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Robert J. O'Neill (born 10 April 1976) is a former United States Navy SEAL (1996–2012), TV news contributor, and author. After participating in May 2011's Operation Neptune Spear with SEAL Team Six, O'Neill was the subject of controversy for claiming to be the sole individual to kill Osama bin Laden.
The lead SEAL then pushed bin Laden's wives aside, attempting to shield the SEALs behind him in the case that either woman had an explosive device. After bin Laden staggered back or fell into the bedroom, Bissonnette and O'Neill entered the room, saw the wounded bin Laden on the ground, fired multiple rounds, and killed him. [107]
Apache war leader Geronimo (1829–1909), the namesake of the code name used in the Bin Laden raid. The code name Geronimo controversy came about after media reports that the U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden used the code name "Geronimo" to refer to either the overall operation, to fugitive bin Laden himself or to the act of killing or capturing bin Laden.
Former Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill was part of the raid and he says he was the one who fired the deadly shot. ... The death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was a pivotal moment in the fight against ...
Fellow Navy SEAL Matt Bissonette has also claimed he fired the shot that killed the al Qaida founder. Bisonette even wrote a book, No Easy Day, detailing his role in the May 2, 2011 raid on bin ...
Robert O'Neill, the former US Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, has weighed in on President Trump's idea to have a military parade.
Osama bin Laden was killed after being shot in the head and chest, [15] [16] [17] during Operation Neptune Spear, [18] with Geronimo as the code word for bin Laden's capture or death. [19] The operation was a 40-minute raid by members of the United States special operations forces and Navy SEALs on his safe house [20] in Bilal Town, Abbottabad ...
A Navy Seal — who is believed to be the last thing Osama bin Laden saw — is shooting down a conspiracy theory being promoted by President Trump. On Tuesday, the president retweeted a highly ...