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Army Admits It Mislead Families Over Soldier Deaths

HeadlineOct 30, 2006

Meanwhile the Army has admitted it has given out wrong or misleading information to the families of seven soldiers killed in iraq and Afghanistan. One of the soldiers was the former football star Pat Tillman. He died in Afghanistan after being shot by a fellow Army Ranger but the military told the family he died from enemy fire. The Army also admitted misleading the family of Sgt Patrick McCaffrey. McCaffrey’s mother Nadia formed Gold Star Families For Peace with Cindy Sheehan. He was killed by an Iraqi soldier being trained by U.S. troops.

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