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Bin Laden Raid SEAL Wrote Goodbye Letters to Daughters Expecting to Die
Julian Dorey Daily
Navy SEAL who K*lled Bin Laden on Bohemian Grove Invitation, Rescuing Marcus Luttrell, & DEVGRU
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"I wrote a letter when my— one of my daughters was 7. I didn't write it to the 7-year-old. I wrote it to the 27-year-old. And I just saying, I'm really sorry I missed your wedding. I know you're beautiful and I want to thank you for taking care of your sisters and your mom. And here's what we did. And it was noble and why. Tears hitting the page."
O'Neill reveals he wrote letters to each of his three daughters before the bin Laden raid, expecting to die. He addressed them to their future 27-year-old selves, apologizing for missing their weddings and explaining why the mission was worth his sacrifice. He had to find an intelligence officer not on the mission to deliver them posthumously, then shredded the letters immediately upon return.
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- Navy SEAL who K*lled Bin Laden on Bohemian Grove Invitation, Rescuing Marcus Luttrell, & DEVGRU
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