US Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden admits: We thought we were going to die
The US Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout has revealed he believed the raid would be his last.
Speaking to Fox News on camera for the first time since his identity was revealed, Rob O'Neill told how he volunteered to be dropped directly onto the roof of the compound, despite believing he would almost certainly be killed.
ITV News Washington Correspondent Robert Moore reports.
He even wrote letters to his family in preparation for his death, he said, with notes for the future.
But he said his death would have been "worth it" if it meant killing the notorious terrorist.
The 38-year-old shot the 9/11 mastermind three times in the head during a raid on his secret hideout in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
Usually such information would be kept secret but O'Neill has chosen to waive his right to anonymity and gave an interview to Fox television.
O'Neill is one of the most decorated SEALs ever, having been honoured 52 times and completing more than 400 missions.
He waived his right to anonymity for the interview, which is being aired in two parts and concludes tonight. In the second installment, he is set to describe the moment he looked bin Laden in the eyes and fired.
In a preview for the episode, he describes coming face-to-face with the terror leader.