The Tillman Story (1 Viewer)

[Scott]

I watched this last night. The DVD is available from NETFLIX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaMAVAqef7I

 

[Currahee Chris]

how was it? I should definately check it out.

 

[Scott]

It's pro-Pat Tillman and critical of the Army's treatment and cover up of his death by friendly fire.

 

[4th Hussar]

It's pro-Pat Tillman and critical of the Army's treatment and cover up of his death by friendly fire.

Really hard to be pro Army in relationship to the Tillman scandal. Hopefully a few careers were ended when the truth came out.

 

[Currahee Chris]

Really hard to be pro Army in relationship to the Tillman scandal. Hopefully a few careers were ended when the truth came out.

Agreed. Unfortunately, I do not think they were. I had picked up a book on Ranger Tillman- "Boots on the ground by dawn". Unfortunately it was destroyed in my house fire but it looked like it got into this whole incident.

I know from what I have read and gathered, the Rangers body was put on fire in some really disgusting attempt to cover up something. I was really really emotionally affected when I read this- I couldn't imagine being the father of Ranger Tillman and discovering that his buddies tried to burn him. A very very dark day in the valiant history of our Rangers. I just cannot wrap my mind around that. It shocks me on so many different levels- how his fellow Rangers could let that happen is just beyond me. Mission First--Soldiers ALWAYS!!

 

[The Military Workshop]

I may be wrong as a while since I read about it but didn't he die by friendly fire and that was why the cover up ?. Was he not also awarded a Bronze Star for the "action" in which he died.

Whatever happened you have to admire Tillman giving up his football career to join up.

Will look out for it.

Regards

 

[Scott]

The film explains the incident though recreation and computer graphics. The film might make you mad but not depressed.
A note of interest was Ranger Pat Tillman was part of the Jessica Lynch rescue.