Reply #26: Yes, the uni never made it back with the remains to even be processed [View All]

[MADem]

for shipment to Delaware. It was ashes in Afghanistan, near where he died, is what I was given to understand. It is mentioned in this article from last May: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/03/AR2005050301502.html

The next day, Tillman's Ranger body armor was burned because it was covered in blood and was considered a "biohazard." His uniform was also burned. Jones noted that this amounted to the destruction of evidence.

Soldiers reported they burned the evidence because "we knew at the time, based on taking the pictures and walking around it it was a fratricide. . . . We knew in our hearts what had happened, and we weren't going to lie about it. So we weren't thinking about proof or anything."

An initial investigation found fratricide just days later. Top commanders within the U.S. Central Command, including Abizaid, were notified by April 29 -- four days before Tillman's memorial service in San Jose, where he was given a posthumous Silver Star Award. Jones concluded that Tillman, who was bravely leading his fire team into battle, was given the award based on what he intended to do.

The family learned about Tillman's fratricide over Memorial Day weekend, several weeks later. Commanders felt they could not hold on to the old version because the Rangers were returning home and "everybody knows the story," the documents show.

The thing is, this kid was still quite junior, but because of his name and fame and reputation, he had a lot of clout -- granted, it was clout OUTSIDE the military chain, but the kind of clout that could bring the pain INSIDE the organization.

I am starting to wonder what he saw that troubled him to the point that he wanted to talk to Noam Chomsky, and WHO ELSE might he have wanted to speak with?? And if this was a simple accident, why go to such lengths to cover it up? They would have been far better off just saying that he died in an accident, instead of turning him, like that poor little girl who got badly hurt when the vehicle went off the road, into Rambo taking the hill. It's lying, cover ups, and more lies on top of those.