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Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman
By: Mary Tillman
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On April 22, 2004, Lieutenant David Uthlaut received orders from Khost, Afghanistan, that his platoon was to leave the town of Magarah and "have boots on the ground before dark" in Manah, a small village on the border of Pakistan. It was an order the young lieutenant protested vehemently, but the commanders at the Tactical Command Center disregarded his objections. Uthlaut split his platoon into two serials, with serial one traveling northwest to Manah and serial two towing a broken Humvee north toward the Khost highway. By nightfall, Uthlaut and his radio operator were seriously wounded, and an Afghan militia soldier and a U.S. soldier were dead. The American soldier was my son, Pat Tillman. The Tillman family was originally informed that Pat, who had given up a professional football career to serve his country, had been shot in the head while getting out of a vehicle. At his memorial service twelve days later, they were told that he was killed while running up a hill in pursuit of the enemy. He was awarded a Silver Star for his courageous actions. A month and two days after his death, the family learned that Pat had been shot three times in the head by his own troops in a "friendly fire" incident. Seven months after Pat?s death, the Tillmans requested an investigation. Boots on the Ground by Dusk is a chronicle of their efforts to ascertain the true circumstances of Pat?s death and the reasons why the Army gave the family and the public a false story. Woven into the account are valuable and respectful memories of Pat Tillman as a son, brother, husband, friend, and teammate, in the hope that the reader will better comprehend what is really lost when our sons and daughters are killed or maimed in war. In the course of three and a half years, there have been six investigations, several inquiries, and two Congressional hearings. The Tillmans are still awaiting an outcome.

21st Century U.S. Military: The Case of Army Ranger Pat Tillman - Tragic Frat...
By: U.S. Government
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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM disc presents a vital collection of important documents, reports, and files about the tragic fratricide death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, along with the subject of friendly fire, fratricide, and joint fires coordination measures. The circumstances of Corporal Tillman s death were controversial because of initial reports that he had died from enemy fire. There is an extensive reproduction of documents from the U.S. Government, including the Department of Defense, House of Representatives, Senate, White House, 75th Ranger Regiment, and much more. The Pentagon reported: On April 22nd, 2004 at 6:45 p.m., Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed in the outskirts of a tiny village of Magar, Afghanistan. He was killed by his fellow Rangers whom he had risked his life to save. Three years and three months later, we present to you the results of the Wallace investigation into the tragic death of Corporal Pat Tillman, one of the multiple investigations that became necessary because of mistakes and misjudgments made by the Army in the days following his death and the follow-on reviews of those failings; errors and failures of leadership that confused and misinformed the American people and compounded the grief suffered by the Tillman family. The errors we made not only led to additional investigations, but also created in the mind of many a perception that the Army intended to deceive the public and the Tillman family about the circumstances of Corporal Tillman's death. Many have come to believe that the Army manipulated that tragedy to serve ends other than the pursuit of truth, deceiving a grieving family and violating our duty to a fallen comrade. Considering the consolation of errors, this perception of deceit is understandable, but it is not supported by the facts found in the multiple investigations, including the DOD IG report and the recent review completed by General Wallace. The Wallace investigation confirmed the results of the DOD IG report on this key point. The soldiers who handled the investigation and family notification made many mistakes. They did not follow Army regulations or DOD policy but they did so unknowingly with no intent to deceive. They had evidence of fratricide and initiated a friendly fire investigation the day after Corporal Tillman's death, with the intention of finding the truth and releasing their results upon completion. Mistakenly they conducted their work believing that they were to keep all information close-hold, including keeping it from the family until the investigations were complete and approved by higher authority. The soldiers on the ground kept their chain of command fully informed. Almost incredibly but true, this misunderstanding of Army regulations and policy about secrecy was shared up and down the chain of command, up to and including Lieutenant General Kensinger, commanding general of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. As a result, the truths ultimately uncovered by their investigations were kept from the Tillman family and the public for a month while misinformation went unchallenged and uncorrected. This CD-ROM disc is packed with over 22,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable.

I've Got Things To Do With My Life: Pat Tillman And The Making Of An American...
By: Mike Towle
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Pat Tillman never backed down from a challenge; in fact, he sought them out his entire life. That life ended tragically and heroically in Afghanistan in April 2004, after Tillman quit the National Football League to join the elite Army Rangers and serve his country in its war against terrorism. I?ve Got Things to Do with My Life is the inspirational story of Tillman?s incredible, heroic journey.

