The 2011 raid took place in a hideout in Pakistan, major media reported. The team first killed bin Laden's son Khalid before killing bin Laden, major media reported. Bin Laden had dyed his gray beard, major media reported.
During the operation, a helicopter crashed and Bissonnette was hit by a bullet through a door, major media reported. According to TV4 Nyheterna, Bissonnette described checking bin Laden's face to confirm his identity, noting that his dark hair and beard confused him. Bissonnette, now 50, served in Iraq and Afghanistan 13 times between 2001 and 2012, according to major media.
He was away with the army an average of 250 days per year, according to major media. In his appeal to Trump, he stressed that lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan must be learned, and said he is glad the US is not invading Iran as it did in Iraq, according to TV4 Nyheterna. He added from his own experience that the approach in Iraq and Afghanistan did not work, and too many lives were wasted, according to TV4 Nyheterna.
It is unclear how President Trump responded to Bissonnette's appeal. Bissonnette's current mental health regarding possible post-traumatic stress from the mission is not publicly known.