Pat Tillman PostHis family
complains about the delay in telling them what happened to Pat that fatal day. That's legitimate; from the accounts it does appear that the army was aware almost immediately that he was killed by "friendly fire". And this detail is a little disturbing:
The investigation also revealed that soldiers later burned Tillman's uniform and body armor.Not good; the coverup is always worse that the original crime.
That said, I have to wonder about this part:
Mary Tillman says the government used her son for weeks after his death, perpetuating an untrue story to capitalize on his altruism -- just as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was erupting publicly. She said she was particularly offended when President Bush offered a taped memorial message to Tillman at a Cardinals football game shortly before the presidential election last fall. She again felt as though her son was being used, something he never would have wanted.Except that it was about two months before the election and was non-political.
