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
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.
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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.
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
This video is intended for the sole purpose of my own creativity and does not reflect the opinion of any of the artists or voices used in the video. The song is Mr. President from The Grouch and Eligh. The voices are various newscasters and reporters.
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.
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)
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
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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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. Chairman Henry Waxman questions Specialist Patrick Tillman's mother Mary Tillman about the callous response she received from some in response to her persistence in getting the truth about her son's death.
