The truth is that they were operating at night, in the mountains, and received some fire. After that, in the night maneuvering, some units got confused and lit each other up. By all accounts, he was brave and trying to stop the fire when he was shot.
Looks like he was a brave guy, who found himself in a typical situation that grunts all too often land in. He performed well, and died. His commanders tried to seal his service with a deserved award.
His family has far exceeded whatever grief-space they should be afforded. STFU
Read Where Men Win Glory and get back to us. The military acted shamefully after Tillman’s death.