Review of Matters Related to the Death of Corporal Patrick Tillman, U.S. Army

Abstract

This report provides the results of a review, which we initiated at the request of the Army Inspector General, of actions taken by the chain of command following the friendly fire death of Corporal Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Our review sought to determine whether investigations were adequate, whether Army notification of next of kin complied with regulations, and whether documentation to justify the posthumous award of the Silver Star was accurate. In addition, this report provides a summary of the concurrent investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Command into the facts and circumstances of Corporal Tillman's death (full report issued separately). We concur with the results of that investigation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573211

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Army Personnel
  • Army Rangers
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Electronic Mail
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

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