The Military's Consistent Policy on Family Notification

Tillman family forced new investigations and hearings for years, including hearings into whether the military was hiding other friendly fire deaths. Three officers who were in Fallujah and had direct knowledge of the friendly fire at the schoolhouse were in key positions three years later when this hearing took place. The Tillmans finally got an apology indirectly from a general who was in Pat's chain of command. Lieutenant General Stan McChrystal: There is nothing we can do to automatically restore American trust.