Pat Tillman's Silver Star finally approved

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Pat Tillman's Silver Star finally approved
Topic Started: Aug 3 2007, 07:10 PM (536 Views)
BaseballFan4	Aug 3 2007, 07:10 PM Post #1
Posts: 1,713 Group: Members Member #194 Joined: August 12, 2004	I don't have a clue where this goes but here we go... According to the AP- Quote: SAN FRANCISCO - Just a day after approving a medal claiming former NFL player Pat Tillman had been cut down by "devastating enemy fire" in Afghanistan, a high-ranking general tried to warn President Bush that the story might not be true, according to testimony obtained by The Associated Press. Despite this apparent contradiction, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal was spared punishment in the latest review of Tillman's shooting. On Tuesday, the Army overruled a Pentagon recommendation that he be held accountable for his "misleading" actions. In a sometimes contentious November interview under oath and via videoconference, Pentagon investigators sharply questioned McChrystal about the conflicting accounts, according to the testimony obtained by the AP under the Freedom of Information Act. McChrystal acknowledged he had suspected several days prior to approving the Silver Star citation on April 28, 2004, that Tillman may have died by fratricide. He said that suspicion led him to send a memo to top generals imploring "our nation's leaders," specifically "POTUS" — the acronym for the president — to avoid cribbing the "devastating enemy fire" explanation from the award citation for their speeches. "Why did you recommend the Silver Star one day and then the next day send a secret back-channel message warning the country's leaders about using information from the Silver Star in public speeches because they might be embarrassed if they do?" an investigator asked McChrystal. Despite numerous questions, the general never directly explained the discrepancies. "That question seems to imply the fact that we were giving the award with one hand and then with the other hand saying it was something different," he protested. "But that's exactly the opposite of the way I felt and feel now." McChrystal told the investigators that he believed Tillman deserved the award, and that he wanted to warn top U.S. military and political leadership that friendly fire was a possibility. (Source) The Silver Star really should've never been in question to be honest with you. The question is- Why is it taking about 3 years after Tillman's death to resolve this issue? Tillman's family, most likely, has been through too much and this investigation is continuing. Give his family the damn Silver Star.



HendoBaby	Aug 3 2007, 08:01 PM Post #2
Posts: 4,602 Group: Members Member #685 Joined: April 7, 2007	I hate the Army. The one person that throws away a million dollar lifestyle in this day and age where it's usually them taking advantage of people with nothing going in their life, and they get him killed.



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