President Obama appointed retired General Stanley McChrystal to co-chair a commission on military families this week, but according to perhaps the most prominent military family of the last decade, McChrystal is unfit for that duty. <\/p>\n
Mary Tillman, mother of Pat Tillman, the former professional football player turned Army Ranger who was tragically killed by friendly fire 7 years ago, is angered by McChrystal\u2019s appointment, telling ABC News that he was part of the propaganda effort pushing the false tale that Tillman had been killed by the enemy, and keeping the truth from the world — and their family. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was actually pretty shocked to hear it; I don’t think it\u2019s the appropriate choice,\u201d Tillman told ABC News. \u201cConsidering that we have plenty of evidence indicating that McChrystal was involved in the cover-up of Pat\u2019s death…he’s not the right person for that kind of a job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tillman says the president’s appointment of McChrystal “makes him look foolish, frankly.”<\/p>\n
She tells ABC News that “someone who has a heartfelt desire to help families would not have been involved in the cover-up of a soldier\u2019s death, especially one that they used to promote a war.\u201d<\/p>\n