
	Where results make sense

Topic: Pat Tillman

	SI.com - NFL - Former Cardinals safety Tillman killed in combat - Friday April 23, 2004 8:15PM
		Tillman, who walked away from a $3.6 million contract as a safety with the Arizona Cardinals to join the military after the Sept. 11 attacks, was in an area where numerous U.S. troops have been killed in battles with suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters.
		Tillman was a specialist in the 75th Ranger Regiment, a light infantry unit out of Fort Benning, Ga. The White House put out a statement of sympathy that praised Tillman as "an inspiration both on an off the football field."
		Tillman was the first NFL player killed in combat since Buffalo offensive tackle Bob Kalsu died in the Vietnam War in July 1970.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/football/nfl/04/23/tillman.killed/index.html?cnn=yes (1511 words)

	Pat Tillman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The U.S. Department of Defense concluded that Pat Tillman's death was due to friendly fire aggravated by the intensity of the firefight.
		Tillman was the first professional football player to be killed in combat since the death of Bob Kalsu of the Buffalo Bills, who died in the Vietnam War in 1970.
		Tillman's family was not informed of the finding that he was killed by friendly fire until weeks after his memorial service, although at least some senior Army officers knew of that fact prior to the service ([9]).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pat_Tillman (1667 words)

	Pat Tillman Memorial Video and Flash Movie by Chris Valentine
		I'd been a fan of Pat Tillman since the mid-90's when he was playing a large role on the last great ASU Sun Devil football team, a team that fell just short of a national title.
		In the fall of Pat's senior year, he went to the aid of a friend in a fight outside a pizza parlor and, in Pat's words, "beat the s---" out of his friend's assailant, who was in his early 20s.
		Tillman understood from the start that he was a marginal recruit--too small to play linebacker, too slow to play running back or defensive back, the coaches figured, but too intense to pass up.
	www.chrisvalentines.com /projects/ptpage.html (2699 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: Pat Tillman: Martyr for Freedom by Ben Johnson
		Tillman’s patrol came under ambush by the remnants of al-Qaeda lurking in the mountainous region near the Pakistani border.
		Pat Tillman is a hero, and all the more when compared with others in a similar position.
		Tillman, though, showed more courage than many enlisted men and women in the reserves, who, when their nation called, tried to get out of going to war.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13142 (1438 words)

	Ex-NFL player Tillman killed in Afghanistan - World News - MSNBC.com
		Tillman, 27, was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Fort Lewis, Wash. The battalion was involved in Operation Mountain Storm in southeastern Afghanistan, part of the U.S. campaign against fighters of the al-Qaida terror network and the former Taliban government along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, military officials told NBC News.
		Pat Tillman turned down a $3.6 million contract in 2002 to join the Army in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
		Pat Tillman was first deployed to Iraq in March 2003; it was not immediately clear when he was sent to Afghanistan, where he served in the same unit with his brother.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4815441 (1339 words)

	NFL's Pat Tillman killed in Afghanistan - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - April 24, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Pat Tillman was considered by many to be a hero when he put a promising NFL career on hold nearly two years ago to enlist in the Army.
		Tillman is the first active professional athlete to die in combat since Bob Kalsu, who played for the Buffalo Bills, was killed in Vietnam in 1970.
		Sgt. Tillman told Marmie in April 2002 that he thought he was fortunate to be an athlete but that it was time for a new experience and a new perspective on life.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040423-111745-3033r.htm (1535 words)

	CNN.com - Investigation reveals new Tillman questions - May 27, 2006
		Pat Tillman was killed by fellow U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2004.
		Tillman's platoon was on a mission in eastern Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border.
		Pat Tillman was with the first group that pressed on, moving safely through a deep canyon and arriving at a small village.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/US/05/27/pat.tillman/index.html (1856 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Army 'hid truth of Tillman death'
		Tillman died in Afghanistan in 2004 and for weeks afterwards US army officials said he was killed by enemy fire.
		Tillman turned his back on a contract with the Arizona Cardinals American football team, worth $3.6m (£2m), when he joined the US army six months after the 11 September 2001 terror attacks.
		Tillman died on 22 April 2004 when his US Rangers patrol was hit by gunfire as it passed along a canyon road in Khost province, south of Kabul at twilight.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4516025.stm (554 words)

	Pat Tillman
		Tillman’s intentions to leave the violent life of the National Football League in favor of the potentially fatal life of Army Ranger mirrored that of Bob Feller, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1936-1956.
		Tillman’s battalion was involved in Operation Mountain Storm in southeastern Afghanistan, part of the U.S. campaign against fighters of the al-Qaida terror network and the former Taliban government along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, military officials told NBC News.
		Tillman played four seasons with the Cardinals before enlisting in the Army in May 2002, which he joined with his younger brother Kevin, who also is a highly regarded athlete, having once been a minor league baseball prospect in the Cleveland Indians’ organization.
	pcfootball.net /PatTillman.htm (3828 words)

