Tillman Murdered?

Question

From Ian Punnett blog
"The medical evidence did not match up with the, with the scenario as described," a doctor who examined Tillman's body after he was killed on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2004 told investigators.

The doctors - whose names were blacked out - said that the bullet holes were so close together that it appeared the Army Ranger was cut down by an M-16 fired from a mere 10 yards or so away.
If there is a murder, there must be a weapon, an opportunity and a motive.

The weapon, we know, is an M-16. The opportunity appears to be a sudden case of friendly fire.

But where is the motive? According to the AP, Mary Tillman suspects somebody in Pat's unit might have "fragged" him, that is, shot him on purpose.

Is there any hint to a motive in Pat Tillman's real last words?

It has been widely reported by the AP and others that Spc. Bryan O'Neal, who was at Tillman's side as he was killed, told investigators that Tillman was waving his arms shouting "Cease fire, friendlies, I am Pat (expletive) Tillman, damn it!" again and again.

But the latest documents give a different account from a chaplain who debriefed the entire unit days after Tillman was killed.

The chaplain said that O'Neal told him he was hugging the ground at Tillman's side, "crying out to God, help us. And Tillman says to him, `Would you shut your (expletive) mouth? God's not going to help you; you need to do something for yourself, you sniveling ..."

The Army says that you can trust them now. There was no murder--they have that in their official Army report. Understandably, the family has trust issues with official Army reports.

And so do I.

Answer 1

At last count, day before yesterday, there were fifteen (15) different stories about this story and, none can produce the actual evidence at hand, only he said, she said, they said.
This is what CNN is asking, who's got the real story and how many are there and, where's all this so called evidence.

This is the forth or fifth time this has been around you know.

That's quite a story you have, especially the ending, I went through two years of hard combat and never heard anything like it.

Answer 2

First, Tillman was trained during basic to pronounce a very simple formula: I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER. Instead, he went off on the guy on the ground, attesting that he was under a great deal of stress. Do that to the wrong soldier and you end up fragged. It's that simple. It goes on a great deal. The difference in this case is that the chain of command decided to cover up the fragging. And as a result, there are consequences. For the Commanding General who signed off on the coveruo and for a bunch of people all up and down the chain of command.

Before, we wanted a hero. Now we need someone to blame. It all goes to reinforce the importance of what we teach at West Point: do not lie; do not cheat; do not steal; do not tolerate those who do.

Answer 3

you bet ye