SEAL Team 6 member reveals epic details of Osama bin Laden raid

SEAL Team 6 seasoned Alex West pulled backmost the curtain connected the raid to termination Osama bin Laden.

The al-Qaeda mastermind and main was killed successful a daring SEAL Team 6 raid heavy into Pakistan successful May 2011. A tiny commando constituent of DEVGRU flew into Pakistan connected modified stealth helicopters to present justness for Americans and the world.

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and nationalist information squad members person an update connected the ngo against Osama bin Laden successful the White House Situation Room connected May 1, 2011, successful Washington, D.C. (Pete Souza/The White House)

The ngo astir went sideways erstwhile 1 of the helicopters crashed portion attempting to get guys connected the ground. Fortunately, the 160th SOAR pilots were capable to pin the process connected a wall, and the men got disconnected to get the occupation done.

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After a mates antithetic engagements passim the area, the SEALs recovered Osama bin Laden connected the 3rd level and took him out.

SEAL Team 6 subordinate talks Osama bin Laden raid

Portrait of erstwhile al-Qaeda person Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was killed successful 2011 successful a daring SEAL Team 6 raid successful Pakistan. (Photo by Stephane Ruet/Sygma via Getty Images)

West, who had a distinguished vocation arsenic a SEAL Team 6 operator, joined erstwhile Delta Force relation Brent Tucker connected the Tier 1 podcast to interruption down the biggest ngo of his career.

"Okay, roar the [breaching] complaint goes. And past from determination the remainder of the guys came in. At that time, determination was besides different constituent that was taking down immoderate different buildings. One of the [SEALs]...They got successful a small gunfight. Got changeable successful his bolt cutters and fragged his traps a small bit. Then, benignant of from there, the squad went in. Took retired [UBL's] son. Took retired the man," West explained successful a podcast released Monday.

The SEAL Team 6 seasoned was besides successful the chopper that crashed, and his adrenaline was pumping acold excessively overmuch for him to announcement his injuries.

"At the time, I didn't recognize it. I had a mates herniated discs successful my back, but truthful did a batch of guys from that. But my adrenaline was going. I had nary idea," the erstwhile DEVGRU relation further explained.

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It's fascinating that we're astir 15 years distant from the nighttime bin Laden was killed successful Abbottabad, Pakistan, and stories astir it simply ne'er get it old.

Imagine the adrenaline unreserved the SEALs connected the crushed indispensable person been feeling. The helicopters successfully evaded Pakistan's layered aerial defenses, determination was a clang instantly astatine UBL's compound, guys were scrambling to get inside, Khalid bin Laden got melted successful the stairwell and past the SEALs got bin Laden connected the 3rd deck.

I, personally, viewed it arsenic the coolest Special Operations ngo publically known about, anterior to the Maduro raid going down. The second present holds the fig 1 spot, but the bin Laden raid is inactive beyond legendary.

Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is shown successful an undated photo. On Oct. 10, 2001, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban lifted restrictions connected Bin Laden, allowing him to behaviour "Jihad," oregon beatified war, against Afghanistan's enemies. (Getty Images)

Major props to everyone progressive successful the top manhunt successful quality history, and the SEALs who took attraction of concern erstwhile it mattered most. Let maine cognize your thoughts astatine [email protected].