T H U R S D A Y 162nd YEAR • No. 47 JUNE 23, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 18 PAGES • 50¢ Navy SEAL Robert J. O’Neill who reportedly took out Osama bin Laden set for address By RICK NORTON positioned on point when a handful of sol- newspaper. Written by reporter Toby “A highly-trained Navy SEAL, O’Neill led Associate Editor diers from the Special Operations unit Harnden, the story originated from a face- the military’s most elite [commandos] and entered the third floor of the al-Qaida to-face interview with the Navy SEAL after was involved in our nation’s most impor- Robert J. O’Neill, the now retired U.S. leader’s house in Abbottabad, Pakistan. his retirement. tant campaigns,” the BSR media release Navy SEAL reported to be the trigger man According to published accounts, O’Neill According to a Bradley Sunrise Rotary stated. who snuffed the life from 9/11 master- shot bin Laden twice in the forehead and news release, O’Neill was a team leader Robert Anderson, longtime Bradley mind Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, fired a third shot into his head as the with the Naval Special Warfare Sunrise Rotarian who serves as this year’s will deliver the keynote address at the sev- jihadist leader crumpled to the floor. Development Group. During his years in gala chairman, called O’Neill an inspira- enth annual Bradley Sunrise Sunset Gala A detailed account of the Navy SEAL Special Operations, the veteran soldier tional leader whose mantra for life is scheduled for Aug. 13 at the Cleveland incursion into Pakistan, which ended with deployed more than a dozen times, and he “Never quit.” Country Club. the seige of bin Laden’s compound, was held combat leadership roles in more than Anderson pointed to the role of Special In the well-documented night raid by a published in a Feb. 13, 2015, article in 400 combat missions in four different the- 23-member Navy SEAL team, O’Neill was The Sunday Times, a British broadsheet aters of war. See SEAL, Page 8 Robert J. O’Neill Inside Today Jace Taylor funeral to begin at 2; procession route is published Braves’ streak Events planned comes to an end at football field The Atlanta Braves’ six-game winning streak came to a close By ALLEN MINCEY Banner Staff Writer Wednesday with a loss to the Miami Marlins. The Tennessee Volunteers The Bradley County Sheriff’s have placed five players on the Office and Cleveland Police Athlon preseason All-American THIS BILLBOARD, which had been located on U.S. Highway 411 in Polk County, stirred much controversy in that area. It was Department are coordinating the team. Golfer Tiger Woods said he removed from the site after many in the county voiced concerns about the sign. The photo is from congressional candidate Rick Tyler’s funeral procession for high has no timetable to return to the website. school student Jace Taylor for this afternoon. PGA Tour. Leading up to tonight’s The procession will begin at draft, the NBA saw several major Clingan Ridge Baptist Church trades take place. See Sports, and continue to Lee Cemetery, Pages 11-13. beginning around 2 p.m. Billboards draw criticism The route will incorporate traveling through the campus of State is in need Bradley Central High School. of transparency The procession will pause briefly Congressional candidate Rick Tyler erects in front of the Just how transparent is the state football field to of Tennessee with its economic commemorate development programs? In the eyes 2 signs critics condemn as ‘overtly racist’ his role on the of Tennesseans, not very. For one B r a d l e y person’s perspective, the person By ALLEN MINCEY “The Make America White Again billboard advertisement will Central Bears who leads the Tennessee Coalition Banner Staff Writer cut to the very core and marrow of what plagues us as a football team. for Open Government, see the nation. As Anne Coulter so effectively elucidates in her book, A s s i s t a n t Two controversial billboards promoting a candidate for U.S. Adios America, the overhaul of America’s immigration law in coach Todd guest “Viewpoint” on Page 14 of Congress have been removed following a groundswell of nega- today’s edition. Stevison and tive comments made by individuals in the candidate’s district. See BILLBOARDS, Page 8 team chaplain Rick Tyler, an independent Mickey Clark, Taylor candidate for the 3rd District both local pas- Forecast U.S. House of Representatives tors, will be leading the “celebra- seat, has been at the center of tion of life” for Taylor today at controversy over the two bill- Clingan Ridge. Both men previ- boards — one of which had ously were