Sgt. Bryan O'Neal was next to Tillman when he was killed and he has spoken to the media recently. There is also video of his April Congressional testimony here. Had there been a plot to kill Tillman as some leftist idiots are suggesting, they would have killed O'Neal, as well. It appears the record was altered for two purposes, to cover up a friendly fire accident and to ensure Tillman was awarded the Silver Star.
O‘Neal said the shooters were "close, close enough for me to recognize them, but they sure weren‘t 10 yards away. They were further than that. I‘ve thought about this plenty of times. They wouldn‘t have been more than 50 yards away."
O‘Neal said Saturday that he knew there were snipers in the convoy that fired at them, but that he can‘t remember their names. Were they fired at by the snipers? "Not that I know of," O‘Neal told the AP.
Q: Are you aware whether or not any U.S. forces snipers were at the scene?
Scott: They were in serial two.
Q: And, and do you know whose GMV (ground mobility vehicle) they were traveling in?
Scott: I don‘t think they were in a GMV. I think they were in a cargo Humvee.
Q: Okay. Do you know if the snipers fired any rounds during this incident involving CPL Tillman?
Scott: I do not, no.
"It appears the record was altered for two purposes, to cover up a friendly fire accident and to ensure Tillman was awarded the Silver Star."
I don't think he was murdered, but why was his personal diary destroyed rather than returned to his family. They could still have covered up friendly fire and awarded him the Silver Star with his diary intact.
Posted by: Tim | Wednesday, August 01, 2007 at 01:13 AM