The retired Navy SEAL who says he shot al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden in the forehead has publicly identified himself amid a debate among the special operations community about breaking silence about their secret missions.

An Irish-American from "the most Irish town in America" has been named as the Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama Bin Laden.

The US military is investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan.