Eric the Red
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Nebraska StatePaper.Com NewsUpdate
December 09, 2004
Hello --
Why does the Pentagon do it? After being confronted by the family of
fallen Army Ranger Pat Tillman, the Pentagon admitted that it lied
about his death. Tillman rightly made headlines when he turned his back
on an NFL contract worth millions of dollars to join the Army after the
9/11 attacks. Tillman was killed in April by fellow Rangers in a
tragic "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan. He sacrificed his life
in the service of his country. That wasn't enough for the Army. It put
out a phony story, saying he died in a firefight with the enemy,
courageously leading fellow Rangers. Tillman was posthumously awarded
the Silver Star. Has this begun to sound like trading on a soldier's
death for public relations and recruiting purposes? Nothing can
diminish Tillman's genuine heroism. The Army's cynical
misrepresentation of his death insulted his memory and his family and
others who serve in uniform. The Army has a long, dishonorable history
of such stuff. Do you remember the young woman from West Virginia who
was captured in Iraq when her Army unit came under attack? The Army
announced she went down firing her M-16 until she was wounded, etc.,
and that she was abused in captivity. That brave young woman would have
none of it. She promptly announced the Army had made up the story. She
said her M-16 jammed, that her captors did not abuse her, and that the
Army lied about the particulars of her rescue. That the Pentagon
dishonors the service of such honorable men and women is a shame.
December 09, 2004
Hello --
Why does the Pentagon do it? After being confronted by the family of
fallen Army Ranger Pat Tillman, the Pentagon admitted that it lied
about his death. Tillman rightly made headlines when he turned his back
on an NFL contract worth millions of dollars to join the Army after the
9/11 attacks. Tillman was killed in April by fellow Rangers in a
tragic "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan. He sacrificed his life
in the service of his country. That wasn't enough for the Army. It put
out a phony story, saying he died in a firefight with the enemy,
courageously leading fellow Rangers. Tillman was posthumously awarded
the Silver Star. Has this begun to sound like trading on a soldier's
death for public relations and recruiting purposes? Nothing can
diminish Tillman's genuine heroism. The Army's cynical
misrepresentation of his death insulted his memory and his family and
others who serve in uniform. The Army has a long, dishonorable history
of such stuff. Do you remember the young woman from West Virginia who
was captured in Iraq when her Army unit came under attack? The Army
announced she went down firing her M-16 until she was wounded, etc.,
and that she was abused in captivity. That brave young woman would have
none of it. She promptly announced the Army had made up the story. She
said her M-16 jammed, that her captors did not abuse her, and that the
Army lied about the particulars of her rescue. That the Pentagon
dishonors the service of such honorable men and women is a shame.
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