Review of The Tillman Story (2010) by Se7Enth A — 15 Feb 2011

Pat Tillman was the most famous enlisted man in the war on terrorism. This is a revealing documentary with much focus on the appalling U.S. government cover-up of Tillman's death and Tillman's mother, her quest to uncover the truth about what really happened to her son. The government heavily placed the blame on the fog of war, while hiding behind of a cloak of bull. They even promoted the tale of his selfless patriotism in the media and awarded him a posthumous Silver Star. Shamelessly utilizing his death as a useful marketing tool for the war. Well, something just seemed fishy about the whole story. They certainly chose the wrong strong-minded family to mess with when they were hoping that the Tillman family to simply go away and just accept the accolades. Reports surfaced more than 5 weeks later that he was actually killed by friendly fire, at the hands of trigger happy fellow soldiers who were overeager and mistook their comrades for the Taliban.

A family is left wounded, embittered and left without one of their sons. How many other families have been lied to by the government in an effort to protect themselves? After viewing this, we might be less convinced that war can be justified.