The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden... Is Screwed
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REALLY good article and account from the man who actually killed Bin Laden...
It's LONG, but well worth the read, as it asks some tough questions about the post-service care that veterans get, especially these special ops guys who have been put through so much for our country.
http://www.esquire.com/features/man-who ... laden-0313The man who shot and killed Osama bin Laden sat in a wicker chair in my backyard, wondering how he was going to feed his wife and kids or pay for their medical care.
It's LONG, but well worth the read, as it asks some tough questions about the post-service care that veterans get, especially these special ops guys who have been put through so much for our country.
My whole life
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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comical quote about the women they encounter just before shooting bin laden:
On the third floor, there were two chicks yelling at us and the point man was yelling at them and he said to me, "Hey, we need to get moving. These bitches is getting truculent." I remember saying to myself, Truculent? Really? Love that word.
...and:
And I remember as I watched him breathe out the last part of air, I thought: Is this the best thing I've ever done, or the worst thing I've ever done? This is real and that's him. Holy shit.
I hope there is some type of follow up in a year or so. This guy has to get what he needs. He killed bin laden for fucks sake.
So many great quotes and just a really well don't story overall. Incredible that they thought they were going to die going in. Never really thought about that. I obviously knew it was a dangerous mission but being pretty sure you are going to die has to be pretty intense.
This might be my favorite quote
"The moment truly struck at Bagram when I'm eating a breakfast sandwich, standing near bin Laden's body, looking at a big-screen TV with the president announcing the raid. I'm sitting there watching him, looking at the body, looking at the president, eating a sausage-egg-cheese-and-extra-bacon sandwich thinking, "How the fuck did I get here? This is too much."
"Like every combat veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the former SEAL, who is identified in the story only as “the Shooter”, is automatically eligible for five years of free healthcare through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
But the story doesn’t mention that.
The writer, Phil Bronstein, who heads up the Center for Investigative Reporting, stands by the story. He said the assertion that the government gave the SEAL “nothing” in terms of health care is both fair and accurate, because the SEAL didn’t know the VA benefits existed.
“No one ever told him that this is available,” Bronstein said.
He said there wasn’t space in the article to explain that the former SEAL’s lack of healthcare was driven by an ignorance of the benefits to which he is entitled."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... efits.html
Oh, of course, no space at all. :roll:
It is a shame that this shooter is/was living this way. But fuck this author.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
that was really amazing to read..
took me for ever,..and in 3 parts..but..some people really write amazing things worth to read..
and its sad when this happening with p-eople serve their country..really..
fix that shit already
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