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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 7:00 PM
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Elliott Bay Books
101 South Main Street
Seattle , WA 98104
206-624-6600
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MARY TILLMAN
Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m.

The untimely death of Pat Tillman, a star NFL player who gave up the sport and enlisted in the U.S. Army in the wake of 9/11, in conflict in Afghanistan, was first portrayed by the Army as the result of an ambush but later revealed to be the result of friendly fire.

Boots on the Ground By Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman (Rodale, co-authored by Narda Zacchino) is his mother Mary Tillman’s account of her ongoing quest for the truth about her son’s death and the ensuing coverup, which even after a series of inquiries, investigations, and two congressional hearings leaves many questions unanswered. ” … The chilling results yielded by the Tillman family’s unflagging efforts indicate that Pat’s death was, at best, a result of gross negligence and incompetence on the part of the U.S. Army, and, at worst, a sinister coverup by high-ranking officials willing to lie to a soldier’s family and hoodwink the public in exchange for higher approval ratings. Moving, powerful and overwhelmingly distressing.” - Kirkus Reviews.