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 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: AP: Gen. tried to warn Bush on Tillman |
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AP: Gen. tried to warn Bush on Tillman By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
41 minutes ago
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Just seven days after Pat Tillman's death, a top general warned there were strong indications that it was friendly fire and President Bush might embarrass himself if he said the NFL star-turned-soldier died in an ambush, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
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It was not until a month afterward that the Pentagon told the public and grieving family members the truth � that Tillman was mistakenly killed in Afghanistan by his comrades.
The memo reinforces suspicions that the Pentagon was more concerned with sparing officials from embarrassment than with leveling with Tillman's family.
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igotthisguitar
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Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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More Than 10,000 Expected At Pat's Run
By BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer
Thu Apr 5, 5:59 PM ET
TEMPE, Ariz. - The name Pat Tillman sure draws a crowd.
More than 10,000 people from all 50 states are expected to take part Saturday in the third annual Pat's Run,
a fundraiser for the foundation named for the late pro football player-turned Army Ranger. |
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