U.S. Fabricated Heroism

The story according to White House Spin was as follows -
President Barack Obama chose a risky attack option: A direct raid on the house, deep within Pakistan—potentially putting American fighters in face-to-face combat within a maze-like compound—instead of simply bombing the place from a stealth aircraft.
One helicopter was badly damaged after hitting the ground hard. The team of about two dozen U.S. Special Operations Forces spent 40 minutes, with guns blazing, charging through each of the structures on the property. Bin Laden and his family were found on the second and third floors of the large main structure, the final building to be searched.
Bin Laden tried to defend himself before being shot through the left eye. One of the team sent word to the USA that "Geronimo"—the code name for bin Laden—was believed to have been killed in action.
The risky decision to attack the Pakistani compound had proven its worth. The decision was built on months of tenacious planning, but ultimately, it came down to gut instinct.
After the firefight, bin Laden's body was initially identified by members of the military strike force, and by a woman at the compound identified as one of his wives.
The assault team also had orders to remove items of intelligence value. "They picked up anything they could get their hands on," including computer hard drives, said a U.S. intelligence official. "They're being exploited to find anything we can on them."
Three other adult men were killed, including the two couriers and one of bin Laden's adult sons. One woman was killed when she was used as a shield by Osama. Two other women were injured. The disabled helicopter was destroyed by the U.S. crew before the strike team left.
Bin Laden was buried at sea, in accordance with Islamic tradition that burial take place within 24 hours of death. A senior U.S. defense official said religious rites were read on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson. The body was placed in a weighted bag.
"After the words were complete," a senior defense official said, "the body was placed on a prepared flat board, tipped up, whereupon the deceased's body eased into the sea."