KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN, JUNE 19, 2012, BUT HOW? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 17, 2020) — Mrs. Pauline Boyle, widow of former Chicago police officer and civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, has launched a change.org petition asking President Trump to declassify her late husband’s government file so that she might finally learn the cause of his […]
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Civilian Contractor’s Widow Recontacts White House Chief of Staff for Answers
“THOMAS BOYLE WAS A MARINE” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 9, 2018) — Pauline Boyle, the widow of the late civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., reported Tuesday that a letter she mailed to White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly (Ret) was delivered via certified mail today. Mrs. Boyle’s letter is the second of […]
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Who Killed Thomas Boyle? Part 9
REPORT: PERPETRATOR OF IED ATTACK FORMER “ENEMY COMBATANT,” RELEASED DAYS BEFORE OBAMA INAUGURATION by Pauline Boyle, ©2018 (Aug. 6, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: Part 9 of a video series created by the widow of a civilian contractor killed in Afghanistan in 2012 revealed that the insurgent attack on the base where Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. […]
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Who Killed Thomas Boyle? Part 8
“MA’AM, IT’S JUST LIKE VIETNAM” by Pauline Boyle, ©2018 (Jul. 30, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The widow of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. has released Part 8 of her video series depicting the inconsistencies surrounding how her husband was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on June 19, 2012. The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgpM2g-1QDQ&feature=youtu.be Previous installments […]
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“Who Killed Thomas Boyle?” Continued
PART 7 RELEASED by Pauline Boyle, ©2018 (Jul. 23, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The widow of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. has released Part 7 of a video series detailing her late husband’s military and civilian service to his nation and the cloudy circumstances surrounding his death in Kandahar, Afghanistan on June 19, 2012. […]
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Who Killed Thomas Boyle? Part 6
WHO WAS THE “BENEFICIARY?” by Pauline Boyle, ©2018 (Jul. 5, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The widow of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. has released Part 6 of a video series she created detailing the inconsistencies and denial of life insurance benefits associated with his death in Kandahar, Afghanistan on June 19, 2012. The video […]
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“Who Killed Thomas Boyle?” Part 5 Video Released
“TO THE VICTOR BELONG THE SPOILS” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 28, 2018) — Pauline Boyle has released Part 5 of a video series she created about the death of her husband, Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan following a 31-year career as a Chicago Police Department officer. The […]
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Part 4 of Video Series Released on the Unresolved Death of Thomas J. Boyle, Jr.
WHERE ARE THE MEDICAL RECORDS? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 25, 2018) — The fourth installment of a video series depicting the cloudy circumstances of the 2012 death of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. focuses on taxpayer-funded reimbursement to an insurance company which may not legally be owed the money. Life insurance benefits which Mr. […]
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Six Years Later, Widow Continues to Ask, “Who Killed Thomas Boyle?”
“NAMING THE NAMES” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 19, 2018) — On the sixth anniversary of his death, the widow of the late civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. has produced a third video in a series depicting what she was initially told about her husband’s death and information she was provided later by eyewitnesses. Parts […]
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Second Video Published about the Life and Death of Civilian Contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr.
“CONTRADICTIONS” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 15, 2018) — The widow of a civilian military contractor has published the second in a series of videos depicting the as-yet unexplained circumstances of her husband’s death on June 19, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. was a decorated Vietnam combat veteran and 31-year veteran of the […]
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Thomas Boyle’s Widow Produces Video about His Death…and Life
“BETRAYED BY HIS BROTHERS IN ARMS” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 4, 2018) — Pauline Boyle, the widow of the late civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., has produced the first video in what will be a series in which the conflicting information she has been provided to date as to the cause of her husband’s […]
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Report: Insurance Company Reimbursed for Death Benefits at Taxpayer Expense
WHILE CAUSE OF DEATH REMAINS UNCLEAR by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 14, 2018) — On March 27, The Post & Email related the most recent developments in the quagmire surrounding death benefits afforded to the widow of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., who died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on June 19, 2012 under circumstances which […]
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Widow of Civilian Contractor Reports Having Been Monitored
“YOU ARE NOT ALONE” by Pauline Boyle, ©2017 (Mar. 12, 2017) —[Editor’s Note: The following account was written by Pauline Boyle, widow of a civilian contractor killed in 2012 in Afghanistan in circumstances that have remained unexplained by the Army and his employer, L-3 Communications/Engility Corp. Retired Chicago Police Department officer and U.S. Marine veteran Thomas […]
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The Art of Plausible Deniability
HOW DOES A “NO RECORDS” RESPONSE BECOME “CLASSIFIED IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL DEFENSE?” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 6, 2016) — On September 28, the widow of a civilian contractor stationed in Afghanistan at the time of his death on June 19, 2012 filed an appeal to a September 6 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) […]
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Widow of KIA Civilian Contractor: “Air Force Involvement” Confirmed by Video
“IN TRUTH THERE IS PEACE, AND I HAVE NONE” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2016) — Over the last six months, The Post & Email has reported on the story of the late Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., a decorated U.S. Marine, retired officer of the Chicago Police Department, and in his retirement, a civilian contractor […]
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Is Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. Another Pat Tillman?
“SOME MIGHT CALL THAT NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 26, 2016) — In our last article about the death of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., The Post & Email reported that as a result of private conversations and other evidence she has acquired over the more than four years since her husband’s death, […]
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Are Promotions More Important Than a Man’s Life?
“TO HIDE, TO COLLUDE…FOR PERSONAL GAIN” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 11, 2016) — Several months ago, through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Pauline Boyle requested copies of all the materials which were to be presented to her during a briefing by U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Services (CID) that the Army canceled. The FOIA request […]
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Civilian Contractor’s Surviving Spouse Says Husband’s Death “Just Like Benghazi”
“EVERYONE IS EXPENDABLE” by Sharon Rondeau (May 16, 2016) — In our continued reporting of the story of the death of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., who was killed in Afghanistan on July 19, 2012, The Post & Email again spoke with his widow, Pauline, who on this occasion detailed her experiences dealing with […]
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Are Civilian Contractors Sacrificed to the “Big Business” of War?
“A WORK OF FICTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 29, 2016) —The Post & Email previously reported in two articles on the death of Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., a civilian contractor killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province on June 19, 2012 while supporting U.S. Army Reserve operations. Mr. Boyle was employed by MPRI, later called Engility Corporation, […]
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Why is the DOD Obscuring the Cause of Death of Thomas J. Boyle, Jr.?
“NO ONE SAW HIM GET UP” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 20, 2016) — On June 19, 2012, former U.S. Marine and 30-year veteran retiree of the Chicago Police Department Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. died while deployed with the U.S. Army Reserve Unit 303rd Jackson Michigan as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan. His passing was broadcast […]