"Four years later, in May of 2002, he turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million from the team to enlist in the U.S. Army. He told friends and family that he enlisted because he was deeply affected by the 9/11 attacks."

"Pat Tillman walked away from a lucrative career in the National Football League to join the military and fight in Afghanistan..."

The Army's Special Operations Command initially reported that Mr. Tillman was killed by enemy gunfire, news that led to an outpouring of grief across the nation, and awarded him the Purple Heart and Silver Star and a posthumous promotion. But an investigation by the Department of Defense revealed that he had in fact been killed by his fellow soldiers.