	ESPN.com - E-Ticket: An Un-American Tragedy
		Listen to firsthand accounts of what transpired the day Pat Tillman died from a radio telephone operator who also was hit by friendly fire, two additional soldiers in the firefight, and the lieutenant colonel who directed the Army's first official investigation into the incident.
		Pat Tillman was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart, but five weeks after his death it was revealed he was killed by friendly fire.
		Though rarely for public consumption, the Tillman family has continued to try to push through layers of Army bureaucracy for answers, about both the death of their son and the appearance that Pat Tillman's Army life, and death, might have been used for political purposes.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/eticket/story?page=tillmanpart1 (6067 words)

	Pat Tillman
		Tillman, his former wife, Mary, and other family members remain frustrated by the Army's handling of the killing but for the first time may be close to getting some of the answers they so desperately seek.
		There is no question in my mind that Pat Tillman was a great American, however, never forget that he is only one of thousands, or tens of thousands of brave soldiers who left their normal life-style to fight terrorism in order to preserve our way of life for future generations of Americans.
		Pat Tillman and other men and women put their lives on the line, so that we may be a free and strong nation.
	www.ohwowlookatthis.com /Owlattillman.html (3210 words)

	The American Spectator
		Pat Tillman was the starting strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals when the 9/11 attacks occurred.
		The "mystery" some commentators see in Tillman's actions is almost certainly the result of his refusal to grant interviews; if he would only sit for a weepy tell-all, all of their doubts could be put to rest.
		Pat Tillman knows where the real war is, which is why he left the fake one behind.
	www.spectator.org /dsp_article.asp?art_id=5857 (952 words)

	Truthdig - Reports - In Defense of Pat Tillman
		Pat Tillman was gifted in a way that precluded his exposure to the narratives of the left (as we are all insulated from those narratives); and he went to war.
		Pat’s family has persisted in its struggle for the truth because it was deeply offensive to them that the right wing was willing to replace the life of this real and quite remarkable human being with a caricature.
		And that is one of Pat Tillman’s legacy.
	www.truthdig.com /report/item/20070326_defending_pat_tillman (4695 words)

	FAMILY DEMANDS THE TRUTH / New inquiry may expose events that led to Pat Tillman’s death
		Tillman was hit in the wrist with shrapnel and in his body armor with numerous bullets.
		Tillman subscribed to the Economist magazine, and a fellow soldier said Tillman created a makeshift base library of classic novels so his platoon mates would have literature to read in their down time.
		The persistence of Mary Tillman and her former husband, Patrick Tillman, was rewarded when the Pentagon’s inspector general opened a new inquiry in August, the fourth such probe.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL&type=printable (3903 words)

	ESPN Classic - Hero
		Pat Tillman was five and already pushing the limits of life.
		Patrick Daniel Tillman was born Nov. 6, 1976 in Fremont, Calif., the first of three sons to Patrick, a lawyer, and Mary, a teacher.
		Tillman became a starting linebacker in his junior year, when he was the Sun Devils' second-leading tackler during an 11-1 season that ended in a last-minute loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Tillman_Pat.html (1324 words)

	CNN.com - Investigation reveals new Tillman questions - May 27, 2006
		Pat Tillman was killed by fellow U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2004.
		Tillman's platoon was on a mission in eastern Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border.
		Pat Tillman was with the first group that pressed on, moving safely through a deep canyon and arriving at a small village.
	www.cnn.com /2006/US/05/27/pat.tillman/index.html (1838 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: Pat Tillman: Martyr for Freedom by Ben Johnson
		Tillman’s patrol came under ambush by the remnants of al-Qaeda lurking in the mountainous region near the Pakistani border.
		Pat Tillman is a hero, and all the more when compared with others in a similar position.
		Tillman, though, showed more courage than many enlisted men and women in the reserves, who, when their nation called, tried to get out of going to war.
	frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13142 (1443 words)

	USATODAY.com - Tillman begins boot camp, not NFL camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Pat Tillman, one of the NFL's top special-teams players, enlisted in the Army after four years with the Arizona Cardinals.
		Tillman turned down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Cardinals to make $18,000 per year for an uncertain future, since there is no guarantee he will make Ranger.
		Tillman's age might have been a factor in his decision — the cutoff for the Rangers is 28.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nfl/cards/2002-07-08-tillman.htm (556 words)

