Yeah I saw the story earlier in the day. Murdered, I guess possible. More likely to me, is that even atthe possibility of 10 feet, it was a fellow soldier mistaking him for an enemy and shooting, with the chain of command covering things up, due to Tillmans fame and wanting to cover their bacon.
This smacks of a conspiracy to me, if only to cover up an accident rather than purposefully killing him. You would think with all of our technological advancement that we would have some kind of small transponder on our troops to keep friendly fire from occurring. I don't even want to fathom the possibility that it wasn't an accident at all! Pat Tillman is a hero!
i seriously doubt that he was murdered. Why would an fellow soldier want to kill him? In combattroops take good care of each other. i watched this discussed on TVby the folks who were there.This is an unfortunate blue on blue incident, nothing more.
The wholeTillman thing was hypped totally out of proportion from the time that he enlisted. It was hypped by the media and the US Army. It is unfortunate that US Army officers decided to lie about the death of Tillman
rather than tell the truth. Sounds like lying by senior military officers isagainbecoming fashionable: Shades of Viet Nam. Thenthe Armyphonied up a recommendation for a Silver Star that Tillman did not deserve: This really makes me mad.
I have known more than one undeserving soldier that was awarded bronze stars, so not much of a reach to me that Silver Stars may be awarded with less than sufficient cause.
He took it upon himself to charge up a mountain to attackenemy combatants that were a threat to US troops. I'd say that's worth something, as he could have simply done nothing.
He took it upon himself to charge up a mountain to attackenemy combatants that were a threat to US troops. I'd say that's worth something, as he could have simply done nothing.
I did not say that I knew what he did actually do or not do, but simply stating the truth that Awards are somewhat comonly given out to those not meeting criteria to earn them and more for political reasons. "charging up a mountain to attack the enemy" does not necessarily mean bravery warranting a silver star, and could have been him doing his part as a squad member.
I don't know what the qualifications are for the medals, so can't qualify to state that he met the threshold requirements. I just know that he was gung-ho for action to the point of going beyond what is simply required. He could have simply demanded the drivergo faster to get out of there, but he knew there was one behind him that may have been in danger, and opted to help out.
I don't know what the qualifications are for the medals, so can't qualify to state that he met the threshold requirements. I just know that he was gung-ho for action to the point of going beyond what is simply required. He could have simply demanded the drivergo faster to get out of there, but he knew there was one behind him that may have been in danger, and opted to help out.
Please don't get me wrong, I admire him for giving up huge $ and fame in order to serve his country. Most folks in his spot would not have, as if I would not have in his spot. From one vet to another I praise him for his service, sacrifice and bravery.
Pat Tillman murdered ?
