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  Brother of N.F.L. Star Posts Antiwar Essay
Tillman ended with a suggestion that the elections on Nov. 7 are an opportunity for people opposed to the war to send a message.
Pat Tillman, a safety for the Arizona Cardinals, left the team in spring 2002 to join the Army along with Kevin Tillman, motivated in part by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and eventually training as a Ranger.
Kevin Tillman’s essay was posted as Pentagon investigators close in on the latest of several investigations into the case.
www.commondreams.org /headlines06/1024-01.htm   (921 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman and the Killing Lies of the U.S. Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kevin Tillman is the brother of Pat Tillman, a star football player who turned down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army Rangers in May 2002.
Kevin Tillman was also in the U.S. Army Rangers and the two brothers served in the same unit.
Kevin Tillman says in his statement that he and his brother spoke about how, when they signed up for the US Army, “once we committed, we were at the mercy of the American leadership and the American people.
rwor.org /a/068/tillman-en.html   (1329 words)

  
 Antwun Echols vs. Kevin Tillman (April 7, 1998)
Echols resumed his attack, trapping Tillman on the ropes and landing with a sharp hook to the head followed by a right cross that landed flush.
With 2:14 remaining in the 7th, Tillman retreated to the ropes and the champ punished him with a variety of shots.
Tillman legs were gone and he tried to fight off the ropes but Echols kept up the pressure with clubbing right hands to the head.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/1998/980407echols_tillman.html   (1420 words)

  
 Emboldened » Blog Archive » Kevin Tillman speaks
Kevin, Pat’s brother and fellow Army Ranger, has written a post on TruthDig that should be required reading for anyone who feels like they still have cause to support the Bush administration’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tillman’s post starts as a discussion of the war and the troops, but burgeons into a larger indictment of the conditions which have allowed Iraq to fester in a disgraceful realm of failure without responsibility.
Kevin Tillman is talking about all of us, not just the leaders that have propagated this resoundingly anti-American reality that we live in today.
www.baltimoregroupblog.com /2006/10/22/kevin-tillman-speaks   (619 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman
Kevin Tillman is a former Major League Baseball player who left the Anaheim Angels after September 11, 2001 to enlist in the United States Army.
With his brother, former National Football League star Pat Tillman, he completed training for the elite Army Ranger school in late 2002, and were assigned to the second battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis, Washington.
Both Pat and Kevin Tillman were deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
www.thenation.com /directory/bios/kevin_tillman   (127 words)

  
 Tillman's brother decries Iraq war, U.S. leaders | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Kevin Tillman was in the same Army Ranger unit as Pat Tillman, a corporal who was killed April 22, 2004, by fire from his fellow soldiers under circumstances the Pentagon continues to investigate.
Despite Pat Tillman's fame and the outpouring of emotion after his death, the Tillman family has generally kept a distance from anti-war protesters, though they have often spoken of their efforts to find the truth about what happened.
Under pressure from the Tillman family and members of Congress, the inspector general of the Defense Department and the Army Criminal Investigation Command are examining the actions of members of Tillman's unit and the initial investigation.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20061024/news_1n24tillman.html   (584 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman Rips Iraq War
Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his famous brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004 and Kevin, was discharged in 2005.
Pat Tillman made headlines and was hailed as a hero for joining the Army after the attack of 9/11.
www.nationalledger.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=5&num=9332&printer=1   (485 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman Speaks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kevin Tillman is the brother of Pat Tillman, the former NFL player who died in Afghanistan in what the military first termed as "killed in action" and later admitted was friendly fire.
Kevin is the brother of Pat Tillman, the NFL footballer who gave up his career to join the Army, become a Ranger and serve in Iraq and Afghanistan before he was killed by friendly fire in an incident still under investigation.
Kevin Tillman, Pat Tillman's brother, has written a scathing open letter which should be required reading for anyone driving an SUV with one of those yellow ribbons.
tailrank.com /708719/Kevin-Tillman-Speaks   (2250 words)

