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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 02:32 PM
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Family of Former Football Player Lashes Out at Pentagon
Edited on Tue Mar-27-07 02:32 PM by helderheid
The family of former U.S. professional football player Pat Tillman has lashed out at the Pentagon, accusing the military of criminal wrongdoing following Tillman's friendly fire death in Afghanistan.

In a statement, the family alleged Pentagon officials tampered with evidence and deliberately deceived them on how Tillman died.

The Army knew almost immediately that Tillman had been killed by his own unit in April 2004, but for several weeks did not dispute initial military reports that he was killed by enemy fire.

The family charges the military awarded Tillman the Silver Star under false pretenses to conceal the events of his death, while exploiting Tillman's death as a "recruitment poster."

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