Pat Tillman

Betrayal of an All-American Hero

By Mick Brown

1."For the US military, Pat Tillman’s enlistment provided an opportunity of a different kind. Tillman was a celebrated sportsman, a professional footballer playing for the Arizona Cardinals who turned down a three-year, $3.6 million contract so that he could serve his country." 2. "'the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror’, a spokesman for the White House talked of him as 'an inspiration both on and off the football field’, while the senator for Arizona, John McCain, spoke of how Tillman’s death would be 'a heavy blow to our nation’s morale’." 3."Tillman was awarded the Silver Star, the third highest military decoration in the US Army, given for 'gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States’. The citation described how he had 'put himself in the line of devastating enemy fire’, and how 'while mortally wounded, his audacious leadership and courageous example’ had inspired his men to fight, driving back the enemy and resulting in his platoon’s safe passage from an 'ambush kill zone’."

P A T T I L L M A N

Brown, Mick. "Betrayal of an All-American Hero." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 10 July 2010. Web. 27 May 2014.

The Legend of Pat Tillman

By Sarah Vizcarrondo

1."Pat Tillman was a public figure because of his career, and his decision to enlist put him in the public eye for new reasons, so it's easy to see why his loss, a national tragedy by its very nature, could not be reported as an accident besot with incompetence." 2. "A man who took risks and won games like the best leaders of legend, but was flattened into a fake icon and exploited by national media." 3."He wasn't, as they described him, ‘above all, principled'; he wasn't a paragon of moral certitude; he was curious and tried to see things from every possible point of view."

Vizcarrondo, Sarah "The Legend of Pat Tillman: Deconstructing a Military Myth | International Documentary Association." The Legend of Pat Tillman: Deconstructing a Military Myth | International Documentary Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2014.

Ex-NFL Star Tillman Makes 'Ultimate Sacrifice'

By NBC

1."Overall, 110 U.S. soldiers have died, 39 of them in combat, during Operation Enduring Freedom, which began in Afghanistan in late 2001." 2. "An Afgan militiaman fighting alongside Tillman also was killed, and two other U.S. soldiers were wounded." 3. "A local Afgan commander, Gen. Khial Bas, told The Associated Press that nine enemy fighters were killed in the confrontation."

NBC. "Ex-NFL Star Tillman Makes 'ultimate Sacrifice'."Msnbc.com. NBC, n.d. Web. 29 May 2014