Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the news that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a U.S. operation in Pakistan:

"There is a certain form of justice in the fact that the last thing Osama Bin Laden saw on this earth was an American soldier.  Special thanks goes to the best and brightest who serve our nation in the armed forces, especially the elite team of Navy SEALs who achieved their mission on Sunday," said Congressman McHenry. "In the wake of this substantial news, we must honor those that lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and those brave men and women who gave that last full measure on the battlefield defending our nation."