ADS Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 For the first time, the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden tells his story — speaking not just about the raid and the three shots that changed history, but about the personal aftermath for himself and his family. And the startling failure of the United States government to help its most experienced and skilled warriors carry on with their lives. Read more: Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden - Treatment of Veteran Who Shot bin Laden - Esquire http://www.esquire.com/features/man-who-shot-osama-bin-laden-0313-2#ixzz2KcXovQW8 [/left] 3 Quote Link to comment
Lyons in the Sea of Red. Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 That was a great read. 1 Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 UBL= Usama Bin Laden? Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 UBL= Usama Bin Laden? Yes, it can be spelled either Osama or Usama. Probably something to do with Arabic to English translation, similar to how the spelling of the country Qatar is not accurate to how it is pronounced since there is no such consonant sounds in the English language. Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Cool read! That dudes life is forever changed. Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 [O]ne of the main cruxes of the piece—that the the SEAL shooter receives no health coverage from the government—is inaccurate. Like other Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, asserts McCloskey, the SEAL is eligible for five years of free medical care upon retirement, a factEsquire writer Phil Bronstein left out of his piece. http://gawker.com/5983541/despite-esquire-storys-claims-the-seal-who-shot-osama-has-access-to-health-care Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 [O]ne of the main cruxes of the piece—that the the SEAL shooter receives no health coverage from the government—is inaccurate. Like other Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, asserts McCloskey, the SEAL is eligible for five years of free medical care upon retirement, a factEsquire writer Phil Bronstein left out of his piece. http://gawker.com/59...-to-health-care He gets it but he has no health insurance for his kids or wife. This is one of the many reasons why DOD is entertaining the idea of changing the retirement/health benefits rules. A lot of these guys are doing 8-10 years, deployed 75% of the time then getting out of the military for a more normal life but get nothing in return. The idea is, each member would receive some type of pension based on the number of years served plus any extenuating circumstances. When I first learned of this idea I thought it was a bullsh#t idea. Retirement should be left to those of us who served 20 or more years. But stories like this guys has slowly started to change my point of view. 1 Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Good read but over the course of the last few days I've watched several pieces on the Military Channel about this subject and there are several inconsistencies in the Esquire article. First the target of the mission was kept secret until the helocopters were in the air. Team Six trained for the mission for a month in Afganistan before going in. And most disturbing for me bin Ladden was shot once in the chest and once in the left eye. Makes me scratch my head and wonder why two different accounts of the same situation. I feel for this guys personal situation but most of these guys go on to good paying jobs with security firms when they retire. T_O_B Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Great read. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment
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