Kevin Tillman describes the attack on his brother’s convoy
During a Congressional Hearing on Pat Tillman’s death, his brother Kevin described the circumstances of the attack.
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where you are assignedandydiscard took placewhich you probably heardbut we do not take part inchoo-choo char will closethoughdutch happened step-by-stepthrough that day and thenthe subsequent days until such time that
you havebecome aware of thaton your brother was killed by for me foruser special onthey're involvedspirit of the uh... the uh... implicitly
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conversations with the p_l_o_ reinastuff because ive i was on theater-goers
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one go to bump two men areany other take a broken-down g_n_p_up to the hardball roadso they took offthe first cerealthe cat was inleft about ten minutes before we didand then we followed suit both someone
made a decisionnot to go up thatroad because it is too difficultwell they traveled into itsiwan traveled into a kcereal to decided to fall right behind
syrian into that canyonand i actually saw the last vehicle
entered into the canyon prevent i'di really know whatthe plan was specifically but you
general feeland up one short we ended up fallingi don't know how close but i do with
their i was in the vehicle was about tostart in the in open the rear of the
elementssymbolthey weren't through pass group went
throughand had no issueswe went through angry at some point in
the inside the canyon got hitwhat has what as theas a serial exhale exited the canyonthe first vehicle ended up in gaugingthe uh...d_m_s_ soldiero'neilland the whole truth about that whole
cereal on the top right side which wasan entire swan in a villageby the time we pulled up it was he was
still result yeltsin dogs we pull upand i'm just sitting on the bottom so
after all that stuff happens we end upslowly working our way throughandi have found out about forty five
minutes later the pat had diedalumhanded intell me how they justtami feel last worst practices of person
or it was i think about itland-based impairment that's a veryyou can you know it's nowheretillage in ourand so i asked for my n_c_o_ as i said
you were spat he wouldn't answerasked again told meand uh... about five minutes after thatpick that up in a helicopter and took
them awayand they picked me up about an hour half
laterit took me awayand from that pointi was with salvos impact with pat's body
palestiniansalerno then bog rome eventuallyi went back with passed byrights pass bodyteacher david overin fact san jose california and then i
found outabout a month in two years laterthat uh...it was in fact fratricide economy wasn't
sosubsidiestime off thetruly nowwhen you asked what had happeneddo you recall what the exact wording was
that you would like to share it with youdude me was that it was very bad list
that was running activist outside by theviability was running up a hill inductee
guideessentially got shot dead onand it made sense in my head becauseto the right to be were surrounded by
hill's so i was really was a lot ofspecifics to itbut i thinkrelentless when that stuff happensit's it's tough toprocess a lot of such anyway so it's
likeokay and your focus is the fact that
they're goneand that's what'sthat's your focusand that's it was news coverage generalhe was with o'neillfarmzone opeth told me he was he wished
he would be a running up the hill andthey got shotwhen he was told not to tell meand that's why i got a general onpride o'neill was the one with pathe was told not saying things like all
mike who was with pat i wanted torespond i was with themspoke with o'neill he told megenerally what happened but you
eliminatedpretty much everythinghe just gave me a brief little synopsis
andand that was thati can press a very hardfor whatever reasonand that i found out of a monthtwo days later thank you mister hunter
mister mitchellpleased to have you with us
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
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
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At his confirmation hearing Tuesday, Lt. Gen Stanley McChrystal told the Senate Armed Services Committee that mistakes were made in the military's handling of the accidental shooting death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman. (June 2)
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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.
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.
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)
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.
Pat Tillman was a professional football player with the Arizona Cardinals.
In response to the September 11, 2001 incident, he passed up a $3.6 million contract and joined the Army. His sacrifice became made him a symbol of patriotism and a poster child for Army recruiters.
Pat Tillman came to his senses and turned against the wars. Through friends and family, he made contact with anti-war icon Noam Chomsky.
Perhaps Tillman was ready to make a public statement of opposition to the wars, which would have been a public relations catastrophe for the Army. We will never know. Perhaps the Army knew he was going to go public with a statement of opposition. We will never know.
Pat Tillman took three bullets through the head on April 22, 2004. He was shot at close range by his own men while on paatrol in Afghanistan.
A massive coverup followed, in which the public was told that Tillman had been killed by hostile fire. He was awarded the Silver star. The conspiracy to deceive Tillman's grieving family and the public went to the highest levels of the Army, and centered on one Lt. General Stanley McChrystal.
Eventually, the fraud was exposed, and a half-hearted congressional investigation followed.
Pat Tillman is still dead. His mother, Mary Tillman, still grieves. Lt. General Stanley McChrystal was promoted to supreme commander of the Afghan theater.
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