Why robert oneill and navy seals are supposed to keep. This instant new york times bestsellera jawdropping, fastpaced account new york post recounts seal team operator robert oneills incredible fourhundredmission career, including the attempts to rescue lone survivor marcus luttrell and abductedbysomalipirates captain richard phillips, and which culminated in the death of the. Jun 07, 2015 the men, matt bissonnette, author of two best sellers about his tenure at seal team 6, and robert oneill, who said in a television special that he had killed bin laden, are under investigation. Navy seal and special warfare operator, o neill claims to have fired the shot s that killed osama bin laden during the raid on his abbottabad compound on may 1, 2011. Oneill has written and then read the book it seemed to jump at you. Washington the navy seal who shot osama bin laden has decided to reveal his identity and it is stirring controversy. Brandon webb former navy seal, member of team 3 and seal sniper head. Robert oneill navy seal autographed book the operator jsa. Tnqpodcast 100th show rob oneill seal team six man who shot. O neill throughout the book add to the indepth knowledge and experiences he has had and accumulated throughout his career seem to engulf the listener in such a way as you can. In this video, he talks about how his seal training helps him deal with highly stressful.
O neill has written and then read the book it seemed to jump at you. An interview with the navy seal who says he killed bin laden. Seal team six member rob oneill was revealed by mailonline to be the serviceman who is to be interviewed by fox news next. A former seal team 6 leader told me that oneill and bissonnette originally agreed to cooperate on a book or movie project after the raid was over, but later had a falling out. Firing the shots that killed osama bin laden and my years as a seal team warrior. The seal team operative and the mission that changed the world oneill. The undaunted courage and ultimate sacrifice of navy seal team six operator adam brown. Dueling seal team six narratives news reports identify the us navy seal who killed osama bin laden as robert oneill, scheduled to appear in a fox news interview next week. Nov 07, 2014 the member of seal team six claiming to have shot and killed osama bin laden in a daring night raid in may 2011 is robert oneill, multiple news sources have confirmed.
The story of a mans struggles through life to become part of the most elite team on the plant. Robert james o neill born april 10, 1976 is a former united states navy sailor. A former seal team six leader with the naval special warfare development group, he deployed more than a dozen times and held combat leadership roles in more than 400 combat missions in four different theaters of war. Former team six member matt bissonnette, who wrote a bestseller under a pseudonym about shooting bin laden, is about to publish his second book about being a navy seal. Seal team six find news stories, facts, pictures and video about seal team six page 1 newser. Killing bin laden, joining the navy seals, life after and his new book duration. The raid on osama bin laden seal team six duration. The debut book of this series is titled as hunt the wolf. The seal who says he killed bin laden is writing a book. Robert oneill says that he no longer cares if anyone believes his account of secret mission the former us navy seal robert oneill, who has claimed to be the shooter of osama bin laden. Oneill served with seal team two from 1997 to 2001 and seal team four from. Navy seals robert oneill, matt bissonnette in public dispute over who killed osama bin laden. Navy seals robert oneill, matt bissonnette in public dispute. Oneill had been the 10th man into the building out of the 23 members of seal team 6 on the mission.
During his remarkable career, he was decorated more than fiftytwo times. In hunt the wolf by don mann and ralph pezzullo book 1 of the series, during a tough training exercise, thomas crocker uncovers a pocket of terrorism that leads straight from the slopes of k2 to the cities of europe and the middle east. Robert oneil speech navy seal who killed bin laden youtube. Tnqpodcast shawn ryan, navy seal and cia contractor, vigilance elite vetrepreneur. Thank you rob for writing a book that puts us, the reader, along side you in. Just days after former navy seal team 6 member rob oneill kicked off an ugly row by saying that he killed osama bin laden, a single 5. Exnavy seal team shooter robert oneill is unwavering in his claim. Navy seals frustrated by bin laden raid disclosures usa today.
Nov 05, 2014 rob o neill, 38, is a former member of seal team six who has been portrayed on screen in zero dark thirty, captain phillips and lone survivor. Nov 06, 2014 dueling seal team six narratives news reports identify the us navy seal who killed osama bin laden as robert o neill, scheduled to appear in a fox news interview next week. Hunt the dragon a thomas crocker thriller book 6 by don mann. The men, matt bissonnette, author of two best sellers about his tenure at seal team 6, and robert oneill, who said in a television special that he had killed bin laden, are under investigation. Seal team six news stories about seal team six page 1.
