Brown, Mick "Betrayal of an all-American hero" The Telegraph, 7 October 2010

"A Pentagon press release described him as having made 'the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror’, a spokesman for the White House talked of him as 'an inspiration both on and off the football field’, while the senator for Arizona, John McCain, spoke of how Tillman’s death would be 'a heavy blow to our nation’s morale’."

"Tillman was the first NFL professional since the Second World War to voluntarily leave the game for military service, and his recruitment was a public relations gift for the army."

'The Tillman family, she says, have 'moved on’. 'We can find joy in our lives again, but still not lose sight of the importance of getting at the truth, for Pat’s legacy, and for all the other soldiers and their families. A lot of people don’t really understand the depth of what happened to Pat – 'Oh, he’s not the only one to die of friendly fire.'”