Media Releases Name of U.S. Navy SEAL Who Killed Bin Laden

The name of the U.S. Navy SEAL who allegedly delivered the infamous shot to terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden in a 2011 raid has been released ahead of a Fox News documentary.

The Navy SEAL featured in the upcoming Fox News documentary was supposed to waive his anonymity later this month ahead of the documentary's release, but several media outlets have identified the SEAL as 38-year-old Rob O'Neill, a former member of SEAL Team Six.

O'Neill claims to be the Navy SEAL who, during a raid on Bin Laden's compound on May 2, 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, allegedly delivered three shots to the mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks, effectively killing him.

The SEAL's father, Tom O'Neill, told The Daily Mail that neither he nor his family are concerned about possible ramifications from making his son's name public.

"People are asking if we are worried that ISIS will come and get us because Rob is going public. I say I'll paint a big target on my front door and say come and get us," O'Neill told the British media outlet.

The release of O'Neill's name comes shortly after the head of the Navy SEALS issued a letter warning fellow members of Team Six to stop spilling military secrets to the public and the media. The high-ranking military team has long been known for its secrecy, with many members of the group keeping details of their profession hidden even from close family members.

"We do not abide wilful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety and financial gain, which only diminishes otherwise honorable service, courage and sacrifice," Rear Admiral Brian Losey, the head of Naval Special Warfare Command, wrote in the letter that was leaked to the AFP.