bleeding real bad. three other guys plus him picked me up and started carrying me down to the village. >> s.e.a.l. commanders didn't know what had happened to marcus latrell and his three teammates. petty officer danny dietz was dead.