A Person Take Steps To reconciliation

Men take steps toward reconciliation

2 EX.Army OfficerWho shared a tragic bond in their platoon mate Pat Tillman's death -- however from starkly totally different views -- took initial steps toward reconciliation weekday, the tenth day of remembrance of Tillman's death in Islamic State of Afghanistan.

Steven Elliott, Who had discharged his machine gun within the direction of Tillman associate degreed Bryan O'Neal once an enemy ambush, spoke publically regarding the fratricide incident for the primary time to ESPN's "Outside the Lines." each were featured in ESPN reports in recent days, with O'Neal -- Who for years has harbored anger -- telling "Outside the Lines" that Elliott and therefore the others Who discharged upon him were "meaningless" to him which he had not forgiven them.

But seeing a tearful Elliott recount the consequences the incident has had on him -- that he turned off from God, battled alcohol dependency and suffered through a divorce -- caused O'Neal to succeed in dead set the producer of ESPN's news on the story to place him connected with Elliott on weekday morning. O'Neal has battled similar challenges, wracked by survivor's guilt.

Elliott one by one contacted identical ESPN producer on weekday, language he would really like to succeed in dead set O'Neal. Upon receiving O'Neal's contact data, Elliott says he nearly instantly sent a text message.