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Pat Tillman



In a column published April 28, 2004, in the University of Massachusetts student newspaper, Rene Gonzalez, a graduate student, wrote that it was "hard to say I have sympathy for his death," that he made "himself useful to a foreign invading army, and he paid for it" and was a "G.I. Joe guy, who got what was coming to him."[30] Many articles and blogs, including some of a personal nature, were published condemning Gonzalez. ESPN later reported that in an email to a television station, Gonzalez apologized to the Tillman family "for all the pain that my article has brought them" and stated that he made his point "in such an insensitive way, that the article was not worth publishing."[31]

A May 3, 2004, editorial cartoon by Ted Rall distributed by Universal Press Syndicate portrayed Tillman as a misled "idiot" who had enlisted to "kill Arabs."[32] Later, after reports of Tillman's anti-war views became public, Rall said that he was wrong to have assumed Tillman to be a "right wing poster child" when Tillman regarded the invasion of Iraq as illegal.[33][34]

Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich, Regimental Executive Officer at Forward Operating Base Salerno on Khowst, Afghanistan under which Tillman was serving at the time of his death, and who led the second investigation in to Tillman's death, has made controversial statements about the Tillman family’s search for the truth based on Tillman's apparent agnosticism. In comments to ESPN, Kauzlarich said: "These people have a hard time letting it go. It may be because of their religious beliefs" and "When you die, I mean, there is supposedly a better life, right? Well, if you are an atheist and you don’t believe in anything, if you die, what is there to go to? Nothing. You are worm dirt. So for their son to die for nothing and now he is no more... I don't know how an atheist thinks, I can only imagine that would be pretty tough."[35] Lt. Col. Ralph Kauzlarich conducted the second investigation in to Tillman's death which lasted a week, from May 8, 2004, to May 15, 2004.[36] Brigadier General Rodney Johnson, the Commanding General of the United States Army Criminal Investigations Command, testified before Congress that he found these statements "totally unacceptable." Acting Department of Defense Inspector General Thomas Gimble also testified that he was "shocked" that Lt. Col. Kauzlarich would make these statements.[37] According to AP analysis, Kauzlarich may be one of three lower level officers expected to be punished whose names have not yet been released by the military. Tillman's mother continues to reject the Pentagon's characterization of the officers' offenses as "errors" in reporting Tillman's death, because several officers have said they made conscious decisions not to tell the Tillman family that fratricide was suspected.[38]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-NFL star Tillman makes ‘ultimate sacrifice’,Safety, who gave up big salary to join Army, killed in Afghanistan", MSNBC, April 26, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-11-23. 
  2. ^ Associated Press. "Congress wants answers on Tillman death", USA Today, July 24, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. 
  3. ^ a b c d Josh White. "Army Withheld Details About Tillman's Death:Investigator Quickly Learned 'Friendly Fire' Killed Athlete", Washington Post, May 4, 2005, p. A-3. Retrieved on 2006-11-23. 
  4. ^ a b Annie Gottlieb (May 5, 2005). Pat Tillman: It's Even Worse UPDATED. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
  5. ^ a b c Josh White (May 23, 2005). Tillman's Parents Are Critical Of Army. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  6. ^ a b c Martha Mendoza. "AP: New Details on Tillman's Death", Associated Press, July 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. 
  7. ^ a b Office of the Inspector General, Review of matters related to the death of Corporal Patrick Tillman. March 28, 2006
  8. ^ "In football and in life, Tillman was determined, independent", Matthew B. Stannard, SFGate.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-31. 
  9. ^ "Pat Tillman", Salaries Database, USA Today. Retrieved on 2006-11-23. 
  10. ^ True hero athlete. San Francisco Chronicle.
  11. ^ Fallen Ranger Tillman turned down NFL overtures for 2004 season. USA Today.
  12. ^ Pat Tillman, Our Hero. The Nation.
  13. ^ a b c Robert Collier (September 25, 2005). Family Demands The Truth. San Francisco Chronicle:. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  14. ^ Was Pat Tillman Murdered. Associated Press (July 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  15. ^ U.S. military probes soldier's death. CNN (July 1, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  16. ^ Scott Lindlaw and Martha Mendoza. "General's memo voiced doubts in Tillman's death", Associated Press, August 4, 2007. 
  17. ^ Text of Tillman P4 memo
  18. ^ Robert Collier. "New questions raised over timing of Army's disclosure of killing by friendly fire", San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2007. 
  19. ^ Pat Tillman Sr. (May 28, 2005). Failures and Blame In Pat Tillman's Death. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  20. ^ Army to open criminal probe of Tillman death. CNN.
  21. ^ a b Family blasts latest investigation of Pat Tillman's friendly fire death as `shamefully unacceptable'. Mercury News.
  22. ^ Monica Davey; Eric Schmitt (March 21, 2006). 2 Years After Soldier's Death, Family's Battle Is With Army. The New York Times.
  23. ^ Soldier: Army ordered me not to tell truth about Tillman. CNN.
  24. ^ UPDATE: Army Ranger at Hearing Says He Was Told To Cover Up.
  25. ^ Associated Press (July 13, 2007). Lawmakers: Bush Withheld Tillman Documents. CBS News. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  26. ^ Associated Press (August 13, 2007). Military vets ask Goodell to help release Tillman report. Sports Illustrated.
  27. ^ The Last Outpost.
  28. ^ Memorial to honor Pat Tillman, a kid New Almaden knew well, San Jose Mercury News, August 4, 2007.
  29. ^ Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog.
  30. ^ Pat Tillman is not a hero: He got what was coming to him. Daily Collegian.
  31. ^ Gonzalez says column 'not worth publishing'. ESPN.
  32. ^ Ted Rall (May 3, 2004). Pat Tillman. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  33. ^ Ted Rall (October 8, 2005). Pat Tillman Redux. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  34. ^ Robert Collier (2005-09-25). Family demands the truth: new inquiry may expose events that led to Pat Tillman's death. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  35. ^ Stan Goff (July 28, 2006). Playing the Atheism Card Against Pat Tillman’s Family. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  36. ^ Mike Fish (Spring 2006). Pat Tillman Timeline. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  37. ^ Henry Waxman and Tom Davis (May 16, 2007). Letter to General Ham. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  38. ^ Associated Press (July 26, 2007). Report: General faces demotion in Tillman case. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.

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Books

  • Tillman, Mary; Narda Zacchino (2008). Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman. Modern Times. ISBN 1594868808. 
Persondata
NAME Tillman, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American soldier
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH San Jose, California
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 2004
PLACE OF DEATH Sperah, Afghanistan



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