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12 years ago today, Pat Tillman gave his life for this country
Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:52 am
Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:52 am
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NFL GameDay ?@NFLGameDay 7m7 minutes ago Pat Tillman gave up his NFL career to protect his country. 12 years ago today, he lost his life doing just that.
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JJ Watt ?@JJWatt 32m32 minutes ago He died 12 years ago today, but his impact & inspiration lives on. Pat Tillman was a true hero.
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Arizona CardinalsVerified account ?@AZCardinals 12m12 minutes ago On this day in 2004, we lost our teammate and friend, Pat Tillman. His legacy lives on through the @pattillmanfnd.
This post was edited on 4/22/16 at 11:55 am
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Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:54 am to bwallcubfan
RIP
Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:54 am to bwallcubfan
Guy is a true hero. The circumstances around his death really suck though.
This post was edited on 4/22/16 at 11:55 am
Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:56 am to bwallcubfan
Anyone who hasn't read "Where Men Win Glory" should. It's fantastic.
This post was edited on 4/22/16 at 11:57 am
Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:59 am to bwallcubfan
RIP, guy gave up the dream to protect his country. One of the saddest things I've ever seen were the many people who tried to minimize his death and sacrifice because of how he died and because of his personal beliefs.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 11:59 am to bwallcubfan
A true American hero.
Hate how the Bush administration handled his death.
Hate how the Bush administration handled his death.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:01 pm to TT9
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Hate how the Bush administration handled his death.
Watching many of my fellow republicans act the way they did in the aftermath was disgraceful.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:02 pm to Roger Klarvin
I agree.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:05 pm to bwallcubfan
Damn true hero
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:21 pm to bwallcubfan
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:29 pm to bwallcubfan
You'd think from those tweets he was killed by the taliban and not by some chicken shite guys in his own unit while carrying out a pointless operation to remove a broken down vehicle.
Where men win glory is one of the best books I've ever read
Where men win glory is one of the best books I've ever read
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:57 pm to bwallcubfan
All gave some, some gave all.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 12:59 pm to bwallcubfan
12 years ago today, Pat Tillman was murdered by the very country he swore to protect.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:02 pm to bwallcubfan
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Pat Tillman gave his life for this country
I'm not trying to politicize his death, but this dude did anything to give his life for his country.
He was killed by his own men, and his "country" lied about it. Some sacrifice.....
Dude was a hero, and a much better man than I will ever be, but the narrative that he died for his country is utter bullshite.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:06 pm to CherryGarciaMan
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Dude was a hero, and a much better man than I will ever be, but the narrative that he died for his country is utter bullshite.
Eh, it depends on how broadly you want to define it.
If he had never chosen to "serve his country," he wouldn't have been in the middle of ratphuck Afghanistan to begin with to get killed by his own guys.
Even further, if you are arguing he wasn't "serving his country" because being in Afghanistan in the first place was dumb, well, you are entitled to your opinion on that but I'm fine with saying "he served his country" even if at the same time I may think the overall mission was dumb or didn't actually serve American interests. Mainly, because I'm not an a-hole about such things, we don't need to bring it up when talking about HIS intentions.
This post was edited on 4/22/16 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:26 pm to REG861
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You'd think from those tweets he was killed by the taliban and not by some chicken shite guys in his own unit while carrying out a pointless operation to remove a broken down vehicle.
What does how he died have to do with or change anything in those tweets?
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:28 pm to CherryGarciaMan
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He was killed by his own men, and his "country" lied about it. Some sacrifice..... Dude was a hero, and a much better man than I will ever be, but the narrative that he died for his country is utter bull shite.
I've seen some absurd things on this board, this may top all of em.
How he died and who shot him couldn't possibly have less to do with his intentions and being out there. It doesn't lessen or cheapen anything he did or stood for, why the hell would anyone think it does is something I can't even grasp.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:33 pm to CherryGarciaMan
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but the narrative that he died for his country is utter bullshite.
Ummm, that's exactly what he did. Regardless of who he was shot by. It's not like he was killed on a vacation trip to the Middle East.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:35 pm to KillerNut9
quote:The idea of even considering another solider who died at the hands of terrorists as having a more noble death than Tillman is so far out there, I literally can't even fathom it.
Ummm, that's exactly what he did. Regardless of who he was shot by
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:41 pm to CherryGarciaMan
How's about you go frick yourself? 
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