WILDBILLAQR 0 #1 April 23, 2004 Pat Tillman, formerly #40 for the Arizona Cardinals, was killed in a fire fight in Afghanistan yesterday. This man had turned down $3.5 million per year playing football to go in the Army. HE WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE AMERICAN HERO!---------------------------------------------- "Thats not smoke, thats BUCKEYE!!" AQR#3,CWR#49 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #2 April 23, 2004 A warrior........heart and soul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #3 April 23, 2004 QuotePat Tillman, formerly #40 for the Arizona Cardinals, was killed in a fire fight in Afghanistan yesterday. This man had turned down $3.5 million per year playing football to go in the Army. HE WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE AMERICAN HERO! Very true. My heart goes out to his family and friends. He is in the truest sense of the word, a hero. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zulu 0 #4 April 23, 2004 Rest in Peace Pat, We will definately miss you. Your service to this great nation will not be forgotten. For those of you that served in either theatres and are former "batt boys" PM me and I will send you the info for the package being sent. R.L.T.W.!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 April 23, 2004 He doesn't diserve any more credit than every other soldier that has given his or her life... I admire his sacrifice the same way I admire every other soldiers.. Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malfunction 0 #6 April 23, 2004 QuoteHE WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE AMERICAN HERO I have to agree with Rhino on this one, Mr. Tillman is no more of a true American Hero than the rest of our men and women dying every day around the world. The difference is, this person gave up a multi-million dollar salary in a high profile passtime to serve his country. That, I feel, is no greater than the person that gives up a $30,000 per year salary, family and friends, mortgage, bills and security to go fight for this country. The sacrafice is still the ultimate sacrafice, a life. Thomas Jefferson once said, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." I praise all of our soldiers serving in this country and around the world, for they have the fortitude to face tyranny and opression without questioning why, day in and day out. All of our soldiers, Mr. Tillman included, took an oath that through life or death, they would serve this country (America). It is amazing that it takes a high-profile death like Pat Tillman to make the rest of us realize that these soldiers dying aren't just no-name, no-face robots, but that they are real human beings, who VOLUNTEERED to serve a country that they believe in. I pray that Mr. Tillman's family will see that he gave the ultimate sacrafice and that will never be forgotten. He truly died doing what he loved for a country he loved; if he didn't love it, he would not have left his family or his career. To quote Nathan Hale, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Stay strong my military brothers, I pray for you. I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #7 April 23, 2004 So was Bill Bennett, Green Beret, 5th Group. He died in Iraq, however. They're all heroes. Not just the one's that take a huge paycut. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