  
 Pat Tillman's brother Kevin speaks out against war | biohabit.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kevin Tillman, a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with his older brother, Pat Tillman, has remained silent since his brother's death in 2004.
The Defense Department is investigating allegations of a cover-up, including failure by the U.S. Army to tell Tillman's family for several weeks that he had been killed by gunfire from his fellow Army Rangers, not by enemy fire as they initially were told.
Kevin Tillman has not spoken publicly about the war or his brother's death since his discharge from the Army.
www.biohabit.org /?q=node/954   (469 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman at AllExperts
Kevin Tillman is a former baseball player best known for leaving his sports career to enlist in the United States Army.
Tillman and his more well-known brother Pat (a former NFL player) completed training for the elite Army Ranger school in late 2002, and were assigned to the second battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis, Washington.
Tillman and his brother won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 11th annual ESPY Awards in 2003.
en.allexperts.com /e/k/ke/kevin_tillman.htm   (235 words)

  
 Denogean: Kevin Tillman has challenge for all voters | www.tucsoncitizen.com ®
Kevin Tillman, brother of former Arizona Cardinal-turned-soldier Pat Tillman, is having his say two years after his brother's controversial death in Afghanistan.
Tillman was handsome, patriotic and self-sacrificing, an all-American, iron-jawed symbol for all that was noble about the war on terrorism before he spent a day in boot camp.
Disagree with Kevin Tillman if you will, but it's impossible to dismiss him as "a political pawn of the far left" in light of his honorable service to the country and the loss of his brother.
www.tucsoncitizen.com /daily/local/30634.php   (770 words)

  
 Tillman's brother breaks silence
The former Army Ranger served in Iraq and Afghanistan along with his older brother, Pat Tillman, who was celebrated as a paradigm of American patriotism when he quit the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army.
Kevin has remained silent since his brother's 2004 death.
In the aftermath of Pat's death, his family would come to vehemently criticize the Army's investigation of the events that led to Pat's death and the Army's actions after he was killed.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/1021tillman1021.html   (445 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman speaks out against the war
In the Spring of 2002 Pat Tillman was on the verge of signing another contract with the team when he decided to join the Army instead.
Pat Tillman was 27 when he died in a canyon in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border in April of 2004.
In the aftermath of Pat Tillman's death, his family would come to vehemently criticism the Army's investigation of the events that lead to Pat's death, and the Army's actions after he was killed.
www.azcentral.com /sports/cardinals/articles/1020tillman-ON-CP.html   (1940 words)

  
 Dylan Pool :: Dylan Pool discussion :: Letter from Kevin Tillman (NDC)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It's from Kevin Tillman, the brother of former NFL star Pat Tillman who was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
Editor’s note: Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004.
Tillman is right: once you sign up to be trained to kill by the military you are at the mercy of the ethics and wisdom (or lack thereof) of those at the top.
pool.dylantree.com /phorum5/read.php?1,679713,679713   (775 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman Shares - Deadspin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
There are some things that Kevin Tillman would like to share with you before November 6th, the day on which his brother Pat would've turned 30.
Kevin Tillman has written an emotional and powerful piece for truthdig.com, and here's a small snippet that gives you a good idea of how it goes:
Kevin Tillman, take solace in the fact that you received a letter 'from' George W. with his own rubber stamped signature.
www.deadspin.com /sports/pat-tillman/kevin-tillman-shares-209264.php   (750 words)

  
 Powerful Essay From Kevin Tillman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written an essay called After Pat's Birthday that everyone should read regardless of their political ideology...
Kevin Tillman writes a very sad and inspiring piece dedicated to the memory of his lost brother.
Kevin Tillman, the brother of Pat Tillman, has written about the question of who we are.
tailrank.com /713802/Powerful-Essay-From-Kevin-Tillman   (2250 words)

  
 Interesting from Kevin Tillman - Topic Powered by eve community
One thing kevin needs to realize is no one intended for his brothers death to occur and you did volunteer for service in a war.
Kevin Tillman is mourning the loss of his brother; I respect that and like most of us in the SOF community, offer my condolences to him and his family for their loss.
Tillman is simply wrong, and like snake stated, he is merely uttering the DNC’s talking points of distortion and falsehoods.
forums.military.com /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5051924461/m/4600086490001?r=6190028490001   (1807 words)

  
 Leave Kevin Tillman Alone - AOL Elections Blog - The Stump
Kevin Tillman runs into credibilty issues because he has taken 2 years to speak out against the war and it just so happens to be one month before the elections.
Kevin Tillman is right to question the war in Iraq but if he wanted to be taken serious, he should have waited another month.
Kevin Tillman is wrong, as a soldier, to speak out against this war.
www.aolelectionsblog.com /2006/10/22/leave-kevin-tillman-alone   (2413 words)

