The Firsthand Account Of The Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

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On September 11th, 2001, America suffered the most fatal and destructive attack we have ever seen. President Bush immediately sought to bring justice to those lives we lost and those lives who have been ruined ever since. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen is the autobiography of a Navy Seal who risked his life for his country and the interests of the citizens of the United States. President Harry Truman said “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.” These men signed up to do whatever their country asked of them to do and they did. They fought a war that was waged and they went and served justice to those whose lives were ruined

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