The National September 11 Memorial and Museum has two new additions to their collection -- the fatigue shirt worn by a member of SEAL Team Six during the Osama bin Laden raid and a commemorative coin given to ‘Maya’, the Central Intelligence Agency operative who helped track the Al Qaeda founder, and a brick from bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. 
The uniform shirt worn by the Navy SEAL Team 6 member who killed Osama bin Laden. Photograph: 911memorial.org
“This exhibit not only captures a seminal moment in American history, it also allows millions of visitors the chance to recognise the extraordinary bravery of the men and women who sacrifice so much for this country at home and abroad,” 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels said. 
A brick from the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where bin Laden was captured and killed at the museum.
The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80-foot high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plan 
A helmet worn by New York City Fire Department Firefighter Christian Waugh on September 11, 2001 on display. Photograph: James Keivom-Pool/Getty Images
An iron beam dubbed "The Final Column" is seen in Foundation Hall the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York. Photograph: Chris Pedota/Pool/Reuters
A FDNY fire truck from Ladder Co. 3 is seen inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum during a press preview in New York. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
A wall with a quote from Virgil and featuring 2,983 panels for each victim is seen in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
The antenna from the North Tower of the World Trade Center is seen inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
The salvaged tridents from the World Trade Center are seen in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum d in New York May. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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