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Esquire magazine has profiled the NAVY SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden and in the article the soldier says many military heroes won't receive a pension or receive health benefits. MSNBC's Alex Witt discusses the article with another former SEAL, Brandon Webb. (msnbc)

A year and a half after SEAL Team Six launched their raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the now-retired SEAL who says he's the one who pulled the trigger is claiming the military has since left him and his family to fend for themselves. Journalist Phil Bronstein talks about the story he wrote for Esquire magazine. (TODAY)

Though Maya, the undercover CIA officer featured in the new movie "Zero Dark Thirty," was instrumental in the real-life hunt for bin Laden, she was passed over for a promotion recently, not surprising former officers who say the CIA rewards those who climb the career ladder, not covert officers who spend years overseas. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (TODAY)

The Oscar-winning team of director/producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer/producer Mark Boal, along with cast members Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke, talk about the film based on the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden, which already has critics buzzing and is stirring up controversy. (TODAY)

The daring Navy SEAL raid that ended in the death of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden came close to failing, according to excerpts of a new book written by one of the U.S. commandos who took part in the assault on the compound deep inside Pakistan. NBC's Mike Viqueira reports. (TODAY)

"No Easy Day," written by a former Navy SEAL who helped take down Osama bin Laden, claims the al-Qaida leader did not defend himself during the raid. The book will become available on Sept. 4, earlier than the anticipated Sept. 11 release date. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)

The tell-all book by a former Navy SEAL on the Osama bin Laden raid raises questions as to whether there ever was a plan other than executing the terrorist leader on sight. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (TODAY)

Current and former members of the elite Navy SEALs are outraged that one of their own broke the code of silence by penning a tell-all on the Osama bin Laden raid. The author could also be facing legal problems for authoring the book. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (TODAY)

Current and former members of the elite Navy SEALs are outraged that one of their own broke the code of silence by penning a tell-all on the Osama bin Laden raid. The author could also be facing legal problems for authoring the book. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (TODAY)

A senior military official tells NBC News the special operations community feels betrayed by the former SEAL who published a book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)