Firefight In Afghanistan-Death of Pat Tillman PART 5(the end)
Firefight In Afghanistan-Death of United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman in friendly fire incident.
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for the wholerightfully yoursorthodoxboth ranger school the most rolling
sixty one daysthat anybodyany branch of the service billsa lot of guys washed out he did the
whole bill became a certified airbornegung-ho toready to go onin the early spring of two thousand four
he finds himself in afghanistan with thesecond battalion of the seventy-fifth
ranger regimentwas started in pakistanpushed a lot of the taliban loyalists
the al-qaedaout of western pakistan over into the
eastern aftergrilled mountainous terrain the case for
bin laden is hanginghumans usehas been busily flushing alcatelhas brought him into this regionfiring at taliban fighters hearing enemy
ralphs theresoon one of the vehicles causeambush hellomakes it out of the killzonethe rangers in the vehicle spotty human
fore memory jump aheadthe incidentpeople say they have thought he was a
talentinstead it's the friendly afghan
soldiers that accompany corporal tillmanand the other american to the richhelen breakvery chaotic situationpart of a painyou want to billtakes the life of the thirty afghanpatch and the other ranger begin waving
their arms and screaming friendliescease-fire cease-firemissing the whole thingleader said he couldn't hear the
americans on the richcontinue firing until nowtillman puffs of smoke grenades to
signal that there are rangers at hisposition not enemy combatantsfiring from the home team finally stops
momentarilyat this point tillman and the other
ranger believe the danger has passedthey stand out from behind the rocks
that have been protecting themthe rangers in the vehicle below will
say after the incident that they thoughtthe smoke in a different elements
position must have come from an enemymortar roundonce againopens firethe soldier next to tillman immediately
hits the groundbegins to playbut it's too late for pat himselfthere is pain in his voice as he once
again screens for the shooters to ceasefirehis voice and is going topatent tillman is deadpatrick daniel tillman is monitored and
a memorial service in san josecaliforniabarney sentencing thousand fourhere this story technical told aboutsummer release moneysomewhat foreignyou can't paint more alive godfor service on a dead soldierfrom a disasterhas also receives another recognition
the silver star with combat v_'s for hisselfless actions in afghanistanthe u_s_ army is late in announcing that
the former football player's deaths wasa result of friendlythe matter is still under reviewto determine if the army engaged in
intention deceptionthe insistence of the tillmanthere is a criminal probe underwayto determine if any of the soldiers who
fired on tillman are guilty of negligenthomicidethe lost of friendly fire of a
remarkable patriot like petrolfor his fellow servicementhe only solace is that his loss helps
fueled their passionongoing processal-qaeda taliban terrorists in
afghanistanon some of the unluckymorrow marley made at largeand the taliban movement is emerging as
a threat
A tribute video to the late Pat Tillman, former defensive player for Arizona State and the Arizona Cardinals, who gave his life in service to our country in the fight on terror in Afghanistan.
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.
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/
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 questions witnesses on a memo he received early on indicating that it was likely a case of fratricide.
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.
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.
"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)
After great concerns that the Hoover Dam could be a target of muslim terrorists several of America's most important pieces of infrastructure were re-designed or re-built. The new Hoover Dam Bridge, repalcing the old dam-top roadway is the latest project to be completed.
Keith Olbermann asks Wes Clark about the cover-up of Tillman's murder. Clark says orders for such a whitewash would have to come from "the very top." The Rabbit Hole on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rabbitholenews
I Wrote this song for our fighting men and their families.
I do NOT support the wars.
I DO support our Brothers and Sons who fight them!
On this night I dedicated this song to Pat Tillman. At the time I had no idea of the lies that had been told.
We are just starting to learn the truth about what really happened to Pat.