The operator goodreads meet your next favorite book. 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. We asked rob oneill why his version of the story was a. This is a fascinating and well written story of men doing difficult things from their initial training to missions abroad and the challenges they face with their families, their friends and with their. Dec 10, 2019 oneill was a member of seal team 6 that conducted the may 2, 2011 raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan. However, the shooting does not occur until more than 300 pages in. Rob oneill is well known for claiming to have fired the head shot that killed osama bin laden during the seal team 6 raid at age 19, oneill joined the u. 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. Nov 08, 2014 robert oneill, the former seal identified in several news accounts as the shooter who fired the fatal shot to bin ladens head at close range, now says it doesnt matter who did.
Fox news hires seal team sixs rob oneill hollywood. 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. 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. Navy seal who shot osama bin laden identified as rob oneill. Exnavy seal to pay millions in damages for writing book on. Robert oneill, the former navy seal who shot osama bin laden, has landed a book deal. Oneill was a member of seal team 6 that conducted the may 2, 2011 raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan. Firing the shots that killed osama bin laden and my years as a seal team warrior. Jul 09, 2017 in its first public display, the uniform belonging to robert j.
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. Seal who killed bin laden is revealed the daily beast. Details of the bin laden raid were classified as well as the identities of seal team 6, known only by those at the top. Learn more about rob, his journey, and why you should never quit. May 17, 2018 this is some serious navy seal shit were about to do, rob o neill, the former seal team 6 operator who killed osama bin laden, said wednesday of what he was thinking during the 2011 raid in. The new york times reported that on 23 may 2017, members of seal team 6 carried out a raid on an aqaplinked compound in marib governorate. The undaunted courage and ultimate sacrifice of navy seal team six operator adam brown. We also dived deeper into robs bestselling book the operator.
In the february 20 esquire article, robert was anonymously featured as the man who killed bin laden is screwed. Seen here in ramadi, iraq high quality images of the military from all countries. Former navy seal robert oneill talks to cbs news about. Contentsshow early life and education oneill was born and raised. Us navy seal robert oneill backs off claim that he was. May 01, 2017 robert oneill, the seal team 6 veteran who gained fame after publicly claiming he killed osama bin laden, once said that he wanted his new book the operators to show the the human side. Navy seal who shot osama bin laden to speak at lake county. Bissonnette wrote in no easy day that he was one of the seals who shot bin laden, and he and robert oneill, another former seal team 6 member who claims his shots were the fatal ones. 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. Special ops, helicopter support, seal team six, and the deadliest day of the us war in afghanistan by ed darack, john pruden, et al. Oneill shares lessons learned from his 16year career as a us navy seal. Oneill, who is best known for firing the shots that killed osama bin laden. Mar 12, 2015 rob oneill, former member of the navys famed seal team six and purported osama bin laden killer, has inked a deal with the network to offer military expertise and analysis across the networks.
But the esquire story was challenged by cnn and others, including fellow seal team 6 member matt bissonette, who wrote a bestselling book about the bin laden raid, no easy day, under the pen name mark owen. Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill is best known for his claims that he had made in november 2014, of having fired the head shots that killed osama bin laden during the raid on his abbottabad compound on may 2, 2011. 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. 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. Robert oneill was born and raised in butte, montana, and lived there for nineteen years until he joined the navy in 1996.
Robert oneill bio, age, wife, height, net worth, bin. O neill was born april 10, 1976 in butte, montana, where he was raised. Robert james oneill born april 10, 1976 is a former united states navy sailor. Special forces gear military special forces naval special warfare seal team 6 cool hand luke navy air force delta force combat gear special forces rob oneill, 41, the seal who revealed he had shot the al qaeda mastermind, exclusively tells dailymailtv he is married to jessica halpin, 27, and they share their wedding and honeymoon photos. Oneill, who is credited with firing the shot that killed the leader of the alqaeda terrorist group, said in an interview with tmz on saturday that he played the song red nation by west. A former seal team six leader with the naval special warfare development group, he deployed more than a dozen. A stirringly evocative, thoughtprovoking, and often jawdropping account, the operator ranges across seal team operator robert oneill s aweinspiring fourhundredmission career, which included his involvement in attempts to rescue lone survivor marcus luttrell and abductedbysomalipirates captain richard phillips and culminated. Us navy seal robert oneill backs off claim that he was bin. Navy seals frustrated by bin laden raid disclosures usa today. This instant new york times bestsellera jawdropping, fastpaced account new york post recounts seal team operator oneill s incredible fourhundredmission career. Bin laden shooter story is fubar, special ops sources say. He alone pumped two bullets into osama bin laden, killing the architect of the 911 attacks. On the night seal team 6 raided osama bin ladens compound in pakistan, navy seal rob oneill had a special music choice picked out to get himself pumped up. Rob oneill born april 10, 1976 is a former united states navy sailor.
Exnavy seal team shooter robert oneill is unwavering in his claim. 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, former seal team six member credited with killing al qaeda leader osama bin laden, was arrested on april 8. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Former navy seal, author of the operator, television analyst, public speaker and cofounder of your grateful nation. Exnavy seal to pay millions in damages for writing book. The man who killed osama bin laden has been revealed as rob oneill, a member of the navy seal team 6 who shot bin laden three times in. Firing the shots that killed osama bin laden and my years as a seal team warrior hardcover april 25, 2017. Oct 05, 2016 rob oneill, former seal team six member credited with killing al qaeda leader osama bin laden, was arrested on april 8. Exnavy seal team shooter robert o neill is unwavering in his claim.
