Cindy & the Tillmans

Paul Beston's article in TAS compares the grotesque behavior of half-mad Cindy Sheehan with the dignified behavior of the family of Pat Tillman.  What makes the contrast so stark is that while Cindy seeks celebrity, poses on her son's grave for Vanity Fair, etc., the Tillmans are unable to get an honest answer from the Army as to exactly how friendly fire killed their hero-son Pat, who gave up NFL stardom to fight for his country.  The Army, it seems, continues to dodge, has destroyed evidence and seems unwilling to give the Tillman family the honest, prompt answer it deserves.  The Tilmans ruefully wonder: If this is how a high-profile enlistee family is treated, what can the non-famous expect?  Some things government does are so wicked they beggar the imagination.