re: #381 Max D. Reinhardt

Propaganda and cover ups that are intended to hold morale steady are common. I’m not too familiar with the Tillman case but this kind of situation doesn’t seem too uncommon to me.

Its substantially different than normal wartime propaganda, really.

Short version: Football star Volenteers for the marines, becomes instant hero. Hero is reported shot in some heroic manner or another, becomes bigger hero. Story eventually breaks that hero died in friendly fire and the government lied about it.

That’s a whole different kettle of fish.