People in positions of authority went out of their way to script this. They covered it up. I think they thought they could control it and they realized their recruiting efforts were going to hell in a hand basket if the truth got out. They blew up their poster boy. -Patrick Tillman

 

People in positions of authority went out of their way to script this. They covered it up. I think they thought they could control it and they realized their recruiting efforts were going to hell in a hand basket if the truth got out. They blew up their poster boy.


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People in positions of authority went out of their way to script this. They covered it up. I think they thought they could control it and they realized their recruiting efforts were going to hell in a hand basket if the truth got out. They blew up their poster boy.

Patrick Tillman

Almost every baseline fact of importance was changed -- distance, lighting, observation.

Patrick Tillman

The other investigations were frauds.

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They said they'd take care of it, and I believed them.

Patrick Tillman

The administration clearly was using this case for its own political reasons. This cover-up started within minutes of Pat's death, and it started at high levels. This is not something that (lower-ranking) people in the field do.

Patrick Tillman