By Scott Lindlaw - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jun 21, 2007 21:24:30 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal lawmakers have begun scrutinizing the military’s mechanisms for notifying families of service members killed in combat, spurred by high-profile missteps including the case of Pat Tillman, the onetime NFL star killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, a panel of the House Armed Services Committee will hear testimony in Washington from Army and Air Force generals, a retired Marine Corps general and a high-ranking Navy officer.
More at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/06/ap_congressdeathnotice_070621/