But the seal leaders have issued a memo on this, and the message is clear. After graduating from basic underwater demolitionseal buds training, he enlisted in the naval special warfare development group where he completed tours in both afghanistan and iraq. The operator is the recently published book by navy seal robert j. Robert oneill was a member of the great seal team 6, the ones that the military called to do the most difficult tasks, and they were successful. When rob oneill shot dead osama bin laden, it changed his life for ever. Rob oneill devgru navy seals, naval special warfare. Deploying as a seal more than a dozen times, oneill participated in more than fourhundred combat missions across four different theaters of war. Navy seal who served in the seal team 6 raid that killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden in 2011. 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 operator book by robert oneill official publisher. Exnavy seal robert oneill maintains he singlehandedly. Robert oneill, 38, a former member of the elite seal team 6, said that he was the assaulter whose two shots killed bin laden, according to an. Tnqpodcast 100th show rob oneill seal team six man who. In fact, you could probably write an entire book on the problems that may arise. But lurking in the background is whether rob oneill who was part of the seal team 6 raid in pakistan that ended a nearly decadelong hunt for the elusive bin laden should be appearing. Rob oneill, former member of the navys famed seal team six and purported osama bin laden killer, has inked a deal with the network to offer military expertise and analysis across the. Nov 14, 2014 former navy seal robert o neill says he killed the. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to forfeit. Ap photojacquelyn martin, file more former navy seal robert oneill was booted. It was a real blast having rob oneill in studio again, this time with jason delgado to cover an array of issues, and even answer some questions from viewers as we streamed live. Rob oneill branded a liar by fellow seal team six members. Never before has the lone survivor, marcus luttrell. This is some serious navy seal shit were about to do, rob oneill, the former seal team 6 operator who killed osama bin laden, said wednesday.
Firing the shots that killed osama bin laden by robert oneill, publ. Robert oneill, the seal team 6 veteran who gained fame after publicly claiming he killed osama bin laden, once said that he wanted his new book the operators to show the the human side. Navy seal robert oneill reveals what happened the night. Navy seal, speaks at the best of blount chamber of commerce awards ceremony at the clayton center for the arts in maryville, tennessee, u. Colonel john thomas, a centcom spokesman, said that the raid was intended to seize potentially important information from the compound typically electronic devices such as computers, hard drives and. Robert oneill, the former seal identified in several news accounts as the shooter who fired the fatal shot to bin ladens head at close range, now says it doesnt matter who did. Navy seal robert oneill reveals what happened the night he. In the article, he was only referred to as the shooter. Rob oneill is a former navy seal team leader with more than a dozen deployments and 400 combat missions in four different theaters of war. 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. The operator, an intensely moving fiction book written by robert o neill tells the story of the man who did just that. Tnqpodcast 100th show rob oneill seal team six man.
Another excommando says he shot bin laden the new york. On may 2, 2011, navy seal team 6 burst into a fortified compound in abbottabad, pakistan and killed the most wanted man in the world, osama. A stirringly evocative, thoughtprovoking, and often jawdropping account, the operator ranges across seal team operator robert oneill s aweinspiring fourhundredmission career, which 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. Rob oneil, the seal team six bad ass that shot ubl. The man who killed osama bin laden has been revealed as rob oneill, a member of the navy seal team 6 who shot bin laden three times in the head to kill him on may 2, 2011, in. 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. Robert oneill bio, age, wife, height, net worth, bin laden. During his remarkable career, he was decorated more than fiftytwo times. Apr 14, 2017 bin laden shooter story is fubar, special ops sources say.
Fox news hires seal team sixs rob oneill hollywood reporter. Aug 22, 2016 on may 2, 2011, navy seal team 6 burst into a fortified compound in abbottabad, pakistan and killed the most wanted man in the world, osama bin laden. The book, published in 2012, drew the ire of both his fellow seals and the pentagon something oneill is sure to face. This book first takes place at navy seal training, where the main character, robert oneill is pushed to his very limits with his peers. 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. Special forces gear military special forces naval special warfare seal team 6 cool hand luke navy air force delta force combat gear special forces rob o neill, 41, the seal who revealed he had shot the al qaeda mastermind, exclusively tells dailymailtv he is married to jessica halpin, 27, and they share their wedding and honeymoon photos. Of all the speakers on the lecture circuit, former seal team six leader rob oneill rob oneill is a top recommendation in this area of perseverance and striving to reach big goals.
Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. 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 was born april 10, 1976 in butte, montana, where he was raised. Robert oneill net worth, wife, book, movie, navy seal. The news flash from this book by retired seal oneill is that he fired the bullets that killed osama bin laden in 2011. Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill claims to have fired the shot s that killed osama bin laden during the raid on his abbottabad compound on may 1, 2011. 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. In its first public display, the uniform belonging to robert j. Included in this book are the missions to save captain philips from the. Why robert oneill and navy seals are supposed to keep. Rob is a master storyteller who takes audiences on a tour of several of the most celebrated, heartpounding military missions in recent us history.