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Patrick Tillman: May 2009

Tillman's Parents Accuse New Afghanistan Commander Of Helping Cover Up Cause Of Son's Death

Zachary Roth | May 13, 2009, 1:26PM

Yesterday, we told you that Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the man just nominated to be our new top commander in Afghanistan, played a key role in the cover-up of the death of fallen NFL star Pat Tillman.

And now Tillman's parents don't seem too pleased about McChrystal's impending promotion.

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Patrick Tillman

New Afghanistan Commander Had Role In Tillman Friendly-Fire Episode

Zachary Roth | May 11, 2009, 3:24PM

It looks Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the man taking over as the new top commander in Afghanistan, was a key player in one of the more shameful episodes of the Bush administration's war on terror -- though it's unclear exactly how much blame, if any, he himself deserves.

In 2007, the Associated Press reported that McChrystal suspected when he approved a Silver Star citation for Pat Tillman that the former NFL star killed in Afghanistan may have been felled by friendly fire. McChrystal told military investigators that that suspicion had led him to send a memo to top generals, urging them not to say publicly that Tillman was killed under "devastating enemy fire."