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Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden 15 years ago today recalls the mission and the 9/11 motivation: ‘I just shot that f–ker in the face’
By David Spector Published May 2, 2026, 7:55 a.m. ET

The former US Navy SEAL who fatally shot Osama bin Laden has only one regret: the al Qaeda monster he killed with three shots to the head was buried at sea. “I would have hung him from a bridge in New York City,” and let the locals deal with him, Robert O’Neill told The Post. Here, the retired Team Six member offers The Post’s David Spector a riveting blow-by-blow account of Operation Neptune Spear, which unfolded 15 years ago today at bin Laden’s secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He also reveals the heroic operators’ 9/11 motivations. “We were going for the single mom who dropped her kids off at school on a Tuesday morning, then an hour later . . . jumped out of the World Trade Center, pressing down her skirt as her last act of human decency. She was never supposed to do that.”

We first found out about the top-secret mission three weeks before it was executed. The first thing they said was, “This is not a drill, this is real.” ...

https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/us-navy-seal-who-killed-osama-bin-ladens-reflects-on-historic-raid-15-years-later/

Two comments that gave me pause because they strike me as true. The story is a great read though.
Ivan Putin - I'm Back
7 hours ago
While certainly applauding this chap, I'd say also "SHhhhhh!" Remain silent. Successful operatives stay silent for decades.

Moe
7 hours ago
Totally agree. The entire US military team in that operation are part of the success to take out bin Laden, not one guy. Humble warriors don’t showboat about their military missions.