ARE WE sure that was the way it happened, timing of signing the Citation and everything.
and if it was not the truth, did they move ahead because of the family and they were not clear on exactly what happened..., and then it was later when it all sorted out?
McChrystal admitted to a US Senate hearing that “he didn’t read the citation carefully enough”. Given the effort his entire command took to cover up the friendly fire aspect of Tillman’s death, I find that excuse to feeble to believe. Everybody involved knew by the next day how Tillman had died, including the Commanding General. They tried to get some favorable publicity out of Tillman, and they got caught. Unfortunately they didn’t pay.