Army Implemented Information Lockdown after Tillman’s Death
· Story link Within hours of the friendly fire death in Afghanistan of Cpl. Pat Tillman, an NFL star, the…
Within hours of the friendly fire death in Afghanistan of Cpl. Pat Tillman, an NFL star, the Army was in an information lockdown. Army investigative documents reviewed by The Associated Press describe how the military tried to seal off information about Corporal Tillman’s death from all but a few soldiers. Phone and Internet connections were cut off at the base. A captain ordered a noncommissioned officer to burn Corporal Tillman’s uniform. (4/23/07)