Mark Owen

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Mark Owen is the pseudonym of a former U.S. Navy SEAL who wrote the bestselling firsthand account of the Osama bin Laden raid, "No Easy Day."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pseudonym
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
basedOn firsthand combat experience
conflict Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
education graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training NERFINISHED
employer United States Navy (former) NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork counterterrorism
special operations
gender male
genre military memoir
non-fiction
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank senior chief petty officer
militaryUnit Naval Special Warfare Development Group NERFINISHED
SEAL Team Six NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableEvent participation in the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden
notableWork No Easy Day NERFINISHED
No Hero NERFINISHED
occupation author
former U.S. Navy SEAL
placeOfActivity Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
pseudonymFor Matt Bissonnette NERFINISHED
publicationDateOfWork No Easy Day (2012) NERFINISHED
No Hero (2014) NERFINISHED
realName Matt Bissonnette NERFINISHED
securityClearance held U.S. military security clearance (former)
serviceNumberOfYears approximately 14 years in U.S. Navy
subjectOf Pentagon review of his book No Easy Day
controversy over disclosure of classified information
media interviews on special operations and counterterrorism
usedFor publishing books
usedPseudonymTo protect operational security of former teammates
protect personal identity
writingStyle first-person narrative
wroteAbout Operation Neptune Spear NERFINISHED
raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad

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Sure writer Mark Owen