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Lynch, Tillman Focus of House Oversight Hearing

HeadlineApr 24, 2007

On Capitol Hill, two high-profile cases involving U.S. soldiers captured or killed in battle will come under scrutiny today in a congressional hearing into misleading information from the U.S. military. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will look at the Pentagon’s role in the delayed admission the former football star Pat Tillman was accidentally killed by members of his own unit in Afghanistan. The Pentagon initially claimed Taliban fighters killed Tillman despite warnings from investigators on the ground. The House hearing will also cover the recovery of Private Jessica Lynch from capture in Iraq four years ago. Lynch and members of Tillman’s family are set to testify.

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