May 09, 2020 robert o neill, is seal team six member who fired three shots to head of the alqaeda leader osama bin laden during the raid, according to sofrep, us navy seals warned against disclosing secrets 04 nov, 2014, 12. Nov 08, 2014 the point man rushed upstairs, along with oneill and fellow seal matt bissonnette whose book no easy day, published in 2012 using the pseudonym mark owen, became a new york times. Robert james oneill born april 10, 1976 is a former united states navy sailor. Oneill was uninjured, the five intruders all suffered injuries and remain hospitalized, but are expected to make a full recovery. Us navy seal robert oneill backs off claim that he was.
This resulted in a great deal of publicity for both dr. Wasdin and his book which was amended to include a preface in which dr. Robert oneill is not the hero of the bin laden raid. My partner from the seal teams to the bin laden raid, out today. O neill was born april 10, 1976 in butte, montana, where he was raised. Nov 06, 2014 former team six member matt bissonnette, who wrote a bestseller under a pseudonym about shooting bin laden, is about to publish his second book about being a navy seal. Exnavy seal team shooter robert o neill is unwavering in his claim. This story takes you through his troubled childhood with an abusive step father and having to work every day in his life out in the field. The point man rushed upstairs, along with oneill and fellow seal matt bissonnette whose book no easy day, published in 2012 using the pseudonym mark owen, became a new york times.
For instance, oneills narrative has been dubbed fubar by other. Apr 21, 2020 it was a harrowing moment, looking at the jersey worn that night by his teammate rob oneill. The member of seal team six claiming to have shot and killed osama bin laden in a daring night raid in may 2011 is robert oneill, multiple news sources have confirmed. Seal team six is a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue. Robert oneill makes his second appearance on the hawkcast. Tnqpodcast 100th show rob oneill seal team six youtube. Exnavy seal robert oneill maintains he singlehandedly. Robert oneill is a former navy seal best known for claiming to have shot osama bin laden. Oneill entered the room, walked over to where bin laden lay on the. Rob oneill branded a liar by fellow seal team six members.
Navy seals team 6 october 28, 2019 after president trump announced sunday morning that abu bakr albaghdadi died like a dog in an overnight raid robert j. The operator book by robert oneill official publisher. Veteran us seal who claims he shot bin laden rounds on. Robert oneill was born and raised in butte, montana, and lived there for nineteen years until he joined the navy in 1996. Rob oneill expected the 2011 infiltration of osama bin ladens compound to be a oneway mission, with a grim outcome for himself and his fellow members of seal team six. May 05, 2011 seal team six memories of an elite navy seal sniper, by howard e.
Robert oneill is one of the most highlydecorated combat veterans of our time. Sep 05, 2018 tnqpodcast shawn ryan, navy seal and cia contractor, vigilance elite vetrepreneur. There are many, many problems that have arisen from robert oneill coming forward and taking credit as the seal responsible for killing osama bin laden. The latest revelation comes from robert oneill, a former member of seal team 6 who says he killed bin laden with a shot to the forehead when the team raided the terrorists compound more than. Oneill took to twitter to bid adieu to the isis leader. An active duty seal team six operator reportedly wrote an email in 2012, responding to a column on webbs website that criticized activities of. Jan 10, 2017 a former seal team 6 leader told me that oneill and bissonnette originally agreed to cooperate on a book or movie project after the raid was over, but later had a falling out. Rob oneill, a 38yearold montana native, was member of seal team six. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits.
