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Quote by: Suburbanite  CNN "U.S. Army Cpl. Pat Tillman, the former professional football player killed last month in Afghanistan, was probably killed by gunfire from his own unit during an intense firefight, the U.S. Army said Saturday."
What does everyone think about this? |
I once read that 1/4 of combat casualties are from fratricide. SO i think, it happens.
Think about it. It's dark and most likely you have flash spots from the muzzle flashes. It's scary. You can't hear very good because your ears are ringing. People are in that inky blackness, and if they see you first, you are going to die. There is confusion, miscommunication. You see things moving about where you know badguys once were... You shoot.
And another thing I think is that Pat Tillman gave up a real nice life, for one that was dirty and hard. Because he believed in it so much, was so moved by Sept 11, that no amount of money (or anything else) would stop him from lending his self. And right or wrong doesnt matter. What matters is that he had within himself a selflessness that most of us will only read about.