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re: Former LSU Football Player Turned War Hero
Posted on 5/31/13 at 5:28 pm to PlanoPrivateer
Posted on 5/31/13 at 5:28 pm to PlanoPrivateer
best of luck to him & thanks for posting
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Posted on 5/31/13 at 6:18 pm to chris_sandersLSU
Captain Rathmann!!!!!! 
ALL AMERICAN!
AIRBORNE!!!!
ALL AMERICAN!
AIRBORNE!!!!
This post was edited on 5/31/13 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 5/31/13 at 6:52 pm to chris_sandersLSU
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:03 pm to lsutigermall
Jim and I were very good friends during our time at LSU. We were commissioned together when we started our careers in law enforcement.
You don't meet many like him in a lifetime. His passion for helping others and love for his country is truly unparallel. He's made a lot of sacrifices over the years to defend freedom.
Truly a humble man, I hope he finds this thread and reads the kind words others have posted in appreciation of his service.
Anyone close to him know if he's still a federal agent? Last time we spoke he had just gotten hired.
You don't meet many like him in a lifetime. His passion for helping others and love for his country is truly unparallel. He's made a lot of sacrifices over the years to defend freedom.
Truly a humble man, I hope he finds this thread and reads the kind words others have posted in appreciation of his service.
Anyone close to him know if he's still a federal agent? Last time we spoke he had just gotten hired.
This post was edited on 5/31/13 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:08 pm to chris_sandersLSU
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Rathmann was awarded the Bronze Star amongst many other awards for his heroism in combat
It should be for valor. Is it a Bronze Star w/ a V?
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:11 pm to chris_sandersLSU
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:12 pm to Crazy Ivan
AWESOME!! :bow:
:bow:
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:16 pm to chris_sandersLSU
To Chris Sanders-thanks for informing the TD nation.
To Captain Jim Rathmann: thanks for entertaining us while you were a Tiger and thanks for your service to our country; may you and your families journeys and travels always be safe.
To Captain Jim Rathmann: thanks for entertaining us while you were a Tiger and thanks for your service to our country; may you and your families journeys and travels always be safe.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:29 pm to LSUwag
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I work with his step father. He is very proud of him, needless to say.
Please point him to this thread.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 7:46 pm to Jim Rockford
It's funny how little publicity stuff like this gets and how much publicity someone in a bar fight gets. This is a story we should be hearing more about!
Posted on 5/31/13 at 8:03 pm to Gulffisherman
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To Captain Jim Rathmann:
HERE WE GEAUX TIGER, HERE WE GEAUX!!!!!!
Posted on 5/31/13 at 8:33 pm to chris_sandersLSU
I get the war hero part but was he actually on the team or just a walk on during the spring?
Posted on 5/31/13 at 8:41 pm to chris_sandersLSU
Outstanding Captain! Salute
Posted on 5/31/13 at 9:06 pm to The People
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I hope he finds this thread and reads the kind words others have posted in appreciation of his service.
I will pass it along to his step father who I work with.
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Anyone close to him know if he's still a federal agent? Last time we spoke he had just gotten hired.
I think he is still in the military. I know for a fact that he was in Japan when the nuke plant melted down.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 10:20 pm to chris_sandersLSU
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Former LSU Tiger Jim Rathmann
Posted on 6/3/13 at 5:14 pm to chris_sandersLSU
Just an update to this thread.
I spoke to his step father today and he is no longer in the military and he was in fact hired into the feds in a very impressive job. I won't give details of that job but, it is an impressive one.
I spoke to his step father today and he is no longer in the military and he was in fact hired into the feds in a very impressive job. I won't give details of that job but, it is an impressive one.
Posted on 6/3/13 at 5:18 pm to chris_sandersLSU
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Former LSU Tiger Jim Rathmann, who was on the 2003 National Championship Team is a champion once again, only this time on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Rathmann, who played DB/WR/Special Teams for the Tigers has served in the 82nd Airborne Division as a platoon leader from 2009-2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Rathmann was awarded the Bronze Star amongst many other awards for his heroism in combat. Prior to joining the LSU Tigers in 2003, Rathmann served as an enlisted soldier from 1999-2003. He became a combat veteran immediately following the 9/11 attacks when he deployed to defend this country. It is guys like this that make me proud to be an LSU Tiger and an American. Thank you for your service Captain Jim Rathmann, the LSU Nation salutes you. Geaux Tigers!
I read this in Bill Franques's voice
and to Jim Rathmann
Posted on 6/3/13 at 6:43 pm to Harry Caray
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Captain Jim Rathmann:
50 yard line seats, and a presentation at the LSU -Florida game. Somebody make this happen.
Posted on 6/3/13 at 6:57 pm to Jim Rockford
I'd say he likes to be in the Fight...as a Viet Nam Vet...I say a big thank you.
Posted on 6/3/13 at 7:16 pm to 11thACR
:usa :
Thank You Sir, absolutely a Great Tiger!
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