President Obama ordered a raid against Osama Bin Laden instead of a bombing run because he wanted to make sure the terror leader was dead He wanted proof, not just a pile of rubble The unit had been under order to kill Bin Laden and not take him alive, officials said.That was a kill operation,The operation ended quickly after Bin Laden was shot in the face. His body was flown out of the country and identified through DNA samples and "facial recognition technology, The 54-year-old Al Qaeda leader body was then buried at at sea in accordance with Islamic custom, which calls for speedy burial,A watery grave was chosen to avoid the possibility of a burial place becoming a shrine, The raid was the result of meticulous planning over nine months since U.S. intelligence officials caught wind in August of the compound where they suspected Bin Laden might be hiding. also  Obama  said no to bombing the home because of worries about civilian casualties up to 25 people were living with Bin Laden in the $1 million compound,Instead, two dozen members of the Navy SEAL Team Six counter-terrorism unit planned the potentially dangerous helicopter raid on house in Abbotabad, Pakistan.The unit did two practice runs at an undisclosed location on April 7 and April 13Information about the raid was kept closely guarded - not even Pakistani officials were told - in order to protect the mission.