Pat Tillman, who gave up his pro football career to enlist in the U.S. Army after the terrorist attacks of September 11, is killed by friendly fire while serving in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. The news that Tillman, age 27, was mistakenly gunned down by his fellow Rangers, rather than enemy forces, was initially covered up by the U.S. military.
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Patrick Daniel Tillman was born the oldest of three brothers on November 6, 1976, in San Jose, California. He played linebacker for Arizona State University, where during his senior year he was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. In 1998, Tillman was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals. He became the team’s starting safety as well as one of its most popular players. In 2000, he broke the team record for tackles with 224. In May 2002, Tillman turned down a three-year, multi-million-dollar deal with the Cardinals and instead, prompted by the events of 9/11, joined the Army along with his brother Kevin, a minor-league baseball player. The Tillman brothers were assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis, Washington, and did tours in Iraq in 2003, followed by Afghanistan the next year.
On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was killed by gunfire while on patrol in a rugged area of eastern Afghanistan. The Army initially maintained that Tillman and his unit were ambushed by enemy forces. Tillman was praised as a national hero, awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals and posthumously promoted to corporal. Weeks later, Tillman’s family learned his death had been accidental. His parents publicly criticized the Army, saying they had been intentionally deceived by military officials who wanted to use their son as a patriotic poster boy. They believed their son’s death was initially covered up by military officials because it could’ve undermined support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A criminal investigation was eventually launched into the case and in 2007 the Army censured retired three-star general Philip Kensinger, who was in charge of special operations at the time of Tillman’s death, for lying to investigators and making other mistakes. “Memorandums of concern” were also sent to several brigadier generals and lower-ranking officers who the Army believed acted improperly in the case.
Virtually everyone in the military are serving for 1 of 2 reasons. 1. Economics-complete medical care and a warm hootch for them and their family. 2. Misguided patriotism, belief in the lie that they are defending democracy and the country. They don’t know they are pawns and usually never figure it out. It took me about 14 years. They are good people but ultimately suckers just like Pat Tillman. They lose their lives and for some, their sanity “fighting” only for MIC profits.
12 & change for me.
It was revealed that Mr. Tillman vowed to disclose
American production and processing of those dang
poppies. It was a hit to shut that revelation down.
Greetings,
After the execution, the army burned his personal possessions. That right there tells you all you need to know.
I think that Pat Tillman got whacked. Assassinated, essentially, by order of US or globalist overlords. He had the credibility, courage, and audience to be a real pain in the ass to the warmakers, so they got rid of him.
suzanna,nickel,and brian,how about some links b4 talking pre mediated murder?
Tillman is a poster child for the Darwin Awards. Dude threw away a life most people can only dream of for nothing.
I understand your frustration. Our servicemen are cut from much better cloth than those who order them to battle. It is us, finally, who support the perfumed princes who waste the lives of some of the most capable and courageous men (and women) who have ever existed.
To say that serving as a US Ranger is not a more honorable gig than playing safety for the NFL, is to miss the point as to the human qualities we should select for.
I fought in the most bullshit fracas this country has ever launched. The bottom line is if a society has no one to answer the call, that society is doomed to failure. My point is, the misuse, of a resource does not negate the pride, honor, and sacrifice of “a few good men.” I close with a toast to Pat Tillman, et al. ” Us and those like us……damned few.”
Pat Tillman joined the Army …. for some misguided motivation (imho) …. and he would have killed people …. some guilty (of something according to our government) …. some innocent …. all citizens in their own country …. goat farmers and poor as fuck folk, most of them …. KILL! KILL! KILL! …. all because our government said it’s OK, even heroic, to do so.
So solly. This does not make him a hero in my book.
Nevertheless, R.I.P. Mr. Tillman.
I read the book, Pat was killed because he was an atheist.
According to this article:
Pat Tillman died more than likely because he had turned against the war.
Quote: “On September 25, 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Tillman had become critical of the Iraq war and had scheduled a meeting with the prominent war critic Noam Chomsky to take place when he returned from Afghanistan, all information that Tillman’s mother and Chomsky later confirmed. Tillman couldn’t confirm it because he had died in Afghanistan in 2004 from three bullets to the forehead.”