The Story of the U.S. Commando Who Killed Osama bin Laden and Why He Was Dismissed

The Story of the U.S. Commando Who Killed Osama bin Laden and Why He Was Dismissed.

After years of dangerous missions — from midnight raids on al-Qaeda safe houses in Iraq to battling Somali pirates on the high seas — none was as foreboding as the operation to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. Robert James O’Neill, a U.S. Navy SEAL, was certain this mission would be his last as he prepared to jump from a helicopter into bin Laden’s private garden.

O’Neill, part of the team that stormed bin Laden’s hideout on May 2, 2011, braced himself for possible death from heavily armed gunmen or booby traps protecting the al-Qaeda leader. What he didn’t anticipate was securing a place in history by firing the bullet that killed bin Laden.

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O’Neill later confirmed he was the first SEAL to enter bin Laden’s bedroom, where he shot the terrorist leader, who was standing in the dark behind his youngest wife. Two other SEALs corroborated his account of the fatal shot.

However, O’Neill’s repeated public interviews did not sit well with military leadership. The commander and master chief of the Navy Special Warfare Command emphasized that a fundamental principle of their profession is to “not advertise the nature of my work nor seek recognition for my action.”

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“We do not abide willful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety or financial gain,” a letter from the command stated.

Ultimately, O’Neill was dismissed from the service for breaking the code of conduct.

The Story of the U.S. Commando Who Killed Osama bin Laden and Why He Was Dismissed.

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