"Army medical examiners concluded Tillman was shot three times in the head from just 10 yards away, no evidence of "friendly fire" damage at scene, Army attorneys congratulated each other on cover-up, Wesley Clark concludes "orders came from the very top" to murder pro-football star because he was about to become an anti-war political icon." Click here to read article in full. Afterdowningstreet.org *** "Destruction of evidence Soldier back at the base the evening Tillman's body was brought in: "At that time, I was in my tent. [REDACTED] came to my tent and put a lock on communications ... [REDACTED] then came to me with an orange plastic bag containing Cpl. Tillman's clothes. He then related that he wanted me to burn what was in the bag for security purposes. ... I then took the bag to the back of [REDACTED]. I got a burn barrel and started it up. I began placing items of clothing into the burn barrel. [REDACTED] came out one time to ensure that everything was going all right ... [REDACTED] then came back right at the end when I was finishing." This soldier testified he burned Tillman's uniform, "socks, gloves and I believe the RBA [armor-plated vest] ... I vividly recall one armor plate that I burned because ... there appeared to be an indentation in the top right corner which I thought may have been where a round had impacted. ... The RBA itself was soiled with blood." ... He said he also burned a small notebook of Tillman's. Soldier from another platoon in the regiment on his actions three days after Tillman's death: "Then, after we were back, [REDACTED] my 1SG [REDACTED] asked me to come with him to destroy Pat Tillman's equipment. The first thing I pulled out was his Molle vest. I said to my 1SG that the holes in the vest appeared to be made by 5.56mm [American bullets] not 7.62mm [enemy ammunition]. He said they know and to keep quiet and let the investigators do their j...
"Army medical examiners concluded Tillman was shot three times in the head from just 10 yards away, ...
