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Tillman’s Brother Criticizes Pentagon

HeadlineApr 25, 2007

Pat Tillman had left a lucrative professional football career to enlist after the 9/11 attacks. The Army had initially claimed Tillman was killed by enemy fire while leading troops into battle. The story was widely reported in the media before the military was forced to acknowledge the false claim. Also appearing Tuesday was Patrick Tillman’s brother Kevin.

Kevin Tillman: “Pat was and still is a great man. He was the most wonderful older brother to ever exist. Pat wanted to leave a positive legacy based on his actions, and he did that. But Pat’s death at the hands of his comrades is a terrible tragedy. But the fact that the Army and what appears to be others attempted to hijack his virtue and his legacy is simply horrific. The least this country can do for him in return is to uncover who is responsible for his death, who lied and covered it up, and who instigated those lies and benefited from them, then ensure that justice is meted out to the culpable.”

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