And mine.
Lost in the shuffle was the testimony of Jessica Lynch, who was
similarly used by the Pentagon as a public relations pawn.
rick baird wrote:
my sentiments exactly Tom.
On 4/26/07, qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
pgmr wrote:
> 1. Don't make up a story.
> 2. Don't drag everyone else into the story.
> 3. Don't make them comply with your lie.
> 4. Don't ever, EVER, EVER put someone in for a medal or award they
didn't
> earn, even if they are dead.
> 5. Don't lie, or make other people tell lies, especially at a memorial
> service. It doesn't matter that he was an atheist. It's still wrong.
>
>
> This is a big deal. In anyone's book.
I agree with every bit of this. Of course, what it does is remove
focus from the completely heroic action of Tillman being there in
the first place. That's the most unfortunate part of the incident
itself.
The lies are simple, standard lies that crop up over and over again
in "war"; and on some levels, I understand that they'll be around
for a long time to come. I just wish they didn't have to get hung on
memories of someone such as Tillman.
He had a lot of reasons not to be there, but he made his choice and
stood up for it. That deserves respect.
Tom Liotta
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