"They blew up their poster boy"

wendybeth · 05-23-2005, 11:29 AM

Tillman's family blasts Army

"Pat had high ideals about the country; that's why he did what he did," Mary Tillman told the Post. "The military let him down. The administration let him down. It was a sign of disrespect. The fact that he was the ultimate team player and he watched his own men kill him is absolutely heartbreaking and tragic. The fact that they lied about it afterward is disgusting."

When the details surrounding Tillman's death first started coming to light, I thought the Army's 'Hero' campaign was horribly innappropriate. Now, his family is going after the Army for their handling of this whole mess. Gee, I wonder if Sean Hannity is going to have anything to say about this?

Fab · 05-23-2005, 11:57 AM

It's all the Liberals' fault.

wendybeth · 05-23-2005, 01:50 PM

Ap reports that his comrades hid and destroyed his clothing and body armor. His family wasn't notified as to the true manner of his death until five weeks later. Some fine way to repay his family for their loss, and what an incredibly dishonorable way to repay Tillman for his enormous sacrifice. I am beyond disgusted by this.

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-23-2005, 02:05 PM

Awful. This is what a government does during a war, however. In fact, all governments do stuff like this all the time, including ours.

It's disgusting, but not shocking, really. Par for the dirty course.

scaeagles · 05-23-2005, 02:28 PM

Inexcusable. Friendly fire is a sad fact of war. It would be difficult to find fault with the person who actually did it because of that, but those who ordered the cover up should be dishonorably discharged (can't say court martialed as I do not know what military law ius regarding this) immediately.

I also feel badly for the poor soldier(s) who are responsible for killing him.

blueerica · 05-23-2005, 02:57 PM

UGH - How sad! What a sad situation, and a sad day. How terrible for his family.

wendybeth · 05-23-2005, 05:14 PM

I realise 'friendly fire' is a fact of war- it's amazing that it doesn't happen with more frequency. What I find inexcusable is the attempt to cover it up, and then wrap it up in the guise that they did. We all know why they did so- as his family said, he was the Army's 'poster boy', and they continued to try to perpetuate the image even after his death, by manipulating the facts and destroying evidence. Couple this with the fact that recruitment efforts have been temporarily halted due to difficulties with officers making false promises and lying in their paperwork, etc. Any bets on when the draft will start up?

Gemini Cricket · 05-23-2005, 07:52 PM

Well, at least we still have Jessica Lynch and the brave story of how she was rescued out of the clutches of the evil doers...

Oh, wait...

BarTopDancer · 05-23-2005, 08:01 PM

WHY did I open this thread.

The people who ordered the cover up should be courtmartialed, sentenced to loss of rank and pay, forced to pay some sort of restitution, sentenced to life of hard labor. Death is to easy of a punishment.

Nephythys · 05-26-2005, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Fab

It's all the Liberals' fault.

It was the libs who danced and spat on his grave- kinda funny to see the flip come over now. (and no- this is not a comment on any post made by people here)

05-23-2005, 11:29 AM	#1
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	"They blew up their poster boy" Tillman's family blasts Army "Pat had high ideals about the country; that's why he did what he did," Mary Tillman told the Post. "The military let him down. The administration let him down. It was a sign of disrespect. The fact that he was the ultimate team player and he watched his own men kill him is absolutely heartbreaking and tragic. The fact that they lied about it afterward is disgusting." When the details surrounding Tillman's death first started coming to light, I thought the Army's 'Hero' campaign was horribly innappropriate. Now, his family is going after the Army for their handling of this whole mess. Gee, I wonder if Sean Hannity is going to have anything to say about this? __________________
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05-23-2005, 11:57 AM	#2
Fab Señora Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 124	It's all the Liberals' fault.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Ap reports that his comrades hid and destroyed his clothing and body armor. His family wasn't notified as to the true manner of his death until five weeks later. Some fine way to repay his family for their loss, and what an incredibly dishonorable way to repay Tillman for his enormous sacrifice. I am beyond disgusted by this. __________________
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Awful. This is what a government does during a war, however. In fact, all governments do stuff like this all the time, including ours. It's disgusting, but not shocking, really. Par for the dirty course. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Inexcusable. Friendly fire is a sad fact of war. It would be difficult to find fault with the person who actually did it because of that, but those who ordered the cover up should be dishonorably discharged (can't say court martialed as I do not know what military law ius regarding this) immediately. I also feel badly for the poor soldier(s) who are responsible for killing him.
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	UGH - How sad! What a sad situation, and a sad day. How terrible for his family. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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05-23-2005, 05:14 PM	#7
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I realise 'friendly fire' is a fact of war- it's amazing that it doesn't happen with more frequency. What I find inexcusable is the attempt to cover it up, and then wrap it up in the guise that they did. We all know why they did so- as his family said, he was the Army's 'poster boy', and they continued to try to perpetuate the image even after his death, by manipulating the facts and destroying evidence. Couple this with the fact that recruitment efforts have been temporarily halted due to difficulties with officers making false promises and lying in their paperwork, etc. Any bets on when the draft will start up? __________________
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05-23-2005, 07:52 PM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Well, at least we still have Jessica Lynch and the brave story of how she was rescued out of the clutches of the evil doers... Oh, wait...
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	WHY did I open this thread. The people who ordered the cover up should be courtmartialed, sentenced to loss of rank and pay, forced to pay some sort of restitution, sentenced to life of hard labor. Death is to easy of a punishment. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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