Arizona Cardinal football player turned Army Ranger, killed in action during operation Iraqi Freedom. Tyler Griffin Reporting (2004) – www.Mindshift-Media.com
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boardambushed fighting taliban an afghan
forceshundreds of soldiers have been killed in
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never want to see the classes that hedidn't get in a yearafter completing his college career
tillman moved on to the n_f_l_ with thearizona cardinals for four yearsthe terrorist attacks of september
eleventh two thousand one changedeverything for tillmanby great grandfather was a poll
heartburn a lot of my family is goodenoughunit is gone far more than that really
have done a damn thing that far away andi felt lined like that but i have a
great deal of respect for those thathave and with the flag fam for holy
spirittillman made the decision to walk away
from a three point six billion dollarcontract with the cardinals enjoying the
leaks army rangers with his brotherkevinpat's family and friends received news
of his death on thursday anuhe's not coming homesavings and retirementthe state that generates straying around
that nice weather nineteen my sevenemailhundreds if not thousands of people made
their way out to some normal stadiumto pay their respects to pack sillman
some soldiers and stop by to drop offmedalsevery one of the battlefield in fact one
soldier dropped off the purple heartpetrol is a truly example the human
being discretiontennis shoes in the crowd they have
unique in like hehethe man who was forced me to do well on
the cancelledcomplacent inventor butminero daughters here is my wife shouldsillman never stopped looking for new
challenges andfield and in lifewe found themhe met them head onmedia ultimate sacrifice when he chose
patriotismover a paycheckshe wrotewill never be forgotten statements
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Alternate version of the Pat Tillman tribute I made shortly after his death. Visit Pat's Page on my website for more videos and info about Pat. CHRISVALENTINES.COM
On HBO's Inside the NFL, Peter King interviewed Denver QB Jake Plummer about the horrific treatment the Tillman family have received over Pat's death. There have been four investigations into what really happened to him and now a fifth one is getting close to being completed. How reprehensible has this been for the Tillman family? Pat is killed and they were repeatedly lied to. The family is not speaking out, but Plummer is. Good for him. Somebody has to.
For more on this, see:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL
Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.
See: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/200601019_after_pats_birthday/
ESPN Nov 2009 - Marie Tillman, the wife of former Arizona cardinal and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, speaks for the first time since her husband's death from friendly fire.
Tillman Military Scholars Richard Garcia and Melissa Stroh. Highlights from the 6th annual Pat's Run held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium.
Feature and coverage courtesy of Fox Sports Arizona.
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Rep. Elijah Cummings questions witnesses.
"Only On The Web": Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire cast a shadow on the U.S. military. Katie Couric says Tillman's death is a tragedy made all the more tragic by the military's handling of it. (CBSNews.com)
Michael Moore discusses 'The Tillman Story' with (L-R) Actor Josh Brolin, former soldier Russell Baer, producer John Battsek and director Amir Bar-Lev following a special screening at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on August 11, 2010 in New York City.
'The Tillman Story' opens Friday, August 20th in New York and Los Angeles. Don't miss it: http://www.tillmanstory.com/
