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It was a friendly fire incident, your phrasing makes it sound like he was fragged by his own men.
by MaxHoppersGhost 4y ago
It was a friendly fire incident, your phrasing makes it sound like he was fragged by his own men.
- comrh 4y agoWe'll never know cause there was an intentional coverup > Jones reported that members of Tillman's unit burned his body armor and uniform in an apparent attempt to hide the fact that he was killed by friendly fire.[29] His notebook, in which, according to author Jon Krakauer, Tillman had recorded some of his thoughts on Afghanistan, was also burned
- erdos4d 4y agoIsn't there substantial evidence that he actually was? The Wiki article states he got shot 3 times in the head at less than 10 yards range, then his unit actively tried to cover up the killing as death by enemy fire. That's pretty sketchy.
- supertrope 4y agoThe official explanation is that he was hit with light machine gun fire which has higher velocity than a service rifle, making the range seem shorter.