May 24, 2005
Pat Tillman's Family Blasts 'Disgusting' Army Lies
Family questions reversal on cause of ranger's death.
Former NFL player Pat Tillman's family is lashing out against the Army, saying that the military's investigations into Tillman's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan last year were a sham and that Army efforts to cover up the truth have made it harder for them to deal with their loss.
More than a year after their son was shot several times by his fellow Army Rangers on a craggy hillside near the Pakistani border, Tillman's mother and father said in interviews that they believe the military and the government created a heroic tale about how their son died to foster a patriotic response across the country. They say the Army's "lies" about what happened have made them suspicious, and that they are certain they will never get the full story.
~I'm sorry for this family's pain and loss but given the control individuals as soldiers allow the military over their daily lives, shouldn't we expect the military to have control over the stories of their deaths?
Futhermore they made Tillman a national hero, gave him a posthumous Silver Star, its not like they branded him a coward.
One of the H's at Unknown News remarked: "As someone with little patience for lousy reporting, I'm wondering why the word 'lies' is in quotes in the second paragraph -- as if it's just the Tillman family's opinion, not a matter of obvious fact.
There is no doubt that military officials ordered a cover-up of what happened. There's no doubt that they lied to Tillman's parents. If 'lies' must be presented in quotes, as if it's somehow less than factual, then any mention of Tillman's 'death' should also be in quotes -- his death is no less factual than the fact of the lies about it."
:| hh
"Do with me what you will when I'm alive, but don't lie about the way I die?"
[Pat Tillman via google]