Former NFL Player Died For His Country & the Govt. Tried to Cover-up His Death: Pat Tillman Story
Episode 307, Jul 25, 09:30 AM
Football star Pat Tillman made headlines when he famously turned down a $3.6 million contract to continue playing with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army Rangers following 9/11. Publicly, he gave no interviews and wanted to be treated like any other soldier. Privately, he was afraid the Bush Administration would use his recruitment and deployment as propaganda and, if he were to die, parade him down the streets- which is exactly what happened. When Pat was killed two years later by friendly fire, the highest levels of government covered up the truth of his death from even his family. His family worked tirelessly to not only learn the truth about his death but answer the question: who killed Pat Tillman?
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Who was Pat Tillman? 7:20
Pat's first call to action goes horrible 20:33
Pat falls in love with sports 23:38
2001, the year that changed everything 27:02
Answering the call of the ARMY Rangers 30:18
Rescuing Jessica Lynch 39:48
New assignment, old problems 43:27
The fateful friendly firefight 46:49
Opposing views and confusion 49:17
The immediate fallout of a conspiracy 1:05:38
General McChyrstal's beginnings of a coverup 1:08:07
The first investigation concludes 1:15:35
the repatriation ceremony 1:20:33
Second investigation, Pat's mom fights back 1:24:30
The final investigation, Pat's brother joins the fight 1:31:01
War never changes... 1:39:15
The Tillman foundation, Pat's enduring legacy 1:47:39
Prince Harry controversy 1:49:13
final thoughts & outro 1:52:50
Brad Jacobson's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hNH4wdPjg
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SOURCES CITED:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6EqNY19IWM
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/after-pats-birthday/
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39954768/nfl-cardinals-tillman-afghanistan-9-11
https://theintercept.com/2017/09/28/pat-tillman-nfl-protest-death-army-disgrace/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?288974-1/after-words-jon-krakauer
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/super-bowl-pat-tillman-reactions
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Who was Pat Tillman? 7:20
Pat's first call to action goes horrible 20:33
Pat falls in love with sports 23:38
2001, the year that changed everything 27:02
Answering the call of the ARMY Rangers 30:18
Rescuing Jessica Lynch 39:48
New assignment, old problems 43:27
The fateful friendly firefight 46:49
Opposing views and confusion 49:17
The immediate fallout of a conspiracy 1:05:38
General McChyrstal's beginnings of a coverup 1:08:07
The first investigation concludes 1:15:35
the repatriation ceremony 1:20:33
Second investigation, Pat's mom fights back 1:24:30
The final investigation, Pat's brother joins the fight 1:31:01
War never changes... 1:39:15
The Tillman foundation, Pat's enduring legacy 1:47:39
Prince Harry controversy 1:49:13
final thoughts & outro 1:52:50
Brad Jacobson's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hNH4wdPjg
NCMEC x Kendall Rae Donation link: https://give.missingkids.org/kendallrae
Mile Higher Merch: HTTP://milehigher.shop
Charity Merch for NCMEC: https://kendallrae.shop
Check out our other podcasts!
The Sesh https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4X
Lights Out https://bit.ly/3n3Gaoe
Planet Sleep https://linktr.ee/planetsleep
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Greenwood Village, CO 80112
Music By: Mile Higher Boys
YT: https://bit.ly/2Q7N5QO
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F4ik...
The creator hosts a documentary series for educational purposes (EDSA). These include authoritative sources such as interviews, newspaper articles, and TV news reporting meant to educate and memorialize notable cases in our history. Videos come with an editorial and artistic value.
SOURCES CITED:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6EqNY19IWM
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/after-pats-birthday/
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39954768/nfl-cardinals-tillman-afghanistan-9-11
https://theintercept.com/2017/09/28/pat-tillman-nfl-protest-death-army-disgrace/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?288974-1/after-words-jon-krakauer
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/super-bowl-pat-tillman-reactions