[3], Almost a year after the Bin Laden mission, Bissonette left active duty and began writing No Easy Day with journalist Kevin Maurer. There is one rationale for this, offered by Jack Murphy of SOFREP. 4. Posted in Black Americans, Christian Terrorists, Islam, History, Republican Party, Tea Party. Remote recording from his personal recording studio. He is the brother of Joel Bissonnette, an actor. In the early- to mid-1980s, he toured and recorded with jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson.For part of his time in the Ferguson band, he played alongside his brother Gregg, which the brothers . It is not only I who call Matthew Bissonnette of Alaska a traitor to the USA and the Constitution of the USA, as most Navy . Marcus Luttrell was briefly in class 226, but due to injury later graduated class 228. Matt Bissonette is currently doing freelance recording, producing and the bass player for Elton John. His attorney, Robert D. Luskin . O'Neill had been the 10th man into the building out of the 23 members of SEAL Team 6 on the mission. Matt Bissonnette, 36, of Wrangell, Alaska, is the USA Navy SEAL who compromised the security of the nation by publishing his tell-all history on the assassination of Usama bin Laden. When the children later came up on stage to get an award honoring their mom, Bissonnette presented it, and hugged the kids, telling them and the crowd, Your moms the real fighter.. Aug. 19, 2016. Bissonnettes goal was to get a feature-length film made by Hollywood, giving preference to director Steven Spielberg. Cooper blames Bissonnette for revealing the central base from which DEVGRU operates and launches many of its missions. [14], Bissonnette was interviewed twice on 60 Minutes, with the first interview receiving 12.32million viewers. Copyright 2023 The Washington Times, LLC. [5], Some SEALs question whether it is possible to ever determine whose shots killed the terrorist leader. United States v. Frank W. Snepp, III. It is ripe for that, as Bissonnettes book does not even approach a shred of history but glorifies himself while putting others at risk. Two sources told him a number of the SEALs fired more than a hundred bullets into his corpse, effectively turning it into Swiss cheese. began to investigate Bissonnette. The new book "No Easy Day" by former U.S. Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, who wrote under the name Mark Owen, gained widespread attention because of his firsthand account of how he and other members of SEAL Team Six killed Osama bin Laden. Bissonette attended the University of North Texas's jazz music program. He then enlisted in the Navy, graduating with BUD/S class 226 as the Honor-man(top of the class) in 1999 and served with SEAL Team Five. She is currently starring as Maureen Robinson in Netflix's Lost in Space.Matthew is known for his work on movies like Who Loves . On GoodReads: AFI on GoodReads Bissonnette, under the nom de plume says that one of his SEAL teammates shot bin Laden as soon as he poked his head out the door of his bedroom, not, as was previously reported, after the SEALs had entered the bedroom. The account was accompanied by digital re-enactments of the helicopter that came dangerously close to crashing as the SEALs arrived at the compound where bin Laden was hiding. I will not buy or read this book. Here are a few confirmed ones:[3], Last edited on 10 February 2023, at 02:49, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia, "Chronicler of Bin Laden Raid Is Unmasked", "Author who detailed bin Laden raid has humble roots", "Osama Bin Laden killing: US Navy Seals row over shooting", "Former SEAL: Why We Shot Osama Bin Laden on Sight", "Who Shot Bin Laden? August 19, 2016, 1:17 PM. We may know a little more about why former Navy SEAL author Matt Bisonnette rushed to publish his memoir No Easy Day before receiving Pentagon approval: to get his book out before Mark Bowden published his own big Osama bin Laden raid book. Members of Yes, We're Sweeping Together celebrate their league playoff win last weekend after defeating the 40 oz. Although he was previously identified by Fox News, "60 Minutes" producers decided not use his real name in Sunday's interview. I am certainly sharing this essay out to my friends and groups on facebook. Four armed Somali pirates . Bradley Cooper Set to Play Slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in Biopic, Matt Bissonnette: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. "It should be on the book.". [CDATA[/* >