Matt Bissonnette

Matt Bissonnette is a former United States Navy SEAL and author of No Easy Day, a book which he wrote using the pen name Mark Owen. The book chronicles his life and military service but mostly is about his involvement in Operation Neptune Spear. Bissonnette writes that he was present on the third floor of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad when the terrorist leader was killed.

Bissonnette grew up hunting and fishing in the remote Alaskan town of Aniak. After graduating high school in 1994, he attended Biola University and earned his Bachelor's degree in Sociology in 1998. He then enlisted in the Navy, graduating with BUD/S class 226 as the Honor-man (top of the class) in 1999 and served with SEAL Team Five.

In 2014, Bissonnette published a follow-up, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL and plans to release a third book shortly titled: No Easy Way.  He also served as a consultant on the very popular video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

Bissonnette received more than 30 medals and awards during his service, including the Silver Star and Purple Heart. At the end of his service, Bissonnette earned the title "Team Leader" and had conducted hundreds of missions throughout 13 combat deployments overseas.