Sounds like you're taking Lynch's word that the Pentagon was lying without any evidence. You're certainly entitled to do so. I'm not convinced.
If she wanted to be “heroic” — she was already there. She had to do nothing and she would be reaping benefits. The the only “upside” to telling the truth — is simply — telling the truth, and that’s the thing that matters. And I have to commend her for doing so.
There's no way she could have portrayed herself as a hero. The heat of battle was over. Iraqi POW's were being debriefed about the opposition they encountered. The only way she could come out a hero was by deflecting attention from her fecklessness and pointing the finger at the Pentagon.
Why don’t we all take a different view of this story? The question that should be asked of the Democrats is when will they be delivering resolutions asking the Pentagon strip Tillman of his Silver Star, and perhaps demanding Court Martial Lynch for cowardice in the face of battle?