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The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew

Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine what senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman’s death by fratricide. A transcript of this hearing is now available.

In April, the Committee held a hearing investigating the death of Cpl. Tillman.

Witnesses

Witnesses

The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld
Former Secretary of Defense

Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired),
Former Commander U.S. Central Command

Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired),
Former Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired),
Former Commander U.S. Special Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, Jr. (Retired),
Former Commander U.S. Army Special Operations Command