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| Tillman Details & Posthumous Silver Star |
| 2004-05-01 |
| Posted by:sludj |
| #7 And there's also that other twerp in Mass called Lurch... This describes a real Silver Star effort. Pat Tillman has my both my utter respect and thanks for his service and bravery - something I'm sure his cohorts would echo, without coersion. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-01 12:34:28 PM |
| #6 In an interview, the day of the announcement, Tillman's college roommate stated that when the details come out, he just knew "he died trying to save someone else." Seems, he knew his friend. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2004-05-01 10:41:10 AM |
| #5 Amen to that Chiner, baby! My thinking on college sports is for most of the athletes (90 percent??)who do study and apply themselves, college and sports are a character builder. Pat Tillman was a study in character, intellect and courage. Tillman was the best. I read several stories about the Okla. State basketball team, how some of those kids were in real trouble before they moved to redneckland. I guess mixing amoungst decent folks will straighten you out fast. And most times leftists and other soft-headed types do not want you to see the rest of this iceberg of reality that 90 percent of 'jocks' are as decent as people can get. SuperHose: People Massachusetts play football?? ;o) |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-05-01 9:47:29 AM |
| #4 God bless that man. I never met him but my son and he studied together at ASU. My son said he had that special quality that you can see and feel when around him. Not as a jock, not as a pro football player, but as a person that completed college in 3.5 years with a near perfect 4.0. Those that knew him are the richer for it, and they know it, and they know the reason why. Chine |
| Posted by: Chiner 2004-05-01 4:40:07 AM |
| #3 I'm sure all the details will come out in the near future. I'd like to read about them. More importantly, I'd like to see a series of short books for young boys and girls that tell them what kind of man Mr. Tillman was. That would be the best retort to the young twerp from U. Mass I can think of. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-05-01 2:47:26 AM |
| #2 Hey UMass twerp. Feeling real good now? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-01 12:49:45 AM |
| #1 Army Special Forces Command said Tillman led the lead section of a platoon when the platoon's trailing team came under enemy fire. It said that while his part of the platoon was out of danger, Tillman maneuvered his team back toward the fray in order to protect the rest of the platoon, and directed gunfire at the enemy. It said he lost his life, but his efforts helped prevent the rest of the platoon from suffering any casualties. Can't really argue with that award. I wonder how that kid from U-Mass is going to take this one? Maybe the football team will pay him a visit to see what he thinks. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-05-01 12:36:49 AM |