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Originally Posted by theking
as having been a heroic death. I have engaged in combat multiple times and I am of the opinion that even peace time service is heroic and ones death should be left at that...the death of a hero.
It is my personal opinion that the Pat Tillman story should have been left to the initial reports made by the military.
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Certainly they should be honored for rendering selfless, patriotic service - but to go so far as inventing a whole schmaltzy battle scenario that never happened to cover for an apparent friendly fire death?
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Originally Posted by marketsmart
its a sad story no doubt, but i dont feel sorry for the guy..
he threw away his dreams to go fight in a war that was based 100% on bullshit...
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Yeah, he bought into all the bullshit - but he was smart enough to wake up and realize after getting there that the war was bullshit. He was turning into a real anti-war guy, prepping for some campaigning when he got back out.
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Originally Posted by Blackamooka
Don't kid yourself. There is no government conspiracy here. What most civilians don't realize is that most units (especially Infantry units) keep their shit in-house. People can point their finger all the way up the chain of command, but I guarantee you those generals are as clueless as anyone else. The only people who know what happened to Tillman are the dudes in his platoon, his First Sergeant and his CO, and they aren't gonna say shit... ever. Ranger Bat is a good ol' boy system like no other. The REAL Pat Tillman story will die with them.
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I think the new evidence being covered in the movie includes the autopsy reports that record Tillman had three close-range gun fire wounds in the forehead...
It's looking more like he was fragged, though with an M16.
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