Army Ranger Veteran Brings Us Inside Pat Tillman’s Death & Cover Up

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I am the wife of a Vietnam veteran. Been married 52 years. I no longer have trust in Corporate or government institutions. Many are incompetent, greedy or corrupt. The lower Ranks are trying to survive and do the right thing. I am one who sees the best in people and take them at face value until proven otherwise. God bless and keep your mind whole.

This is absolutely the most real and honest interview from a veteran I have ever seen.

If you can get a message to this Soldier, let him know that his life is supposed to be dedicated to helping vets understand what's going on with them. I sit here getting completely mind numbed with substances, and I stopped what I was doing and hung on to every word. He makes complete sense, and it gave me some thought-provoking ideas to think about. He is talking about me and my challenges. He articulates it so well with a high degree of understanding.

I came across this by accident. The Ranger thing and Pat Tillman caught my eye. The ending …. The last few minutes had me thinking. I returned from Iraq for the second time and I remember my wife telling me Tillman died. I’d been home about a week. So much had happened since then. My dad, a Vietnam vet, would tell me I needed help. It was hard to fathom that in the beginning. But I’d seem more direct combat as a guardsman activated for OIF1 than I did as an artillery man in Desert Storm. Yeah, it messed with me more than I thought. Got divorced and it was my own doing…. My fault. She was a good woman who loved me always. I was trying to work my way home but she died two years ago. That hurt so fucking bad. But like the young Ranger said, can’t give up in life. I have two adult sons she gave me and I gotta keep chugging on for. There’s struggles and roller coaster rides of emotion. Some days I don’t want to do anything. I lost some interest in things, I used to love coaching wrestling. Now…. I do to keep occupied and help put one of my sons through college. Life isn’t easy on the Navajo Rez but I know I’ve seen worse. Thanks for the video.

Retired General Smedley Butler, most decorated marine in history, wrote a book.. a free read online.. War Is A Racket… he said “ALL WARS ARE BANKER’S WARS… it sheds a light on the wars that have taken the lives, and permanently maimed our young people, not to mention the millions of innocent civilians including women and children… that most have never seen..I would suggest every young person entertaining the idea of joining the military, read this short book… before enlisting….

Just hearing another vet open up about their struggles with mental issues is very therapeutic. It's easier to deal with when you know that you're not the only going through it. Great interview.

Never been able to relate so much to a Veterans Perspective. Lost my marriage because of PTSD, tried to take my life, thankfully failed. But man, this really hit home. Praying he continues to seek solutions, thankful to hear he does!

He accomplished more in less time than me and he still feels unaccomplished. Ranger, teacher, A+ student, Dad, Husband, Biologist, Yoga instructor.....damn.....I still think our upbringing has more to do with our feelings as adults than adult experiences.

Brad expressed sadness that at his age he held little career skill and experience. Such humility. He possesses awesome transferable skills and experience. Given two months time on the job to learn the language and basics of a career, no doubt he would excel far above the level of his peers. Having worked for the largest global corporations, I share his distrust of authority. Not having Brad's trauma or PTSD, I chalk mine up to wisdom and HEALTHY cynicism. I am proud of you and grateful for your service.

The late journalist/ former narcotics detective Michael Ruppert at the request of Pat Tillmans mother, published a multi part investigative story on the case. It led to Donald Rummsfeld to resign I think he'd be proud of this young man's bravery. God bless our vets.

Very heart wrenching yet extremely inspiring first hand account of what life is like for a combat veteran. I was in 88-94 and served in Iraq. Many kudos brother.

I found this by accident, and then found myself profoundly sitting in silence watching this video front to back. What an incredible storyteller, I felt engaged with this from start to finish, and I was blown away by what he experienced. I also relate to his general demeanour, energy, and reflection on his experiences. Thank you Brad, you’re incredible.

Love this guy’s honesty and candidness

This is the first time I've heard the story from the 2nd serial. I went through K9 school in 2019 with a Ranger who was in the first serial, on the spur. He helped this guy carry Pat down off that position. He is also haunted to this day by the incident. Jacobson, if you read this: I appreciate your sacrifices and the baggage that you've had to carry for 19 years. Stay strong.

My ex brother in law was in the Gulf war and then did 7 tours in Iraq. He drove tanks, was right at the front going into Kuwait. Saw his comrade standing next to him get his head blown with his hands still clinging to the steering wheel. After 7 tours, he came back a mentally wounded man. They were actually going to send him one more time and my ex husband, who had really moved up, stepped in and put a stop to his brother's last deployment. The third brother was in Special Ops and there were 4 or 5 years where all three brothers were over there at once. I didnt think they allowed that but apparently they do when it suits the govt because I saw it. Thank God all three made it out alive after all those years but they definately arent unscathed. I cant stand this country anymore. I used to be so patriotic and proud and then I woke up to the sick greed and corruption. Its no fun being awake and you can never go back to sleep once the veil is lifted.

I always felt that Pat Tillman was a sacrifice, plain and simple.

All the mormons I met in the Army were great soldiers and good people. I think the mormon church is crazy but they do have pretty decent people

I'm not a veteran. I listened to this to try and understand Pat Tillman's death. I remember sitting at a hotel bar watching the tv, announcing Pat's death. I saw a documentary about it but it didn't really focus on the details of his death. The last 10 minutes or so, Brad talking about his mental health struggles, really hit home. I experienced highs and lows when my kids were born and also during the last 3 years or so, working and staying home with them. It's a totally unique set of anxieties and fears and depression being by yourself with little kids and I'd get in a low I didn't believe I could get out of sometimes. I did a lot of eating, sleeping and inactivity to "rest" (I told myself). It resulted in weight gain, lost fitness and even more anxiety and depression. I did start therapy. I actually "re-started" martial arts. It still is depressing for me sometimes because, being obese and older (40's) makes it "challenging" to say the least when training in martial arts. It has been challenging to find a BJJ Gi that fits me. I struggle with basic stuff like stretching and even the warm ups. It sometimes is a monumental challenge just to juggle schedules to even get one day a week training. However, I push on and I hope anyone reading this (or listening to the podcast) can find some motivation and solace in listening to someone like Brad Jacobson, a true American Gen-X hero! God bless guys.

Hey Brad, I don't know if you remember me or not. This is SFC. Kletz. You would have seen me hanging out with SFC. Drew Weiser. Anyways, I know you never really talked with me, just because of the rank difference. That being said, its really good to see you doing well and being honest about everything. I am proud of you brother. Life is good. I wish you and your family all the best. Sua Sponte