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2004-04-23 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by raptor 2004-04-23 10:24:30 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 God rest his soul.

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-04-23 10:27:14 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:27:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 From MSMBC:

Pat Tillman, who gave up a lucrative NFL contract with the Phoenix Cardinals to join the Army Rangers, reportedly has been killed in Afghanistan.

In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Tillman decided to turn down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the Army.

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-04-23 10:29:26 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:29:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 God bless.

Posted by Steve 2004-04-23 10:31:34 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:31:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 God be good to him. What a truly great American.

Has anyone heard anything about how his brother and family are?

Sofia the Librarian

Posted by Sofia 2004-04-23 10:47:25 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:47:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 God bless him. He sacrificed plenty well before he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Posted by Dar 2004-04-23 10:49:23 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:49:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-23 10:49:41 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:49:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 What an amazing example of patriotism and selflessness. God bless him and his family.

Posted by Tibor 2004-04-23 10:52:32 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:52:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Pat Tillman...... A Man's Man who know the risks and still made the choice that many would not have , God bless him!!

Posted by Bill from NYC 2004-04-23 10:55:30 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:55:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
General George S. Patton

Rest in peace, Pat.

Posted by Steve from Relto 2004-04-23 10:56:05 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:56:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 ...May God look after his family. This was an American...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-04-23 10:56:09 AM|| 2004-04-23 10:56:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 What an outstanding man.

Posted by TS 2004-04-23 11:01:17 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:01:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Some old backround on Tilman from TAS.

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-04-23 11:10:30 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:10:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 More background: From Peggy Noonan on July 12, 2002.

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-04-23 11:13:52 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:13:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 So sorry to read this. He gave all. May God bless him and his family.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-04-23 11:25:06 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:25:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 Rangers Lead the Way.

God bless you, Pat.

Posted by 11A5S 2004-04-23 11:26:09 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:26:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Thank God for people like Pat Tillman and all of the other brave men and women fighting and dying for FREEDOM. God Bless all who suffer the same loss.

Posted by KariB 2004-04-23 11:27:37 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:27:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 I can picture Saint Peter giving him a "butt slap" on his way through the Pearly Gates.

Tillman is a hero.

Posted by Chris W. 2004-04-23 11:28:18 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:28:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#18 God Bless You Pat Tillman. May rest easy in your fathers arms.

Posted by TomAnon 2004-04-23 11:34:04 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:34:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#19 I am constantly amazed at the quality of men and women that we have in our armed forces and consider myself fortunate that I am able to interact with them on a regular basis. Tillman exemplefied this quality. May his family find comfort in knowing that he was and will be an example to us all. Thanks Pat.

Posted by remote man 2004-04-23 11:44:13 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:44:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#20 . . . words fail. To know that men such as these are the brothers I serve with . . .

Posted by Ben Silver 2004-04-23 11:48:28 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:48:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#21 I'm ashamed of myself for sitting at this desk after learning this.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-04-23 11:56:16 AM|| 2004-04-23 11:56:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#22 It does hurt YO. I've been bumned all morning. I think Pat wouldn't have it any other way.

Posted by Lucky 2004-04-23 12:41:25 PM|| 2004-04-23 12:41:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 May America win for you and yours Mr. Tillman.

Posted by mhw 2004-04-23 12:51:46 PM|| 2004-04-23 12:51:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Thank God we still have people that put their country before wealth and security. He would make our founding Fathers proud. Pray for his wife.

Posted by Tim 2004-04-23 12:52:39 PM|| 2004-04-23 12:52:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 God bless him!

Posted by B 2004-04-23 1:00:17 PM|| 2004-04-23 1:00:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 I feel a post 9-11 depression coming on. RIP-Pat.

Posted by Doolittle 2004-04-23 1:14:58 PM|| 2004-04-23 1:14:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 Before today, I never knew you.
After today, I'll never forget you.

Take your place at the table of heroes.

Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-04-23 1:34:12 PM|| 2004-04-23 1:34:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#28 God bless this guy. He turned down being a artificial/sports hero to be a real-american hero.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-23 1:39:48 PM|| 2004-04-23 1:39:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#29 Yeah, that bummed me out, too. My college roommate was good friends with Pat. I had the honor of meeting him and playing against him in college.

No matter how much people claim this country is hated around the world, they can never deny the amount of sacrifice that Americans give for the cause of freedom. Pat is a testament to that. And that's why it is so hard to believe those claims that we are hated.

Thank you, Pat.

Posted by Matt 2004-04-23 1:43:13 PM|| 2004-04-23 1:43:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#30 All of Arizona is in mourning today. The last I felt this bad was the Saturday after 9-11.

Posted by Pat Curley 2004-04-23 5:22:31 PM|| [http://brainster.blogspot.com] 2004-04-23 5:22:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#31 He died fighting to protect us (though many don't understand that). He was a true hero, and an inspiration.

Rest in peace, Pat.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-23 5:50:27 PM|| 2004-04-23 5:50:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#32 Check out this WSJ Op. Ed. Piece by Peggy Noonan.

Seems we are creating a lot of 'Tillman's out there. God bless them all.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-23 7:38:46 PM|| 2004-04-23 7:38:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#33 His brother, a baseball player in the Cleveland Indians organization, also joined up back in 2002.

Pat Tillman was a man with the right priorities.

"People are still going to be trapped in buildings while we are out there playing games" - Pat Tillman, 2001.

May his sacrifice never be in vain.

Posted by eLarson 2004-04-23 8:11:01 PM|| 2004-04-23 8:11:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#34 "Night Rangers don't quit."
I can barely write--Pat Tillman was an American Hero and a great patriot.
Duty. Honor. Country.--He knew it, he lived it and he loved it.
God rest him and comfort his family, friends and loved ones.
He will be greatly missed, but we thank Heaven for his life and for making the ultimate sacrifice.

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