Fields of Honor: The Pat Tillman Story
By: Jonathan Rand
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2008 Fratricide and Friendly Fire, Joint Fires Coordination, Defense Departme...
By: Department of Defense
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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM disc presents a vital collection of important documents, reports, and files about friendly fire, fratricide, and joint fires coordination measures, along with the death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan. The circumstances of Corporal Tillman's death were controversial because of initial reports that he had died from enemy fire. There is an extensive reproduction of documents from the U.S. Government, including the Department of Defense, House of Representatives, Senate, White House, 75th Ranger Regiment, and much more. According to Field Manual 100-5, fratricide is defined as the employment of friendly weapons and munitions with the intent to kill the enemy or destroy his equipment or facilities which results in unforeseen and unintentional death or injury to friendly personnel. In the Air Force, it also covers the unintentional destruction of friendly assets. Military documents note: "Fratricide strikes hard at the psyche of the military and inflicts compound detrimental effects on combatants. Effects of fratricide include hesitation to conduct limited visibility operations, loss of confidence in the unit's leadership, increase of leader self-doubt, hesitation to use supporting combat systems, over supervision of units, loss of initiative, loss of aggressiveness during fire and maneuver, disrupted operations, needless loss of combat power, and general degradation of cohesion and morale. However, fratricide should be reduced, not eliminated. The noble goal of total elimination is unrealistic and may be counterproductive. An Office of Technology Assessment report asserts the elimination of fratricide should not be pursued and may be counterproductive. Overly restrictive rules of engagement, for example, may so reduce combat effectiveness that casualties inflicted by the enemy increase more than friendly fire losses are reduced. This is in concert with the Doctrine for Joint Operations which indicates that commanders should seek to minimize the potential for fratricide while not limiting boldness and audacity in combat. Fratricide results from multiple causes including malfunctioning equipment, navigation errors, poor communications, poor planning, lack of discipline, and misidentification. Regarding the Pat Tillman incident, the Pentagon reported: "On April 22nd, 2004 at 6:45 p.m., Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed in the outskirts of a tiny village of Magar, Afghanistan. He was killed by his fellow Rangers whom he had risked his life to save. Three years and three months later, we present to you the results of the Wallace investigation into the tragic death of Corporal Pat Tillman, one of the multiple investigations that became necessary because of mistakes and misjudgments made by the Army in the days following his death and the follow-on reviews of those failings; errors and failures of leadership that confused and misinformed the American people and compounded the grief suffered by the Tillman family. The errors we made not only led to additional investigations, but also created in the mind of many a perception that the Army intended to deceive the public and the Tillman family about the circumstances of Corporal Tillman's death. Many have come to believe that the Army manipulated that tragedy to serve ends other than the pursuit of truth, deceiving a grieving family and violating our duty to a fallen comrade. Considering the consolation of errors, this perception of deceit is understandable, but it is not supported by the facts found in the multiple investigations, including the DOD IG report and the recent review completed by General Wallace."

• NFL Injury Report - Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Arizona Cardinals: OUT: WR Anquan Boldin (head); DOUBTFUL: DE Bert Berry (groin); QUESTIONABLE: TE Leonard Pope (ankle), TE Jerame Tuman (hamstring), S Adrian Wilson (hamstring); PROBABLE: G Elton Brown (shoulder), DT Darnell Dockett (hamstring), DT Gabe Watson (knee) Atlanta Falcons: DOUBTFUL: DT Jason Jefferson (ankle), WR Laurent Robinson (knee); QUESTIONABLE: T Sam Baker (illness), DT Grady Jackson (knee), S Lawyer Milloy (rib); PROBABLE: T Todd Weiner (knee) Baltimore Ravens: OUT: DT Kell • NFL Injury Report - Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Here's a look at who did and did not participate in practice on Friday, and who's already been declared as "OUT" for this week's games: Arizona Cardinals: DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DE Bert Berry (groin), WR Anquan Boldin (head), TE Leonard Pope (ankle) TE Jerame Tuman (hamstring), S Adrian Wilson (hamstring) LIMITED PARTICIPATION: G Elton Brown (shoulder) Atlanta Falcons: DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DT Jason Jefferson (ankle), WR Laurent Robinson; LIMITED PARTICIPATION: T Sam Baker (illness), DT Grady Jac • Injury Report - Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Happy October 1st. NFL team's returned to work today, let's take a look at who did and did not participate in practice on Wednesday, and who's already been declared as "OUT" for this week's games: Arizona Cardinals: DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DE Bert Berry (groin), WR Anquan Boldin (head), TE Jerame Tuman (hamstring), S Adrian Wilson (hamstring); LIMITED PARTICIPATION: DT Darnell Dockett (hamstring), TE Leonard Pope (ankle) Atlanta Falcons: DID NOT PARTICIPATE: T Sam Baker (illness), DT Jason Jeffer • The Point of Family
While we're on the subject of dads... I was raised in a close and loving family. Dysfunctional, yes, but I never had any doubt that I was loved. My dad came from a family that was loving and supportive, without all the crazy-making things that I experienced after the extended family grew away from each other geographically. But then, I lived through 9 years of the 50s, a decade that was dysfunction personified.There were two factions in our immediate family tree. My mother's family was cold, uns • Game Journal: Cardinals at Redskins, 9/21/2008
Back in the preseason Mark Newgent of Redskins Examiner invited me to the the Bills game, I was unable to attend and asked him to keep me in mind for future games, he is a second year season ticket holder. A week ago he gave me a heads up on extra tickets he had for the Cardinals game, I said hell yes and dragged my Swarthmoron neighbors Bill and Paul and we made a day of it. Terrific weather, a great game, a great win and new friends, we had a hell of a time. Mark has already posted his game

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