European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes wednesday March 28 2007 Dod errors no wrongdoing in Tillman death Tillman by Lolita c Baldor the associated press Washington the us military has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Friendly fire death of army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan but says there were critical errors in re porting the former professional football stars death and failing to provide details to his family army and defense depart ment investigators said monday that officers looking into the Inci Dent passed along misleading and inaccurate information and delayed reporting their belief that Tillman was killed by his fellow soldiers the investigators recommended the army take action against the officers among those blamed were the three Star general in charge of army Spe Cial operations As Well As Tillmans regimental commander Tillman Drew wide spread Atten Tion for abandoning a lucrative ath Letic career to join the army after the sept 112001 attacks the investigation also recommended that the army review its award of the Silver Star to Tillman defense department acting inspector general Tho Mas f Gimble said some information provided to justify the Cita Tion was inaccurate the highest current ranking officer blamed in the incident is it Gen Stanley Mcchrystal com Mander of the joint special operations command investigators said he was accountable for the inaccurate and misleading assertions contained in the papers recommending that Tillman get the Silver Star but investigators said there was no Broad coverup we thought there was never an at tempt to cover up that we saw machine made turkish carpets Large selection 114x8 10 x7 8 x5 10runner at Osan a mar 5apr 6 concessionaire Gimbl Esaid the conclusions were de scribed by army investigators As they released a pair of reports into Tillmans 2004 killing the military initially told the Public and timmans family that the death had occurred during an ambush in a Remote part of Afghanistan but did not say it was caused by members of his own unit Tillmans death received Atten Tion because he had walked away from a huge professional football contract from the Arizona Cardi nals to enlist in the army we As an army failed in our duty to the Tillman family the duty we owe to All the families of our fallen soldiers give them the truth the Best we know it As fast As we can said acting army Secretary Pete Geren our failure in fulfilling this duty brought discredit to the army and compounded the grief suffered bythe Tillman family for that on behalf of the army i apologize to the Tillman family the army he said will take corrective action and hold people accountable he said he had accepted the recommendation of an army Board that Tillmans Silver Star award be affirmed even though some information submitted in support of it was inaccurate the Silver Star stands Geren said he added that the citation would be rewritten to Correct in accuracies a halt proct Tjas 701 of Poi 0 pm Fol Day 30 match 2007 Lloyd Banks  stand