General tried to warn Bush not to say enemy killed Tillman
Sunday, April 1, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For weeks after his death, the Pentagon maintained that Pat Tillman was killed in an enemy ambush, even after a top general tried to warn President Bush that the NFL star-turned-soldier likely died by friendly fire, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
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