Nov 08, 2014 the latest revelation comes from robert o neill, a former member of seal team 6 who says he killed bin laden with a shot to the forehead when the team raided the terrorists compound more than. Us navy seal robert oneill backs off claim that he was bin. If you have not seen the foxnews interview and film clips the man who killed osama bin laden, you have missed once of the more riveting true stories you will ever hear. Undaunted courage and ultimate sacrifice of navy seal team six operator. Wasdin speculates how the operation might have gone. The navy seal team six veteran who gained fame when he went public saying he killed osama bin laden has a book coming out this spring about the. Robert oneill is one of the most highlydecorated combat veterans of our time and the author of the new york times bestselling memoir, the operator. Member of seal team six who shot bin laden reveals identity. A former seal team six leader with the naval special warfare development group, he deployed more than a dozen times and held combat leadership roles in more than. Navy seals robert oneill, matt bissonnette in public. Nov 08, 2014 robert oneill says that he no longer cares if anyone believes his account of secret mission the former us navy seal robert oneill, who has claimed to be the shooter of osama bin laden. The seal team six series is a series of nonfiction and military thriller novels, which were written by the well known american novelist and a former navy seal named don mann. The book was a fantastic account to listen to but the way mr.
In fact, you could probably write an entire book on the problems that may arise. Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, the operator ranges across seal team operator robert oneills aweinspiring 400mission career that included his involvement in attempts to rescue lone survivor. I remember being grateful for the anonymity that the moment demanded, will recalls in his book, no ordinary dog. He alone pumped two bullets into osama bin laden, killing the architect of the 911 attacks. Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill fired the. Tnqpodcast 100th show rob oneill seal team six man.
Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, the operator ranges across seal team operator robert o neill s aweinspiring 400mission career that included his involvement in attempts to rescue lone survivor marcus luttrell and abductedbysomalipirates captain richard phillips and culminated in those famous three shots that dispatched the worlds most wanted terrorist. It was a harrowing moment, looking at the jersey worn that night by his teammate rob oneill. May 22, 2017 now robert oneill has written the operator. The prevailing narrative about seal team 6 in news coverage, bestselling books, and. Robert oneill, is seal team six member who fired three shots to head of the alqaeda leader osama bin laden during the raid, according to sofrep, us navy seals warned against disclosing secrets 04 nov, 2014, 12.
Deploying as a seal more than a dozen times, oneill participated in more than fourhundred combat missions across four different theaters of war. A former seal team six leader with the naval special warfare development group, he deployed more than a dozen. In his book, he does not identify the man who fired the fatal shots at bin laden. Mar 17, 2015 robert oneill, the former united states navy seal who shot and killed osama bin laden, had his home mistakenly invaded by members of a street gang this morning shortly after 1am. In hunt the wolf by don mann and ralph pezzullo book 1 of the series, during a tough training exercise, thomas crocker uncovers a pocket of terrorism that leads straight from the slopes of k2 to the cities of. Robert oneill shares the seal tactics he uses to stay cool under. Nov 11, 2014 rob oneill expected the 2011 infiltration of osama bin ladens compound to be a oneway mission, with a grim outcome for himself and his fellow members of seal team six.
Feb 01, 2017 the navy seal team six veteran who gained fame when he went public saying he killed osama bin laden has a book coming out this spring about the may 2011 raid in abbottabad, pakistan. Seal team six member rob oneill was revealed by mailonline to be the serviceman who is to be interviewed by fox news next week, going public on his role in the raid which killed 911. Navy seal, speaks at the best of blount chamber of commerce awards ceremony at the clayton center for the arts in maryville, tennessee, u. Rob oneill is a former navy seal team leader with more than a dozen deployments and 400. Rob oneill named as seal team six hero who killed osama.
Robert oneill, the former united states navy seal who shot and killed osama bin laden, had his home mistakenly invaded by members of a street gang this morning shortly after 1am. Crocker and his team, who are trained for the most intense kinds of combat in the. Rob oneill, 38, is a former member of seal team six who has been portrayed on screen in zero dark thirty, captain phillips and lone survivor. Robert oneill is not the hero of the bin laden raid task. Seal team six was released may 10, 2011, only a week after devgru took part in the operation that killed osama bin laden. Oneill throughout the book add to the indepth knowledge and. Buds class 58, served on udt12 and reserve seal team 1. Seal in this talk he discusses the release of his new book titled the operator in. I still have the bloodstained harness he wore the night he. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an. Navy seal, speaks at the best of blount chamber of commerce awards ceremony at the clayton center for the arts in. Now, hes published a book of his account, the operator.