Post by Jeanne Sager
With a movie about the killing of Osama Bin Laden up for an Oscar, it may feel like the death of a terrorist has turned from an American triumph into an American money-making scheme. Except for this: the member of SEAL Team 6 known to the world only as the "Shooter" for taking the kill shot that downed the world's most wanted terrorist has come out now to tell his side of the story. The Shooter is broke. He doesn't have a military pension. He can't get a job. He doesn't even get government health insurance. This is the life of an American hero. So how could this happen?![]()
With a movie about the killing of Osama Bin Laden up for an Oscar, it may feel like the death of a terrorist has turned from an American triumph into an American money-making scheme. Except for this: the member of SEAL Team 6 known to the world only as the "Shooter" for taking the kill shot that downed the world's most wanted terrorist has come out now to tell his side of the story. The Shooter is broke. He doesn't have a military pension. He can't get a job. He doesn't even get government health insurance. This is the life of an American hero. So how could this happen?