Posted on Apr 20, 2014
Former Ranger: 'I may have killed Pat Tillman' - How should this be handled?
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<div>Almost ten years after the friendly fire death of former NFL star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman, a fellow ranger admits that he may have been the one who fired the fatal shot.<br></div><div><br></div><div>People have varying opinions as to how this should be handled from this point forward, due to the sensitivity of the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>What do you think? Cast your vote here and then describe why.</div><div><br></div>Full article: http://rly.pt/Tillman-death <div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2008/07/14/tillman.jpg"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a target="_blank" href="http://rly.pt/Tillman-death">Former Ranger breaks silence on Pat Tillman death: I may have killed him</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">Almost ten years after the friendly fire death of former NFL star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman, a fellow ranger admits that he may have been the one who fired the fatal shot.</div></div><div style="clear:both"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>
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Friendly Fire
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After watching the interview, the Soldier is still hurting and tormented by the possibility that he is the one that fired the round that killed Pat. No one on this site was there, that I am aware of, and knows not what the full extent of the circumstances were that day. None of us has the right to make any assumption on the actions of any of the individuals involved that day, including Pat and the other 2 individuals that were with him on that bit of high ground. The Army and Spec Ops Command screwed the pooch badly with their handling of this whole incident, just as it did in the Jessica Lynch ordeal. If the family wants more info and wants to meet with the individuals involved and those individuals are not against it, then so be it, otherwise I think out of respect for Pat, his family and the other Soldiers that were there and involved, we should let things be.
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CW2 Joseph Evans
The article is also extremely week citing only Elliot's guilt about the "possibility" it was his rounds that hit CPL Tillman. The fact that he was only responding to the actions of his team leader SGT Baker, who initiated the friendly fire incident, would absolve him of actual guilt in the eyes of the law, but as we all know, what is in our heart is not always what others see. <br>
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The Pat Tillman incident was handled badly by the Army and Special Operations Command. 10 years after their first botched effort we can not truly expect them to do it right a second time. We all know it was a friendly fire incident, the story has been told a million times. If the Ranger is truly at odds with is actions on that day, he owes an apology to Pat's parents and family, not to the anybody else. If he really wants to make amends beyond that, there are avenues for him to tell his story, "Hi, I'm the guy that shot a national hero because I couldn't be bothered to identify my target before opening fire, this is my story.... of guilt and attempt at redemption."<br>
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Suspended Profile
I don't like any of the choices. Unless there is substantial evidence beyond mere feeling of guilt about the possibility of having been responsible for friendly fire, the matter may well best left to rest without any further inquiry. None of us know the background state of mind of the servicemember expressing these feelings. Media should remain silent perhaps not so much for the sake of the family as much as not further inflaming what is must be a the very difficult, troubling, and fragile state of mind of this servicemember.
Trial by massively over the top speculation . . . particularly by the so called experts appearing on what was once a pretty decent news network . . . should not be focusing so harshly on individuals who may just be troubled.
Capt Tom Brown
Agree the SM is going to have to somehow settle this in his own mind or go crazy from self-guilt. Evidently no one else considers him responsible and there is no factual evidence one way or another. He will have to somehow come to terms and forgive himself to move on. The media of course will have to keep sucking the puss from this incident every time it somehow comes up. The Tillman incident may be the signature symbol of the entire macabre and obscene war.
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