http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pat_TillmanFind stories, videos, and photos about Pat Tillman from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:18:23 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/06/02/tillman.mcchrystal.hearing/tztop.pat.tillman.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pat_Tillman14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Pat Tillman from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/tillman.mcchrystal.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/tillman.mcchrystal.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe latest explanation for why Pat Tillman's Silver Star citation failed to mention that friendly fire killed the former NFL star in Afghanistan is another lie by the U.S. military, Tillman's mother said Tuesday.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/mcchrystal.senate.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/mcchrystal.senate.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's nominee to command U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Tuesday that to be successful, an aggressive counterinsurgency campaign must minimize civilian casualties and collateral damage.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/afghanistan.replacement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/afghanistan.replacement/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust 11 months ago, Defense Secretary Robert Gates selected Gen. David McKiernan to head the war in Afghanistan.Tue, 12 May 2009 16:55:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/01/06/mail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/01/06/mail/index.htmlMy good buddy Don "Donnie Brasco'' Banks and I debated the overtime system today on SI.com, so I'll skip the top of the column and go right to your e-mail:Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/08/23/tillman.widow.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/08/23/tillman.widow.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe country needs "authentic leadership," the wife of NFL athlete-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman said Wednesday in her first public comments since her husband was cut down by friendly fire.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/22/dems.investigations.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/22/dems.investigations.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongressional Democrats are using subpoenas and other investigatory powers to expose Bush administration missteps and push for policy changes even as they struggle at times to enact legislation.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648969,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648969,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRetirement has not mellowed the former Defense chief even as the Pentagon gets raked over for the Tillman caseWed, 01 Aug 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEx-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other top former Pentagon brass denied any cover-up and rejected personal responsibility Wednesday for the military's bungled response to Army Ranger Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death in AfghanistanWed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/31/tillman.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/31/tillman.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling him the captain of a ship that ran aground, the Army Tuesday announced it has censured a retired three-star general for misleading investigators probing the controversial death of Cpl. Pat Tillman.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/tillman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/tillman/index.html#cnnSTCTextA retired three-star general criticized for misleading investigators probing the controversial death of Cpl. Pat Tillman could be stripped of a star and face a decrease in retirement pension, Pentagon officials told CNN.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/24/tillman.hearing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/24/tillman.hearing/index.htmlThe last soldier to see Army Ranger Pat Tillman alive, Spc. Bryan O'Neal, told lawmakers that he was warned by superiors not to divulge -- especially to the Tillman family -- that a fellow soldier killed Tillman.Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:05:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/04/20/tillman/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/04/20/tillman/index.htmlSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/10/congress.probes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/10/congress.probes/index.htmlA House committee announced Tuesday it will examine how the Pentagon ended up spreading false stories about the capture of Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch and the death of NFL star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman.Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/tillman.mother/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/tillman.mother/index.htmlThe mother of Cpl. Pat Tillman, the former NFL player killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in April 2004, on Tuesday rejected the latest explanation from the U.S. military about her son's death.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/shepperd.tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/shepperd.tillman/index.htmlWhen I was a young boy, my father told me, "Son, when you have an ethical dilemma, tell the truth no matter how much it hurts, and do the honorable thing."Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/family.tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/family.tillman/index.htmlThe family of Cpl. Pat Tillman said Monday investigations into the former NFL player's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan suggests a "conspiracy" and vowed to pursue a congressional investigation into how the death was handled.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/26/tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/26/tillman/index.htmlNine military officers, including four generals, will face "corrective action" for making critical mistakes in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, military officials said Monday.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/tillman.death/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/tillman.death/index.htmlPentagon officials say a Defense Department investigation will recommend that nine officers be held accountable for the aftermath of the friendly-fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, according to The Associated Press.Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:36:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/03/16/ten.spot/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/03/16/ten.spot/index.htmlIn honor of the official holiday of the 10 Spot, St. Patrick's Day, we'd like to recognize the most prominent Patricks (plus Pats, Paddys and Pattys) in sports history. Erin go bragh!Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/afghan.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/afghan.probe/index.htmlThe Pentagon is investigating a U.S. soldier's death in Afghanistan as a possible friendly fire incident.Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/27/pat.tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/27/pat.tillman/index.htmlCpl. Pat Tillman died April 22, 2004, in Afghanistan, shot down in a confusing firefight on a dusty ridge in a war he gave up a lucrative NFL career to fight.Sat, 27 May 2006 14:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/06/tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/06/tillman/index.htmlThe father of former NFL player Cpl. Pat Tillman said Monday he doesn't believe the full truth about his son's death in Afghanistan will ever emerge, despite a new investigation.Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/04/tillman.death/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/04/tillman.death/index.htmlA new Army report on the death of former NFL player Pat Tillman in Afghanistan last year concluded that his uniform and body armor were burned a day after he was killed -- and before investigators had determined he was shot by his fellow soldiers.Wed, 04 May 2005 22:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/06/tillman.investigation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/06/tillman.investigation/index.htmlThe U.S. Army has reopened an investigation into the death of Army Ranger Spc. Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, based on its ongoing questions of the case as well as those raised by Tillman's family, an Army official said.Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/24/rawlings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/24/rawlings/index.htmlFormer NFL star Pat Tillman, who left his professional football career with the Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army after the 9/11 attacks, was killed Thursday in combat in Afghanistan.Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:18:00 EDT