	NFL.com - NFL News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Pat Tillman's best season was in 2000 when he started all 16 games and had 224 tackles.
		Tillman and his brother Kevin -- a minor league baseball player in the Cleveland organization -- were going to join the Army Rangers, soldiers sent where the fighting is toughest.
		Tillman talked with his teammates in the locker room after the game, then slipped out a side door before reporters came in.
	www.nfl.com /news/story/7277321 (1092 words)

	NFL.com - NFL News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Pat Tillman's best season was in 2000 when he started all 16 games and had 224 tackles.
		Tillman and his brother Kevin -- a minor league baseball player in the Cleveland organization -- were going to join the Army Rangers, soldiers sent where the fighting is toughest.
		Tillman talked with his teammates in the locker room after the game, then slipped out a side door before reporters came in.
	nfl.com /news/story/7277321 (1084 words)

	Pat Tillman - SourceWatch
		Pat Tillman was "the Arizona Cardinals defensive back who famously volunteered for the Army in the spring after 9/11, giving up a $3.6 million N.F.L. contract extension.
		Tillman wanted to pay something back to his country by pursuing the enemy that actually attacked it, Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda," Frank Rich wrote in the November 6, 2005, New York Times.
		On March 4th, 2006, the Pentagon's Inspector General announced that after review, further investigation of Pat Tillman's death would be necessary to decide whether members in Tillman's unit should be charged with negligent homicide.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Pat_Tillman (740 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Frank Rich: The Mysterious Death of Pat Tillman
		Though Tillman himself was so idealistic that he refused publicity of any kind when in the Army, he was exploited by the war's cheerleaders as a recruitment lure and was needed to continue in that role after his death.
		Pat Tillman's mother, Mary Tillman, was offended to discover that even President Bush wanted a cameo role in this screenplay: she told The Post that he had offered to tape a memorial to her son for a Cardinals game that would be televised shortly before Election Day.
		Pat Tillman's case is itself a replay of the fake "Rambo" escapades ascribed to Pfc.
	www.truthout.org /docs_2005/110605Z.shtml (1532 words)

	General Releases :: The Arizona State University Sun Devils - Official Athletic Site
		Pat Tillman, who walked away from his professional football career to join the Army Rangers, was killed in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Friday.
		Tillman, an Army Ranger that was killed in Afghanistan this week, patrolled the defensive backfield from 1994 through 1997, helping the Sun Devils to the 1997 Rose Bowl.
		Tillman, a member of the Army Rangers who was killed in Afghanistan, was a four-year standout for the Sun Devil football team before making an impact in the National Football League with the Cardinals.
	thesundevils.cstv.com /genrel/inmemory-tillman.html (413 words)

	SI.com - Magazine - Pat Tillman: Remember His Name - Tuesday September 5, 2006 5:46PM
		Tillman (third from right) with members of his Army Ranger squad in Afghanistan in April 2004.
		That's Pat Tillman, the man you take your middle name from, and I've been waiting for you to ask since the day you were born.
		Pat's younger brother, Kevin, fresh out of the Cleveland Indians' farm system, was coming too.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/magazine/09/05/tillman0911 (536 words)

	Remembering Pat Tillman
		"Pat represents all that is good with this country, our society and ultimately the human condition in general.
		Many American families have suffered the same terrible sacrifice that Pat's family must now bear, and the patriotism that their loved ones' exemplified is as fine and compelling as Pat's.
		"When Pat made his choice to leave the NFL and became an Army Ranger, he declined requests for interviews because he viewed his decision as no more patriotic than that of his less-fortunate, less-renowned countrymen who loved our country enough to volunteer to defend her in a time of peril.
	www.roenickchick.com /tillman.htm (558 words)

	ESPN - Ex-NFL player Tillman killed in Afghanistan - NFL
		"Pat represents all that is good with this country, our society and ultimately the human condition in general," said Seattle Seahawks general manager Bob Ferguson, who was GM with the Cardinals when Tillman was drafted.
		Pat Tillman has been alone among today's professional athletes at the highest level, giving up his career to serve his country.
		Tillman and his brother, Kevin -- a baseball player in the Cleveland organization -- were going to join the Army Rangers, soldiers sent where the fighting is toughest.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=1788232 (1300 words)

	FAMILY DEMANDS THE TRUTH / New inquiry may expose events that led to Pat Tillman’s death
		Tillman was hit in the wrist with shrapnel and in his body armor with numerous bullets.
		Tillman subscribed to the Economist magazine, and a fellow soldier said Tillman created a makeshift base library of classic novels so his platoon mates would have literature to read in their down time.
		The persistence of Mary Tillman and her former husband, Patrick Tillman, was rewarded when the Pentagon’s inspector general opened a new inquiry in August, the fourth such probe.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/25/MNGD7ETMNM1.DTL&type=printable (3921 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)