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U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 1, 2007 @ 10:41am neoform

MSNBC -- As bullets flew above their heads, the young soldier at Pat Tillman’s side started praying. “I thought I was praying to myself, but I guess he heard me,” Sgt. Bryan O’Neal recalled in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press. “He said.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 27, 2007 @ 11:01am neoform

FOX News -- Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman's forehead and tried without success to get authorities to investigate whether the former NFL player's death amounted to a crime, according to docume.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

FOX News -- An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when the former football star died by friendly fire said Tuesday he was told by a higher-up to conceal that information from Tillman's brother. "I was ordered not to tell him," U.S. Army Spc. Bryan O'Neal told th.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 12:39pm neoform

ESPN -- An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when the former football star was cut down by friendly fire in Afghanistan said Tuesday a commanding officer had ordered him to keep quiet about what happened. The military at first portrayed Tillman's death as t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 27, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CBS News -- Pat Tillman's family firmly rejected the Defense Department's findings into the former NFL star's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan, calling for congressional investigations into what they see as broad malfeasance and a coverup. "Perhaps subpoenas are.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 27, 2007 @ 1:20am neoform

CNN -- The family of Cpl. Pat Tillman said Monday the Army investigation into the former NFL player's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan suggests a "conspiracy" and vowed to pursue a congressional investigation into how the death was handled. Military offi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 24, 2007 @ 10:13pm neoform

CBS News -- It's been nearly four years since Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire. CBS News has learned that investigations by the Pentagon's inspector general will blame nine officers 'including four generals' for failing to follow regulations and.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 24, 2007 @ 4:39am neoform

ABC News -- Nine officers, including up to four generals, should be held accountable for missteps in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, a Pentagon investigation will recommend. Senior defense officials said Friday t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 11:25pm neoform

SF Gate -- A Pentagon investigation will recommend that nine officers, including up to four generals, be held accountable for missteps in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, senior defense officials said Friday. The.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 11:25pm neoform

SF Gate -- A look at the punishments resulting from earlier inquiries into Pat Tillman's death, with the soldiers' ranks at the time: The officers who controlled the movements of Tillman's platoon: _Capt. William C. "Satch" Saunders: Formal written reprimand f.. Read More