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
During the April 24, 2007 "battlefield misinformation" hearing held by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Army Specialist Bryan O'Neal describes Pat Tillman's April 2004 death in Afghanistan by "friendly fire."
ESPN Nov 2009 - Marie Tillman, the wife of former Arizona cardinal and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, speaks for the first time since her husband's death from friendly fire.
BAR-LEV: There's a sense that this is a story that is over. That this is something we look back on about the Bush administration. In fact, this is a story that continues to this day. Nobody's ever been called to account for their actions...This was a deliberate attempt to cover up the facts.
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"Only On The Web": Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire cast a shadow on the U.S. military. Katie Couric says Tillman's death is a tragedy made all the more tragic by the military's handling of it. (CBSNews.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. Bruce Braley questions whether edits were made to original reports about the incident that resulted in Tillman's death.
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. Dennis Kucinich questions Specialist Patrick Tillman's brother Kevin Tillman about the mysterious destruction of his brother's property.
This is an amazing bridge. The 1,900-foot engineering wonder perched 890 feet above the Colorado River bridges 2 states, Nevada and Arizona. It took five years and 21,000 workers to build the dam, and it cost $240 million. The Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is the longest bridge built with concrete arches in the western hemisphere, according to the Transportation Department. The arches measure 1,060 feet.
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"... I don't think they are very honorable people. I know they were lying. I mean, and I think that -- you know, like, you know, Pat and I are talking about, you know, we feel that there could have been something else that happened to Pat but -- I mean, we can't prove it. Every bit of evidence has been destroyed. ... Rumsfeld, Abizaid, Myers and Brown collectively said, 'I don't know, I don't recall, I don't remember' about 82 times and no one on that panel pressed them. No one did their research. Neither faction of that committee." -- Pat Tillman's mother Mary on Larry King Live
Check it out: http://www.tillmanstory.com/
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Prior to joining ESPN in June 1999, John covered Pat Tillman's college and football careers when he worked as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor in Phoenix, AZ. In addition to his roles as SportsCenter anchor, Wipeout host, husband and dad -- John has added Team Tillman New York member to the list to help raise funds and create awareness for the Pat Tillman Foundation. All he has to do is run 26.2 miles -- can't be that hard right? Today he invites you to learn more about the efforts of Team Tillman New York. Donate at: http://www.active.com/donate/teamtillmannewyork10
Tillman Military Scholars Richard Garcia, Melissa Stroh, Aaron and Bonnie Contreras. Highlights from the 6th annual Pat's Run held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium.
Feature and coverage courtesy of Fox Sports Arizona.
John Anderson, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor, Co-Host of ABC's Wipeout and Pat Tillman Foundation supporter - invites you to support the Tillman Military Scholars program.
