Firefight In Afghanistan-Death of Pat Tillman PART 4
Firefight In Afghanistan-Death of United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman in friendly fire incident.
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then first lieutenant chris mediocreorders his personal vehicleto find a passable roadsone out of speechgo alongand we get up we're getting close to
where i think we want to beand my daughter spots three peoplewalking offup towards the mountainsit's not immediately clear the three men
are peaceful afghansupport alabama fightersso we get closer were abouttwo hundred meters away and noted these
guys start looking back at us lookingover the shoulder looking over the
shoulderand i think what we might have something
here socirculation up in about a hundred
fifteen years awayplay againi can see this in my mind is clearest as
it happenone turns aroundand produces a very very shiny
a_k_-forty sevenbars of along burstwhen he was on friday right nowtaliban fighters than dash across a
section of open groundjump in a dry riverbed and opened fireone will renew lieutenants vehicle
immediately radios were helicopterservicemediocre and the others jumped out
maneuvered toward the enemythat case i thought that if you go i
don'tfifty cattle out of peopleonce filled grenades drop my rifleone way on the ground and planninglike theseget-up grab everythinglens court will recall thatas a single shot grenade launcher
mounted on his m_-sixteenand begin today in the regioncorporal produced by people conspired
with his m_-sixteenand while there's a hand grenadealso tosses a grenadebut no matter how many companies
exploded inside thethe marines are still taking flighttake a couple shotsdidn't back down moving through
different spotstaken a couple shotsthe americans need a new approach ensuedor it's justtaliban bothfinds its markand up nextyeah against an enemydid the life of a former arizona
cardinals patvillage a sarong a ruse gone propertwo-millionchris mediocre and two other marines
from his combined anti armor teamhumphreyand under enemythe marines have begun advancing towardthings are firing their rifles and
tossing hand grenadesbut the grenades strangely aren't
stopping the enemy firepressing the greater than the movementlieutenant need to yoga instantly decide
to remedy the problemtake away their enemies a chance to moveby allowing his next wintertook off in his hand over a couple of
seconds before he froze itattchmentportendpoppies spilling off it for one thousand
one thousand twokeeping in mind as her name was made by
the lowest bidder thing and i want thesame anymore than thatand i throw as far as i canthe ministry of labourgo offguysees water jug of flying in the air
explosions turban often flows garmentoftenone tel avivfighter did but two more are still
fightingmovie from the cat section makes it to
the fightvehicles driver and combat correspondent
gunnery sargent keysmilks armed with camera and shotgunjumped out to advance forveered off to the left of my shotgunaspire to his new house was shot downand when that happenedthe world's explodedearlier call for air support had reached
a nearby huey helicopter with the doorgotmousumi came overat least one hundred miles of the
minigun is obliterated the samebetween the fire from a helicopterand the marines on the groundall three taliban fighters are gaywe found a number of cellphones
satellite phonesradiosi_t_t_ making materials substantial more
money and other items denmark is guiseof talentthat one firefighter i think we endedno resistance of the space this entire
regioncoalitions many battlefield successes
against the taliban and al-qaedau_s_ forces occasionally encountered
tragedyin some instances leads to controversy
unresolved issueseastern afghanistanan area of jumbled and often confusingsix thirty p_m_army ranger corporal packed tillman is
in the front half of a convoythat is just split intothis section of the goals is pushing
ahead to a villagewell the rear half of the convoy slowto escort a vehicle that is broken down
in his being toldcattlemen's brother kevin also arranger
is in this rear convoy sectionthey're going to do somethingfor rain cabinet cavernous terry were
neither side i got five rigidthere could betaliban al qaeda therechildren section of the convoy makes it
through the cavernous syriabut then makes a wrong turn and stops
for a few minutes to regain its bearas corporal tillman waits for his crew
to get back on trackhe hears explosions in the distance
behind his convoy sectiontooling used to be grasses like
machine-gun taps another ranger in afriendly afghan soldiers have fallen
then heads for high groundhis guesses that it has to be an attack
on his fellow rangers in the vehiclesbringing up the rearone of the primary things to learn as a
rankers adult leader fallen comradesbehindyou go back and get outwith children reaches the top of the
smallhe spies taliban fighters on a
neighboring ridgeline shooting down onthe ranger convoy belowopens firebut in the minds of many peoplepat tillman shouldn't be here at alltwo-and-a-half years ago and seven
thousand miles from this ridgelinetwenty five-year-old hatfieldeverything going for it brains good
looks incredible athletic abilityand most notably a multimillion dollar
professional football contract with theair was on the cardinalsthe report with an offer to contract the
three point six million dollarsdisdain for the car was the three yearsthat's a lot of moneydespite his good fortuneafter nine elevenhatfieldfollowing the footsteps of his
great-grandfather a pearl harbor veteranas the young man put ithe felt he should do his duty and lee
himself on the line for his countrytillman lists in the u_s_ armyquickly excelfeels that that'segos of the whole
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. Army Private Jessica Lynch gives opening remarks.
My ReThink Interview with Amir Bar-Lev, the director of the documentary THE TILLMAN STORY, which tells the story of pro football player Pat Tillman, who quit the NFL to join the Army Rangers and the cover-up that ensued when Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.
In this interview, Amir talks about why he wanted to tell Pat Tillman's story, why there was not more public outrage when it was revealed that the military's stories about Tillman and Jessica Lynch were lies, why America seems to crave a "sanitized" version of war, and what Amir's favorite movie is.
For more about THE TILLMAN STORY, visit http://www.tillmanstory.com/
For more ReThink Interviews and Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/
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.
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton questions Secretary Rumsfeld on apparent gaps in his preparation to testify.
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Rep. Carolyn Maloney questions witnesses.
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
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. Bruce Braley questions whether edits were made to original reports about the incident that resulted in Tillman's death.
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.
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Chairman Waxman gives opening remarks.
MARY TILLMAN: The documentary in part is to try to present Pat as a human being and not this caricature that was created. But the biggest reason for this documentary is to point out the horrible way that he was used. His death was lied about by the military, by the government. But he's not an isolated incident. This happens on a regular basis. It's a systemic problem. It's not isolated to the Bush Administration. It's happened for years. And it's tolerated.
Telling the truth about Pat Tillman at
http://www.michaelmoore.com
Pat's Run in San Jose, April 25th 2009. A benefit for Pat Tillman, former NFL Arizona Cardinals. Who died in Afghanistan.The foundation goal & mission is to carry forward Pat's Legacy by inspiring people to make positive changes in themselves and in the world around them. Over 6000 joggers & runners participated in the events.National Anthem by Thia Megia volunteer
