INFO & STATS: Mother of Pat Tillman / Author of: “Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman”
TOPICS: Being a private person, the motivation behind writing the book / Writing it cathartic or painful? / What Pat Tillman was like from his mother’s perspective / The goal to find out the truth / What she believes happened in regards to Pat’s death / Military admits to mistakes, but not covering up the event; Mary’s thoughts on a cover-up / Thoughts on why the military would cover-up the event / Who is responsible for the cover-up; as high as Donald Rumsfeld / Thinking at any point her son had been murdered or not / Writing the book so that people know how it feels; the sickening feeling of the events / The betrayal factor / How Kevin Tillman is doing today / Thought’s on how Pat would make of what has happened after his death; using his death as a recruiting tool / Taking more the month for the military to tell the Tillman family what happened; wounds were not caused by an AK-47 (used by enemy) / Thoughts on when Pat first told his mom he was going to enlist / Why she keeps pushing on? / Advantages for the military for a high profile recruit to be KIA / Why the family wouldn’t want Pat to be remembered as a hero? / Anyone taking accountability or responsibility? / Ill feelings; dwelling on them? / What’s she looking for at this point if anything? / The memory of the memorial day of Pat Tillman; thoughts afterward after discovering what had happened. / 5-9-2008
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