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05/29/2004 Archived Entry: "Army to release details about Tillman's death"

Posted by steve @ 04:40 AM EST [Link]

WHAT HAPPENED TO PAT TILLMAN: The U.S. Army Special Operations Command will release today information surrounding the circumstances surrounding the death of Pat Tillman.

Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, USASOC's commanding general, was to issue a statement about a completed military investigation into the circumstances of Tillman's death, the Army said in a statement released late Friday.

Tillman, 27, died in a firefight near the Pakistan border as he was leading his team to help comrades caught in an ambush. Until now, the Army has given few details about his death, saying he was fatally shot while fighting "without regard for his personal safety."

Something makes me think that coward Ted Rall won't be reading that report.

Read on.

[Update - 3:38pm] The U.S. Army says that Tillman was likely killed by friendly fire.