SEAL's first-hand account of bin Laden killing

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Mark Owen: My worry from the beginning is it's a political season. This book is not political whatsoever. It doesn't bad mouth either party, and we specifically chose September 11th to keep it out of the politics. You know, if these crazies on either side of the aisle want to make it political, shame on them.

The bin Laden raid was Mark Owen's last. A few months later he went to New York and saw ground zero for the first time.

Mark Owen: Our team played a small little piece. Some people would argue bigger. But, you know, to us, it's very-- we were just doing our jobs. Not a big deal. We were just lucky to be at the right place at the right time. But then, going to New York and where the World Trade Center stood at one point, and it was-- it's just very, very emotional.

Scott Pelley: Nearly 3,000 people were killed right there alone.

Mark Owen: It was emotional. It was like, you know what, I'm just ready to move on. Full circle.

Scott Pelley: Your team had avenged those deaths.

Mark Owen: Absolutely.

When word of the book, "No Easy Day" came out last month, a cable news channel learned Mark Owen's real name and reported it. Since then, others have reported his name. We will not. Owen intends to donate most of the profits from the book to charities that support families of fallen troops. He wanted us to know that he thinks of what he's written as a public service -- to get the history straight -- and as a tribute to every Navy SEAL, wherever they may be serving tonight.