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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
3 bullet holes in his forehead fired from 10 yards away? That's from the Pentagon, not from Ty.
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None of us know for sure, but --
(A) They were Rangers, not SF, and they are really good at shooting at things
(B) The public story said Tillman and an Afghani ally were up top on one side of a ravine taking fire from Rangers in vehicles below, and that -- after setting off colored smoke and other identifying signals to no avail -- he raised up from behind cover shouting "this is Pat F-ing Tillman."
That story is consistent with his being shot in the forehead, and three quick rounds closely grouped are well within the capability of a Ranger who fired before identifying his target. [That was a big issue the shooters were reprimanded for in the initial report.]
(C) That distance is an estimate -- and must be a bit imprecise -- but isn't really out of line with the official story as I understand it.
(D) Hank was referring to two comments made on the blog -- but he is nuts to say that no one had heard of Tillman before he died.
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