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
August 1, 2007, Congressional Hearing of the death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who died due to friendly fire. However, the family of the fallen soldier and the American people were not told this information until a month after. In this clip, Rumsfeld apologizes for the situation being poorly handled.
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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.
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Tiffany, Chrissy and Jack all ran in the 8th annual Pat's Run in Tempe, AZ. Then Bryce and Mason ran their hearts out in the Kid's Run shortly after. After a quick pit stop at home we were back out for some more fun. Bryce and his little league team joined hundreds of other little leaguers as they walked around the field at Chase Field. Then we watched as the Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Atlanta Braves for the third straight night. And lastly I head to my brother's house for some dinner and fun but find myself in a little trouble.
Day 21 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix8oNJb0n4c
Day 23 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fShQaj58vMA
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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. Rep. John Tierney questions witnesses on why nobody informed the White House 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 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. Danny Davis questions Specialist Patrick Tillman's mother Mary Tillman about what senior military officials knew and when they knew it.
