Pat Tillman's family hopes to get truth in own way

[August 13, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Pat Tillman's mother doesn't want any more congressional hearings or official inquiries.

Mary Tillman still doesn't believe she's been given anything close to satisfactory answers as to how her son died, or why the circumstances of his death were reported incorrectly for so long. But she knows it's unhealthy to keep pushing, and Pat wouldn't have wanted that for his family.

If new information were to come out because of the documentary being released this month, the Tillmans would take up the cause again. They just hope the film spreads the message of who Pat really was.

"The Tillman Story" opens in limited release Aug. 20. It tells the story of the Arizona Cardinals safety who became an Army Ranger and was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.

[Associated Press; By RACHEL COHEN]

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