Firefight In Afghanistan-Death of Pat Tillman PART 1
Firefight In Afghanistan-Death of United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman in friendly fire incident.
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thousand u_s_ citizenhis on a singlestill on the worldactively planning death distributionfive years corrode u_s_ service men and
their allies have huntedthe searchersbattlefield successes heartbreaking
tragedylike the death of pro football star turn
soldierhere nowglory of the gun battles from dot sirbloody shootoutunderstands deadliest snipersvillage of shawn walencekandahar province afghanistandecember third two thousand onetwo fifteen p_m_u_s_ special forces captain jason mraz
is orchestrating grassroots armedrebellionit's cold takedown afghanistan's
extremist taliban regimefamilies needing a handful of special
forces soldiers and some thirty afghanguerrilla fighterfriendly to the u_s_ congress into
potential combatthe guerrillas are volunteers meanwhile
but they're poorly trainedacross at this point the campaign versus
no tathese people want to fight with us so
thank goodness let's gotamarind and his guerrilla force
traveling in small pickup trucks havejust arrived at the oscars issue one
week oldthey hope to take possession of the
village so they can control thecambridge over the adjacent are
conglomeratebut it's yet unclear is taliban fighters
occupied the town or notonce at the edge of the village
cameron's cruelest climb to the top of aperson per just outside of town to get a
better futureamra as chief advisor initially remains
in his vehicleso he can observe the action and still
be close to the radiomichael was critical of one of the
prominent the town just opened up on myhorseall hell brokeamarin can't sit still any longerand i had to run for that my translator
and see what's going oni had to figure out of taking the time
to stand up or notyouthful afghan translator name sailaja
follows immediately behind the captainsale offers a charactershe wore this for a knock or roadover guerrillas want white or brown or
black and say what was the stalled kidin an awkward road that that was
exceedingly polite broken englishdefinitely not somebody i would've taken
for a fighteras the packagemolly coattailsa rocket-propelled grenade and our
p_g_e_ singles overheadguerrillas are starting to retrieve as
the captain and his translator reach thebase of the yearassessor bought tell mistakes on tuesdaymade my way up on the front the ceoonce at the top amarin crutches to a
firing positionto scope out the situationpart of my rightpoor people scatteredempire honeycomb buildingssome two hundred yards to is lefta hilltop holds three or four taliban
initial attractionsubbarao another are kicking aroundmraz banks on several grounds of the
hilltop with his importa modified version of the m_-sixteen
assault rifle equipped with an eightcontest dotthe taliban on the killer stays low so
cameron must take careful aimand just in front of him to try to get
the right standsacquire watch more than just picked upman i've raisedi got the site rightaimed at the guy that's in addition to
our country fired looked like he waseven so the rate ofis not lessfor captain jason tamarins guerrilla
force taking shel only cozy shaping upto be a taller order that they had
anticipatedstill limits on how welland push forward with the offensiveas it turns outlife of the futureafghanistan depends on itseptember eleventh two thousand onehijacked airliners destroying the world
trade center section of the pentagonkilling thousands of american civiliansit's still unclear that the other
high-tech terror network headed by withsome of the lotis responsibledemands operation is headquartered in
afghanistanits leaders are nurtured and protected
biochemist and taliban governmentthe taliban are islamic extremiststhe taliban were most nightsand there were some very bad keyboardthey were the heads of the movement on
any of these peopletherefore they had uh... then quickly
policies was enough for one manager in asensethe u_s_ high command understands that
to root out of a kind of it must firsttake down the talibanthey are convinced but the most
efficient way to get the taliban to fallquickly is with a grassroots military
revoltonce parked in the taliban's home
territory in the southnear kandaharand it just so happens that u_s_ special
forces teams are expertadvanced research operationscaptain jason amarin c_g_m_ out of fort
campbell kentucky soon gets tapped forthe jobhis orders are to link up with homocore
exotic a little-known pre taliban iraqafghan statesmencars i was born in the taliban's home
territoryand he has seen as an intelligent fear
of man they can rally supportis not a warlordhe has no real military experience andthat something but i think work best for
himof all the waiters in afghanistan he was
the one who truly had no blood on hishandsamarin links up with cars on and with
