The Pat Tillman Story: A Decade of Lies
A new report has shed light on the US Army's cover-up of the friendly fire incident that killed Pat Tillman in Afghanistan.
Ten years after the incident, the Army finally admitted that Tillman was killed by friendly fire, but the full story of what happened that day has yet to be told.
In April 2004, Tillman was serving as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan when he was killed by friendly fire. The Army initially claimed that Tillman had been killed by enemy fire, but a subsequent investigation found that he had actually been killed by a fellow soldier.
The Army's cover-up of the friendly fire incident was a deliberate attempt to protect its own reputation. The Army knew that the truth about Tillman's death would damage its image, so it lied to the public and to Tillman's family.
The new report on the Tillman case is a damning indictment of the Army. The report shows that the Army lied to the public, to Tillman's family, and to Congress about the circumstances of Tillman's death.
The Army's cover-up of the Tillman case is a disgrace. It is a betrayal of the public trust and a betrayal of the memory of Pat Tillman.
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