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[DrReality]

Very compellilng documentary but to see how this was handled pissed me off.  Anyone see it?

[lethalweapon3]

I have, and I presume you were referring to the military brass and political leaders in terms of "how it was handled", not the documentary producers.

The Tillman Story did an exceptional job of conveying how we as civilians, our media, and our elected leaders willfully engage in typecasting those defending us with their lives to suit our own varied interests.

~lw3

[DrReality]

I was referring to how the congress committee turned a blind eye to the corruption within the government. My heart went out to the Tillman family and that  they didn't get any answer re how their son was killed.  Great documentarty.

[AHF]

That was an example of despicable exploiting of a patriot.  I haven't seen the documentary yet but am interested in seeing it at some point.

[DJlaysitup]

Yeah...I have a gut feeling that there is more to the Pat Tillman story than we will ever know.  I just wish somebody could have taken a little of the "patriotic fervor" away from him before he joined up and explained to him that he could have done more by donating a good bit of his salary to the various soldier support organizations.  One guy can't win a war.

Mildly O.T. - I remember when I was fixing to join the military - the old guy who ran the store I had worked at (and was a navy vet) told me..."son...join the navy...it's the only service where the Commanding Officer gets killed along with everybody else if you lose".  
It tends to make them take risks more seriously in their approach to battle...