Join Veterans in Writing President to Come Clean on Tillman

Those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and are part of VoteVets.org are sending a clear message to the White House - for the good of the military, the nation, and the family of Pat Tillman, the President must comply with Republican and Democratic requests for information on his death. Despite swirling questions and changing stories regarding the death of former NFL star and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman, the President still refuses to release documents about his death, citing executive privilege. Sign the letter below and join veterans in letting the President know that this is not acceptable.
Mr. President: On behalf of the veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and those troops still in theater, I implore you to reconsider your decision to invoke claims of executive privilege in refusing to share vital documents regarding the death of Corporal Pat Tillman with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. As you know, this week the Associated Press obtained the medical examiner's finding at the time of his death that Corporal Tillman's fatal wounds seemed to indicate shots fired from ten yards away, or less. The doctors who examined Corporal Tillman urged a criminal investigation into his death be opened at that time, and were refused. Since that time, the Department of Defense has put forth two explanations for the death of Corporal Tillman, the first of which was proven false, and a second which now seems to have been proven to be a lie, as well. In both cases, the White House has actively pushed these false findings to the public. Your administration has faithfully shared a number of documents with the committee, but has withheld a number of requested documents under the specious argument that sharing the documents would violate confidentiality among you and your staff. For instance, the Committee has requested a number of communications between senior administration officials and the Pentagon, which may offer important details into the death of Corporal Tillman, and if there was an attempt to cover them up, by some in the Executive Branch. Respectfully, Sir, when it comes to outright lies conveyed to the public about the death of a soldier - especially one like Corporal Tillman whose service was used as a recruiting poster for the military - there is nothing which cannot be shared with the Legislative Branch or the people. Confidence in the institution of the military from those within is at stake, the longer you withhold information. The longer questions remain about the death of Corporal Tillman and possible White House involvement in an ensuing cover-up, the more our troops will question whether this government will properly honor their sacrifice and let their families know the truth, if they are killed in action. It is simply impossible for the military to function, if those in its ranks do not have full faith in our leadership up the chain of command, all the way to Washington. Additionally, by letting questions fester regarding the death of Corporal Tillman, you are placing an undue burden on our recruiters, at a time when our Army and Marine Corps can ill-afford more of a drop off in recruiting. Our military depends on being able to visit homes and gaining the trust of mothers and fathers to allow their 18-year old son or daughter to wear the uniform. What mother would allow her son or daughter to serve a nation she feels will not honor her child's service? Finally, as Commander in Chief, you owe the complete and total truth to Corporal Tillman's mother, Mary Tillman. It is the duty of any officer to write to the families of those under us who were killed, and tell them the entire truth regarding their love one's death. To lie about any details or withhold any information would not just cause unjust pain to the survivors, but is to dishonor the fallen. As our nation's top commander, it is your duty to Pat Tillman and his family to release all materials related to his death. For the good of our military, our troops, the Tillmans, and our nation, I respectfully call on you to comply with all past and future requests of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the matter of the death of Corporal Tillman. Respectfully,

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Number	Date	Name	Please add you comments - this is optional
9678	July 18, 2008	Ted Spore
9677	July 18, 2008	Ted Spore
9676	July 18, 2008	Ted Spore
9675	May 13, 2008	Charles Jones
9674	May 13, 2008	Charles Jones
9673	January 04, 2008	Tom Thomas
9672	November 15, 2007	Matthew Kiszka
9671	November 15, 2007	Matthew Kiszka
9670	November 03, 2007	Min Rose
9669	October 31, 2007	R Bide
9668	October 08, 2007	ROBERT WIMER
9667	October 08, 2007	John T Murphy
9666	October 07, 2007	Brian Hubbs
9665	October 07, 2007	JoEllen Pokorny
9664	October 06, 2007	joseph ramirea
9663	October 06, 2007	George Pearson
9662	October 05, 2007	Donna Heath
9661	October 04, 2007	James Hills
9660	October 04, 2007	Joe Hickey
9659	October 04, 2007	Robert Rogers
9658	October 04, 2007	Nicholas Renault
9657	October 04, 2007	Ellen Parker
9656	October 03, 2007	John Dragonetti
9655	October 03, 2007	Lucinda Visser
9654	October 03, 2007	john h boggs

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