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[Azih]

Saw this in the paper this morning and was surprised that nobody else has posted this yet so decided to go ahead.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002110336_tillman06.html

 

[levious]

I thought this was known?

 

[bionic77]

I thought this was known?

Its news to me. I thought he was killed by insurgents.

 

[Azih]

Huh, was news to me, I'll change topic then.

Edit: I suppose the fact that I wasn't the only one that didn't know this speaks to the millitary PR machine being effective.

 

[levious]

no no, don't rely on my memory!

 

[Willco]

I also thought this was pretty well known.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

it was pretty much 99% confirmed that it was from friendly fire. Initial reports said friendly fire and the story didn't really change much since then. This latest report only confirms it.

 

[Miguel]

I believe it was speculated, and actually, it may have already been confirmed. Seems Seattle is late on a lot of stuff...hell, the Sonics keep thinking it's the mid 90s. The Seahawks think it's still the offeseason.

 

[RiZ III]

I thought this was known?

Ah yea the military or whoever said it was a ff accident a while back. I don't get why its being brought up again.

 

[SickBoy]

Yeah, it was known, but the in-depth details were just reported yesterday.

 

[levious]

Army commanders hurriedly awarded Tillman a posthumous Silver Star for valor and released a nine-paragraph account of his heroism that made no mention of fratricide. A month later the head of the Army's Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Philip Kensinger Jr., called a news conference to disclose in a brief statement that Tillman "probably" died by "friendly fire." Kensinger refused to answer questions.

And I don't think the article is meant as a breaking news piece, just going over all the details of his service, death, and how the military handled it afterwards.

 

[Azih]

Yeah this is a very detailed investigation, worth a read.

Edit: Ah god damn it can't change Topic? shit.

 

[Takuan]

I did not know this. Makes it even sadder.

 

[Archaix]

It was known that he died from friendly fire, but the circumstances around his death and the exact mistakes that were made are news.

 

[whytemyke]

he died for something he believed in. it must be nice to have something you believe in so strongly... I personally don't think there's much I'd die for. Maybe a weekend with four or five women of my choosing, and even that's iffy. It'd be pretty lame to die for sex.

 

[Phoenix]

One of the saddest things about warfare is that many times your lose some of your best and brightest in the conflict.

 

[Eminem]

Seems Seattle is late on a lot of stuff...hell, the Sonics keep thinking it's the mid 90s. The Seahawks think it's still the offeseason.

:lol :lol :lol Looks like it tonight

 

[Shinobi]

Seems Seattle is late on a lot of stuff...hell, the Sonics keep thinking it's the mid 90s. The Seahawks think it's still the offeseason.

:lol :lol :lol