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Dishonoring Pat Tillman

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2010 Veterans were honored all across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored.Veterans were honored across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pat and Mary Tillman Are Saluted in N.Y. Times

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2008 Four years after Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, his mother, Mary Tillman, is still asking questions -- primarily about the U.S. government's initial cover-up of the details of Pat's death and about how far up the chain of command the deception extended. Here, New York Times sports writer George Vecsey praises Mary Tillman and her new memoir, "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mary Tillman on ‘Today’: ‘Pat’s Death Was a Lie to the Country’

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2008 Mary Tillman made a sharp and moving appearance Tuesday morning on the "Today" show to talk about her new book, "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman," about the friendly-fire death of her son, Pat, and the U.S. military's subsequent cover-up in 2004. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Mary Tillman

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2007 Truthdig honors Mary Tillman this week, on behalf of all the mothers whose children have been lost or are risking their lives at war. Her brave search for the truth about the fate of her son and others sacrificed in the Iraq or Afghanistan war underscores the true significance of Mother's Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘They tried to attach themselves to his virtue; then they wiped their feet with him.’–Mary Tillman

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 With the Pentagon's inspector general suggesting criminal negligence in the killing of former NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, it is time to demand congressional hearings into the way the Bush administration cynically spun the story to serve its political purposes at the expense of the truth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )