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2004-04-23 Afghanistan/South Asia

Death of a True American Hero - Afghanistan - April 2004

Here in Bangkok, I turned on my computer this Friday evening to read that Pat Tillman had been killed in action in Afghanistan this date. I cried - and I canât even remember the last time I cried. Sometime last year, I had picked this great man as my present day hero - as a shining example of what John Stuart Mill once wrote about ... scorning those men "who had no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of men better than themselves." There are many malcontents out there who owe their ability to whine in freedom to heroes like Pat Tillman.

My pen name here is not about cowboys and Tonto - it is about Dahlonegoa Georgia and Ranger Class 11-76, back in 1976 - when I graduated from Ranger School. My deepest and utmost respect to this fine Ranger who gave the utmost measure of sacrifice, sticking up for his country. I know of no finer recent example of honor and sacrifice.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2004-04-23 12:04:54 PM|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mr Tillman made me proud to be an Arizona State alum. Rest in peace, sir.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-04-23 3:14:56 PM|| 2004-04-23 3:14:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 As a football fan I have to admit that I had never really paid attention to him. But the next ime I hear some overpaid pampered pumped-up steriod ridden POS in a football uniform talk about going to "war" I wish some one would kick him in the balls

Posted by cheaderhead 2004-04-23 4:31:25 PM|| 2004-04-23 4:31:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Can't get this out of my mind today. Whether these people leave behind million dollar contracts and beautiful families or some minimum wage job and and a questionable future, they have given everything they had and everything they would ever have. Breaks my heart and makes me proud at the same time. God bless them all, Semper Fi.

Posted by Sgt.DT 2004-04-23 4:49:26 PM|| 2004-04-23 4:49:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 cheaderhead : Do it right and you improve the gene pool!

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-23 4:53:39 PM|| 2004-04-23 4:53:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Well said Sgt.DT

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-23 5:17:34 PM|| 2004-04-23 5:17:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 This,Mr. Kerry,is what a Hero looks like.

Posted by raptor 2004-04-23 5:55:24 PM|| 2004-04-23 5:55:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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