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4:10 pm
Mon May 2, 2011

Missouri veterans say U.S. mission continues, despite Bin Laden's death

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Credit Marshall Griffin, St. Louis Public Radio
Maj. John Gillum of the Mo. National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve receives a Silver Star banner and certificate from Gov. Jay Nixon. Gillum says America's mission in Afghanistan isn't over just because Osama Bin Laden has been killed.
Herbert Kuebler of Jefferson City, who served as an Army medic during World War Two. Kuebler suggests that Bin Laden's death could trigger more enemy resistance in Afghanistan.
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Some military veterans from Missouri say America’s mission in Iraq and Afghanistan isn’t over, just because Osama Bin Laden is now dead. 

Major John Gillum of Jefferson City served in Iraq and Afghanistan with both the Army Reserve and the Missouri National Guard.

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Bin Laden death
2:26 pm
Mon May 2, 2011

Local politicians react to death of Osama Bin Laden

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Updated 2:15 p.m. May 2 with information from conference call with Sen. Blunt

From Senator Roy Blunt:

"Osama bin Laden's death is a major victory for America. This development is the culmination of the sacrifices and dedication from our brave troops and intelligence professionals. After nearly a decade, it also brings a great measure of justice and closure for all Americans who lost loved ones as a result of the brutal attacks against our nation on 9/11. While this does not mean the end of our fight against global terrorism, bin Laden's death is a major blow to al-Qaeda and the terrorist organizations he financed."

In a Monday conference call, Blunt praised the president for sending Special Forces into bin Laden's Pakistani compound, rather than conducting a bombing raid.

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Osama Bin Laden Killed
12:37 pm
Mon May 2, 2011

Bin Laden's Last Stand: A Fiery Raid In Pakistan

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Credit Aqeel Ahmed / AP
Osama bin Laden's compound is seen in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, after the U.S. military raid early Monday that ended with the death of the al-Qaida leader.
Credit Aamir Qureshi / AFP/Getty Images
Pakistani media and local residents gather outside the compound. Revelations that bin Laden had been hiding here, possibly for years, have embarrassed Pakistan's military and intelligence establishment.
Credit Aamir Qureshi / AFP/Getty Images
The compound is surrounded by high walls topped with razor wire. Neighbors say it's the biggest house in the area.
Credit Sajid Mehmood for NPR
The compound appeared to be well-supplied with electricity, although there was no phone or Internet service in the home.
Credit Sajid Mehmood for NPR
Neighbors say the people in the compound did not engage with locals and were rarely seen.
Credit Sajid Mehmood for NPR
Debris is seen in the cabbage patch beside the compound, possibly from the helicopter that U.S. officials said malfunctioned during the raid on the al-Qaida chief's hideout.
Credit Anjum Naveed / AP
Bin Laden was killed by a small team of U.S. Navy special forces during a 40-minute operation at the compound.
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A U.S. military helicopter is seen near bin Laden's hideout after experiencing mechanical difficulties. There were no reported U.S. casualties.
Credit Farooq Naeemf / AFP/Getty Images
Pakistani army soldiers move a destroyed helicopter from bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad.
Credit Sajid Mehmood for NPR
The compound, valued around a million dollars, was guarded by two security gates.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:54 am

Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen.

The location was a fortified compound in an affluent area north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The target was Osama bin Laden.

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