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Remember Pat Tillman
Today is the 15th anniversary of Pat Tillman's tragic death. Give some thought to this hero today and to his fellow soldiers and veterans. Steven Elliott, the Army Ranger who was involved as the shooter in that horrible friendly fire incident, has a book coming out in May that talks about his struggles and his road to recovery after the incident. All the proceeds from that book will go to organizations serving the mental health needs of active duty and veterans. https://www.amazon.com/War-Story-Mem.../dp/1496429923
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04-22-2019, 07:37 PM | #2 |
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Amen
Thanks for posting this
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04-22-2019, 07:39 PM | #3 |
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i'm headed out this Friday for the Run...
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04-22-2019, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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RIP
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04-22-2019, 07:58 PM | #5 |
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What a sad end to an awesome story.
RIP |
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04-22-2019, 08:05 PM | #6 |
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Seem's like it was yesterday. Can't believe it's been 15 years. What a Patriot!
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04-22-2019, 08:22 PM | #7 |
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RIP
Never forget how the Bush administration lied about his death as a propaganda tool |
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04-23-2019, 01:31 AM | #8 |
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22 vets committ suicide each day, every day. 365 days. Year after year since 9/11. Seems to me that should be a higher priority.
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04-23-2019, 02:15 AM | #9 |
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RIP, soldier. A grateful nation loves you.
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04-23-2019, 04:18 AM | #10 |
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04-23-2019, 05:40 AM | #11 |
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Sorry he's gone but he made the wrong decision.
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04-23-2019, 06:23 AM | #12 |
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04-23-2019, 06:27 AM | #13 |
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RIP Cpl Tillman.
Bush had nothing to do with trying to cover up how his death occurred. Terrible shame and this and other leadership bs had lasting effects. When Jim Mattis was SecDef some of his personnel recommendations were based on decisions that were made back then over leadership and cover ups. His memorial page even still bothers me in it’s tone And phraseology: “On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was fatally wounded when his Ranger unit came under fire during combat operations in southeastern Afghanistan. After he was medically evacuated from the scene, he was pronounced dead by U.S. officials at approximately 11:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.” https://www.soc.mil/Memorial%20Wall/...an_Patrick.pdf A couple of ESPN (not A R M Y versions) of how it happened: http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/26573668 http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/sto...enduring-guilt |
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04-23-2019, 07:32 AM | #14 |
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If you have any interest in Tillman, don’t read the shooter’s book. Read Jon Krakauer’s.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/...ryId=112816210 |
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04-23-2019, 08:49 AM | #15 |
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This Saturday I volunteered at Amazon to handout water at the Pat Tillman 15th Annual Run here in Tempe.
https://pattillmanfoundation.org/pats-run/
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