  
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Well now again i guess Kevin means the 99.9% of the world who allow weapons to be sold to those who would kill their fellow man? Please Kevin seek some help, and start with Russia and CCP or all those Arms Brokers from the EU!.
Kevin appears not to and it is to his “awakening” that with him I find fault.
YidFunDorum It's a wash (at best) for Kevin Tillman 10/30/2006 8:52:29 PM Just as Cindy Sheehan's "absolute moral authority" was cancelled out by the majority of parents who thought their child's sacrifice was worthwhile, so is Kevin Tillman's opinions netted out by those who have served, and those who continue to serve to this day.
www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/35-44426.aspx   (5008 words)

  
 Brother of player-turned-soldier Pat Tillman calls war 'illegal' - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kevin Tillman, a former Army Ranger, had remained silent since his brother's death in 2004, but in an article in the Web magazine Truthdig, he sharply criticizes the invasion of Iraq, the indefinite imprisonment of terrorism suspects and other events since the brothers enlisted together in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Pat Tillman, who played defensive back for the Cardinals, was killed by friendly fire near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in April 2004.
The Defense Department is investigating allegations of a cover-up, including failure by the Army to tell Tillman's family for several weeks that he had been killed by gunfire from his fellow Army Rangers, not by enemy fire as they initially were told.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/2006-10-23-tillman-brother_x.htm   (337 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman - RightNation.US
Kevin Tillman chose to break his silence weeks away from election time.
I think it's interesting that Tillman was made the "face" of our soldiers by the goverment and yet the same people tried to hide....some would say are still hiding, the cause of his death.
I think the Tillman's are understandably bitter at the loss of their son/brother and furious that the truth about his death was mishandled.
www.rightnation.us /forums/index.php?showtopic=111411   (1554 words)

  
 LookSmart's Furl - View Item - Kevin Tillman's Rage Over Iraq
Dickey: Kevin Tillman's Rage Over Iraq Kevin Tillman’s incandescent statement against the Iraq war reads like poetry, and is part of a tragic tradition.
Kevin’s brother, football star Pat Tillman, was the Bush administration’s poster boy for patriotism until investigations showed that “friendly fire” had killed him in Afghanistan in April 2004, and the Pentagon had buried the facts.
Kevin writes on Truthdig.com that his brother talked to him “about the risks with signing the papers.
rss.furl.net /item.jsp?id=13043091   (822 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman, Army Ranger and Brother Speaks Out - Topic Powered by eve community
Their wouldn't be an investigation into Tillman's death if the command structure -- from the Ranger BN up to Rumsfeld -- hadn't concealed info they already had from the family.
Tillman can't have a opinion about the Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan without being called "unpratriotic" or a "treasoner" as I know he will be called in this forum, what freedoms are we supposed to be fighting for.
Tillman, your sacrifice and the sacrifice of your brother.
forums.military.com /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/409192893/m/8890070490001?r=5900053490001   (3909 words)

  
 Pat Tillman's Brother Blasts Iraq War, Bush - washingtonpost.com
Kevin Tillman, a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with his older brother, Pat, has been silent since his brother died in 2004.
Pat Tillman, who played defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, was killed near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in April 2004.
Pat Tillman was about to sign another contract with the Cardinals in spring 2002 when he decided to join the Army instead.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/22/AR2006102200937.html   (562 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Kevin Tillman Essay
Pat Tillman's brother Kevin wrote an essay about U.S. policy in Iraq.
Pat's Birthday" was written by Kevin Tillman, a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with his older brother, Pat Tillman, and was posted to TruthDig.com on
Kevin Tillman is the younger brother of former Arizona Cardinals defensive back Pat Tillman, an Army Ranger who was killed near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in April 2004, a victim of friendly fire.
www.snopes.com /politics/soapbox/tillman.asp   (274 words)

  
 Kevin Tillman Attacks War In Iraq - Local News
Kevin Tillman has never spoken publicly about his brother's 2004 death until now.
The Tillman brothers, both Arizona State University graduates, joined the army in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
For more on what Kevin Tillman had to write, click to truthdig.com.
www.kpho.com /news/10128790/detail.html   (319 words)

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