Ft. Bragg paratroopers killed in Iraq / Special Forces-linked Tillman-Lynch hearings
"Army officials on Tuesday continued the solemn process of contacting the families of nine paratroopers killed in a suicide truck bombing in Iraq, the single deadliest attack for the storied 82nd Airborne Division in nearly 40 years.
Twenty paratroopers from the same division were wounded in Monday's blast, which was also the single greatest loss of life for American ground forces in Iraq since Dec. 1, 2005.
. . . The soldiers were members of the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg. A civilian interpreter was also wounded.
. . . An insurgent group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack, according to an Internet-posted statement Tuesday.
"The difference between the 82nd and most other combat units is that something like this, instead of diminishing morale, will ultimately strengthen it," [division spokesman Maj. Tom] Earnhardt said.
. . . Earnhardt said 106 soldiers from the division have been in killed in combat since Sept. 11, 2001." [1]
"Members of a congressional oversight panel vowed yesterday to investigate whether the White House and top Pentagon officials played a role in deceiving the public about the 2004 'friendly fire' death of a former NFL player, Cpl. Pat Tillman, and argued that five investigations have failed to answer critical questions about the case.
During a dramatic hearing on Capitol Hill, Tillman's brother, Kevin, spoke publicly for the first time about the shooting and how members of the Army Ranger unit they both were with kept him in the dark about how Pat died on an eastern Afghanistan hillside. Kevin Tillman spoke about the 'deliberate and calculated lies' the military told his family and the public, and how he believes military officials 'hijacked' Pat's legacy by transforming his tragic death into 'an inspirational message.' " [2]
"The hearing will cover both Tillman's death three years ago and the 2003 rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch in Iraq _ a story embellished by the military, which videotaped her rescue by special forces, stirring complaints of government media manipulation." [3]
"[Command Sgt. Maj. Bruce] Coleman, the West Virginia Army Guard's state command sergeant major, was at Fort Bragg, N.C., at the right time to drive Jessica's brother, Pfc. Gregory Lynch Jr., home to Palestine on emergency leave the day or so after his sister was reported to be missing. The brother enlisted in the Army at the same time his sister did and is a helicopter avionics and electronics technician at Fort Bragg." [4]
source
[1] Thompson, Estes. (The Associated Press). 9 Fort Bragg Paratroopers Killed in Iraq. April 24, 2007.
[2] White, Josh. (The Washington Post). Panel Vows to Pursue Tillman Case. April 25, 2007.
[3] The Associated Press. Lawmakers To Open Tillman-Lynch Hearing. April 24, 2007.
[4] Haskell, Bob. (American Forces Press Service). Special Guards for a Special Family. April 18, 2003.
related posting
U.S. security contractors in Iraq are outside law. April 21, 2007.
posted: wednesday, april 25, 2007, 2:24 PM ET
update: sunday, april 29 2007, 4:58 AM ET
tags: iraq fort bragg 82nd airborne division pat tillman jessica lynch
Twenty paratroopers from the same division were wounded in Monday's blast, which was also the single greatest loss of life for American ground forces in Iraq since Dec. 1, 2005.
. . . The soldiers were members of the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg. A civilian interpreter was also wounded.
. . . An insurgent group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack, according to an Internet-posted statement Tuesday.
"The difference between the 82nd and most other combat units is that something like this, instead of diminishing morale, will ultimately strengthen it," [division spokesman Maj. Tom] Earnhardt said.
. . . Earnhardt said 106 soldiers from the division have been in killed in combat since Sept. 11, 2001." [1]
"Members of a congressional oversight panel vowed yesterday to investigate whether the White House and top Pentagon officials played a role in deceiving the public about the 2004 'friendly fire' death of a former NFL player, Cpl. Pat Tillman, and argued that five investigations have failed to answer critical questions about the case.
During a dramatic hearing on Capitol Hill, Tillman's brother, Kevin, spoke publicly for the first time about the shooting and how members of the Army Ranger unit they both were with kept him in the dark about how Pat died on an eastern Afghanistan hillside. Kevin Tillman spoke about the 'deliberate and calculated lies' the military told his family and the public, and how he believes military officials 'hijacked' Pat's legacy by transforming his tragic death into 'an inspirational message.' " [2]
"The hearing will cover both Tillman's death three years ago and the 2003 rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch in Iraq _ a story embellished by the military, which videotaped her rescue by special forces, stirring complaints of government media manipulation." [3]
"[Command Sgt. Maj. Bruce] Coleman, the West Virginia Army Guard's state command sergeant major, was at Fort Bragg, N.C., at the right time to drive Jessica's brother, Pfc. Gregory Lynch Jr., home to Palestine on emergency leave the day or so after his sister was reported to be missing. The brother enlisted in the Army at the same time his sister did and is a helicopter avionics and electronics technician at Fort Bragg." [4]
source
[1] Thompson, Estes. (The Associated Press). 9 Fort Bragg Paratroopers Killed in Iraq. April 24, 2007.
[2] White, Josh. (The Washington Post). Panel Vows to Pursue Tillman Case. April 25, 2007.
[3] The Associated Press. Lawmakers To Open Tillman-Lynch Hearing. April 24, 2007.
[4] Haskell, Bob. (American Forces Press Service). Special Guards for a Special Family. April 18, 2003.
related posting
U.S. security contractors in Iraq are outside law. April 21, 2007.
posted: wednesday, april 25, 2007, 2:24 PM ET
update: sunday, april 29 2007, 4:58 AM ET
tags: iraq fort bragg 82nd airborne division pat tillman jessica lynch
Labels: al qaeda, american military, conspiracy theory, iraq
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