left me laying there on the side of that waterfall and let me die but he didn t. for his braveries marcus latrell was awarded the navy cross in a white house ceremony. matt axelson and danny dietz were awarded it posthumously. for risking his life to make that telephone call, mike murphy was awarded the congressional medal of honor. ahmed shaw was killed in a separate operation in 2008. after retiring, vice admiral joe mk gier runs the special operations warrior foundation which provides support for veterans and their families. marcus latrell created and raises money for a similar group, the lone survivor foundation. he s also visited families of his fallen s.e.a.l. brothers. you travel around the country to do that? yes, sir. what was that like? that sucked. think about it like this.