reported to have stat- been on U.S. Highway 411 in ed in media accounts that Polk County, and the other on Taylor’s death was from a “freak U.S Highway 64 in Bradley accident,” but both have denied County. making such a statement. The billboard in Polk County Each spoke to the Cleveland Today looks to be mostly sunny read “Make America White Daily Banner early this morning and hot, with a high near 95 and Again,” while the billboard in in separate conversations, and Bradley County had an image both denied using that terminol- heat index values as high as 100. of the White House surrounded Tonight’s forecast calls for mostly ogy. by Confederate flags and has Clark said this morning this is cloudy skies and a 40 percent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I not the time to discuss the cause chance of showers or thunder- Have a Dream” quote included of death, but rather to speak of storms, with a low around 72. in the billboard. the respect and love for Taylor Friday calls for partly sunny skies Tyler said on his website from those who knew him. and a 30 percent chance of rain, “Rick Tyler for Congress” that Students from Bradley Central with a high near 93. Heat index val- he wishes to take the country High School, in addition to resi- ues could again reach triple digits. back to a time portrayed in the dents from the 1950s and ’60s, when “Ozzie Banner photo, DONNA KAYLOR Friday night should be partly PREVIOUSLY LOCATED on U.S. Highway 64, this billboard was removed Wednesday. The bill- Cleveland/Bradley County area and Harriett” and “Leave It To are encouraged to gather in the cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of Beaver” were, he said, indica- board with an image of Confederate flags surrounding the White House was promoting rain and a low around 73. Saturday football field’s parking lot to pay tive of U.S. culture. Independent 3rd District U.S. House of Representatives candidate Rick Tyler. their respect to the teenager, the calls for mostly sunny skies and a organizers explained. There will 30 percent chance of rain, with a be a series of events that will high near 94. take place on the football field during the processional’s inter- Index mission. ‘Sparkle’ not mistreated, The procession will travel from Classified................................16-17 Clingan Ridge Baptist Church on Comics...........................................6 dog owner tells media Georgetown Road to Lee Editorials......................................14 Cemetery on South Lee Highway. Horoscope......................................6 By ALLEN MINCEY Individuals should gather in the NASCAR......................................18 Banner Staff Writer football field’s parking lot at 2:30 Obituaries.......................................2 p.m. Details of the processional The dog in the middle of a controversy over reportedly being left route are as follows from Clingan Stocks............................................4 outside in the heat without shade or water was presented to mem- Ridge Baptist Church: Sports......................................11-13 bers of the media Wednesday. • South on Georgetown Road TV Schedule..................................7 Sparkle, a 1 year-old pit bull, was introduced Wednesday; • Proceed straight onto Weather..........................................9 apparently it was the first time that the dog was shown away from Westside Drive the owners’ 15th Street home. • Left on Harrison Pike Around Town “Yes, she is a pit bull, but she is a lovable pit bull,” said owner • Right onto Country Club Timothy White. “She loves people.” Drive Kylie Day having a very suc- White said he was appreciative of people being concerned about • Enter campus from back cessful softball season ... Bhumi Sparkle, but also said their concerns were focused on just one entrance of Bradley Central High and Kimi Patel finally getting their photograph that was posted on Facebook. School names in the paper. “This was blown out of proportion. They painted this picture to Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY • Exit campus from front make it look like we kept our dog out there 24/7 with no water TIMOTHY WHITE HOLDS his 1-year-old pit bull Sparkle while entrance of Bradley Central High and no food, and that is not so,” White said. “People had their his wife, Valerie, looks on. The Whites have been criticized for School leaving their dog outside in a cage in extremely hot weather with • Turn right on South Lee See SPARKLE, Page 8 no water or shade. Timothy White denied the claims. 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