Collier, Robert "FAMILY DEMANDS THE TRUTH/ New inquiry may expose events that led to Pat Tillmans death" San Francisco Chronicle, 25 September 2005

"On May 28, the Army finally admitted to Tillmans family that he had been killed by friendly fire."
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"Moved in part by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Tillman decided to give up his career, saying he wanted to fight al Qaeda and help find Osama bin Laden." -Page 2

"He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Arizona State and graduated summa cum laude in 3 1/2 years with a 3.84 grade point average." -Page 1