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Pat Tillman killed in Afghanistan
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| 04/23/2004
Posted on 04/23/2004 7:10:38 AM PDT by jtminton
Edited on 04/23/2004 7:24:22 AM PDT by Lead Moderator.
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Ex NFL Cardinal Pat Tillman has been killed in Afghanistan. Details unknown.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; arizonacardinal; arizonastate; army; fallen; fightingtillmans; hero; iraq; nfl; pattillman; ranger; soldier; somegaveall; thegreatestgift; tillman
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To: TankerKC; Dog
Apparently she finally went too far - and I can't say I disagree with that conclusion.
(For the record, I didn't hit abuse on her, or request this result in any way - I'd rather she was here for people to bat around, when she pops up her liberal head up like a gopher.)
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Murry Mom had that coming.
562
posted on
04/23/2004 2:27:36 PM PDT
by
Dog
(In Memory of Pat Tillman ---- ---- ---- American Hero.)
To: MurryMom
Least Brave - Democrat, Swift Boat captain, 3 Purple Hearts, several other decorations for valor.To whom are you referring here? The self-admitted war criminal?
To quote another great American - "There you go again."
563
posted on
04/23/2004 2:33:51 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(...and Freedom tastes of Reality)
To: clouda
What a hero huh?
To: richmwill
I tend to agree with you. Our family knew the Marine that was killed a few weeks ago. I'm sure you saw his picture on Drudge--he was the one laying on the ground with all of the soldiers praying around him.
He wrote home a week before he was killed, that although he missed his family terribly, he knew that what he was doing in Iraq was his purpose.
His life was no less heroic than Tillman's life. I'm really torn about this. Tillman was obviously someone with great character, but it's the special recognition of him b/c he was a sports celebrity that doesn't sit well with me.
To: Iowa Granny
fyi..
566
posted on
04/23/2004 2:45:54 PM PDT
by
Dog
(In Memory of Pat Tillman ---- ---- ---- American Hero.)
To: jtminton
Prayers to the family. My tears keep coming.
567
posted on
04/23/2004 2:52:20 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
"Why does God let MEN like this die young and jackasses like Ted "the drunk"
Kennedy live an eternity(on earth)?" That's one of the questions I intend to ask the Almighty when I meet Him.
To: antiRepublicrat
I think Ted Williams was a Marine pilot. I seem to recall him being in the same squadron as John Glenn.
569
posted on
04/23/2004 2:53:59 PM PDT
by
bourbon
To: aznative
New Mexico working for the Air Force.
To: joanie-f
Thank you Joanie. Well said. He is a hero, but so are so many others.
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Pssst....I like your screen name.
572
posted on
04/23/2004 2:56:11 PM PDT
by
bourbon
To: jtminton
I don't follow sports that close anymore, so wasn't familiar with Tillman. What comes to my mind after reading post 4, is that this guy was what heros were made of. So many times we see movies stars or sports figures receive heaping loads of adulation for next to nothing of real importance. Then guys like this go silently into the night, the media discounting their purchases in blood.
Tillman was evidently the real thing when it comes to the MVPs of life, or humanity. He left the good life to provide some pay-back. In a short period of time he gave the maximum pay-back.
My hat's off to you Tillman. You did us prowd. I can think of a number of loud mouths in the limelight that will never be fit to kiss your feet, but I can't think of a one of them you'd have to look up to. You were the man Tillman.
To: StormEye
I hope Mel Gibson will make a film about Pat Tillman.
574
posted on
04/23/2004 3:06:30 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: jtminton; mhking; All
for once, a professional sports player who merits the title Hero.
I wish I had known of him before now, and am grateful to know of him even now.
May God give him honor and rest.
575
posted on
04/23/2004 3:08:30 PM PDT
by
King Prout
(poets and philosophers should NEVER pretend to Engineering... especially SOCIAL Engineering!)
To: StormEye; JackDanielsOldNo7
perhaps because we are so dense that we need object lessons in Good Examples... and in Bad Examples.
576
posted on
04/23/2004 3:10:08 PM PDT
by
King Prout
(poets and philosophers should NEVER pretend to Engineering... especially SOCIAL Engineering!)
To: jtminton
We've lost over 600 'Pat Tillmans' in this war so far.
There will be more.
Judging by how Pat entered into the Service and how he conducted himself...he would just want to be considered "One of the Band of Brothers".
He has, and has everyone else serving now, earned it.
redrock
577
posted on
04/23/2004 3:10:29 PM PDT
by
redrock
("One man with courage....makes a majority"---Andrew Jackson)
To: jtminton
In the world of sports, we've see people complaining when they get offered "only" 3, 5, or even 10-15 million dollars.
Words can't express what Pat Tillman did.
To: ArrogantBustard
ESPN is a business, for profit. Business in and of itself, let alone in this case a single business like ESPN, is not a community, and anyways, he was in the NFL, not ESPN.
Since you're so sure of ESPN and their duties and rights, I'll await ESPN doing their in-depth coverage of sports drug use, steroids, gamboling, taxpayer subsidies for stadiums for hack politicians, wealthy sports owners and their syndicates, and the players and their lovely players union. But I'm not holding my breath on ESPN, or any other major to more accurately portray their brand quality in other than Pollyanna(ish) light.
Lastly, if anyone at ESPN wants to truly honor Ranger Tillman, they can walk down to the nearest recruiting station. I bet not a single one will, unlike his brother. These people, whom you called his "brothers" have, hence, abandonded him and what he belived in. Hence my less than warm feeling for their personal/corporate expression.
579
posted on
04/23/2004 3:37:24 PM PDT
by
Leisler
(Everything is forbidden except when expressly permitted.)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
580
posted on
04/23/2004 3:47:47 PM PDT
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Rest in peace Pat Tillman- You're a great American.)
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