Stars and StripesMideast edition, Sunday, May 29, 2005
Pat Tillman’s father called Army investigations into his son’s death “shams” in a letter to The Washington Post on Saturday, and accused investigators of deliberately falsifying facts to cover up Army mistakes.
“I did not say the Army ‘botched’ the investigation,” the letter read. “I said it deliberately falsified baseline facts — e.g. distance, light conditions, details perceived before and while firing, and the identification of ‘friendlies.’ ”
The letter in The Washington Post accuses Army superiors of ordering that all physical evidence of the friendly fire incident be destroyed, including Tillman’s uniform and body armor. Tillman Sr. also wrote that his family was briefed three times with “a sales pitch of made-up ‘facts’ and assurances of investigative integrity.”
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