Posted on 04/22/2020 1:43:35 PM PDT by Zenyatta
It’s been exactly 16 years since the loss of American patriot Pat Tillman.
Who is Tillman? Pat Tillman was an Arizona State University linebacker who won multiple awards for his playing before being picked by the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL) where he began a successful career as a safety.
At the peak of his career in 2002, Tillman turned down a $3.6 million contract from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army with his younger brother Kevin following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
He served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was killed by friendly fire in 2004, at the age of 27.
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We gave my son Tillman as his second middle name because Tillman gave up fame and fortune because his love of his country was greater.
Active Duty ping.
Killed by friendly fire in a troops in contact situation.
Even the elite troops mess up.
Yes, very, very sad.
Courage and selflessness of that magnitude is seldom seen today.
Nowadays should have been when we'd be talking about his future HOF status...
What an incredible tribute!
Thanks for posting. He deserves to be remembered, all right.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends, RIP Corporal Tillman.
To this day,many questions remain. Don't look to D.O.D. for the answers.
I always felt it was intentional. Yep...I’m that cynical, but, I always felt it was from someone who was jealous of him.
Bump
The circumstances strongly suggest that it was unintentional — a combat accident. Unless somebody in his unit had a motive I really don’t see it.
Don’t be so sure. He had political ambitions. There is a lot more going on in this world than what you will see on the evening news.
Check the story of the medical examiner who saw a strange quirk to the wounds on Tillman which neither point to his fellow troops doing it, or enemy combatants.
But that is a very deep hole, which many have been conditioned by the media to not be able to comprehend. The idea there is a third, hidden, non-Nation-State force out there, is something which will get people branded as crazy conspiracy theorists. It is what many think Trump is obliquely referencing/threatening with exposure when he says “invisible enemy.” I just assume he is saying they released the virus.
I’ve seen it firsthand, as have a few on here, and even I am in disbelief.
Thank you for the reminder.
Of course.
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