the weeks the two have coordinated acampaign of punishing bombing attacksno taliban regimecars are has just moved his headquarters
to the town of d'amatothis will allow him to be close enough
for face-to-face negotiations withtaliban leaders when the time comesbut the taliban machinestill has not given upso captain amar and has to insure the
car sorry remain safeat a key bridge south of tamanna near
the village of sure wiley copassing worryevaporating before the taliban we're
going to come from the rich enough tocause trouble in tomatoso we had to try to get to swallow it
dot hujust north of she won the coldclear but at least some of the taliban
are still teaching for a fightexception heavy crossfirepart of my right and i had a company
called a telecomthe votes in the transponder ship back
at methe enemy fire seems to be tightly
concentrated on the captain's positionsince the taliban a notoriously bad
marksman this is surprisingfinally it occurs to wear weren't just
what's
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focuses on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee examines why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable. Specialist Patrick Tillman's brother Kevin Tillman gives opening remarks.
Alternate version of the Pat Tillman tribute I made shortly after his death. Visit Pat's Page on my website for more videos and info about Pat. CHRISVALENTINES.COM
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focuses on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee examines why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable. Rep. Danny Davis questions Specialist Patrick Tillman's mother Mary Tillman about what senior military officials knew and when they knew it.
This ESPN Sports Century biography on Pat Tillman is divided into six parts. I think this aired in 2005. For updated information, read "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman" by Mary Tillman http://www.amazon.com/Boots-Ground-Dusk-Tribute-Tillman/dp/1594868808 and "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" by Jon Krakauer http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385522266/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1594868808&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1R1ZC333SDPTXNBP09RW
This ESPN Sports Century biography on Pat Tillman is divided into six parts. I think this aired in 2005. For updated information, read "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman" by Mary Tillman http://www.amazon.com/Boots-Ground-Dusk-Tribute-Tillman/dp/1594868808 and "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" by Jon Krakauer http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385522266/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1594868808&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1R1ZC333SDPTXNBP09RW
Jim Axelrod previews at tonight's "Evening News" stories. At center stage are hearings on the death of Pat Tillman, the former NFL star who was killed in Afghanistan. (CBSNews.com)
Michael Moore discusses 'The Tillman Story' with (L-R) Actor Josh Brolin, former soldier Russell Baer, producer John Battsek and director Amir Bar-Lev following a special screening at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on August 11, 2010 in New York City.
'The Tillman Story' opens Friday, August 20th in New York and Los Angeles. Don't miss it: http://www.tillmanstory.com/
On HBO's Inside the NFL, Peter King interviewed Denver QB Jake Plummer about the horrific treatment the Tillman family have received over Pat's death. There have been four investigations into what really happened to him and now a fifth one is getting close to being completed. How reprehensible has this been for the Tillman family? Pat is killed and they were repeatedly lied to. The family is not speaking out, but Plummer is. Good for him. Somebody has to.
For more on this, see:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL
Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.
See: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/200601019_after_pats_birthday/
Through remarks and conversation with Tillman Military Scholars from the Harvard community, Marie shared her own story, and offered insight on how to translate moments of personal tragedy, adversity, and reflection into catalysts for positive social change.
A full wrap up of the festivities surrounding the opening of the Hoover Dam Bridge that is officially named the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
Marie Tillman discusses her experience at CGI U and as advocate and founder of the Pat Tillman Foundation, a nonprofit organization that invests in veterans and their families through education and community. In the fall of 2008, she began a major initiative, the Tillman Military Scholars program, which aims to create the next generation of leaders by helping a select group of veterans, active service members, and their dependents fulfill their academic dreams.
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