Rest in peace, hero.
1 posted on
04/23/2004 2:22:28 PM PDT by
Coop
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To: Coop
Amen.
2 posted on
04/23/2004 2:25:50 PM PDT by
Corporate Law
(<>< -- Xavier Basketball - Perennial Slayer of #1 Ranked Teams)
To: Coop
mega bump
3 posted on
04/23/2004 2:26:47 PM PDT by
sasafras
(sasafras (The road to hell is paved with good intentions))
To: Coop
Gosh darn it, here come the tears, again. He was a rare individual.
To: Coop
5 posted on
04/23/2004 2:29:27 PM PDT by
annyokie
(There are two sides to every argument, but I'm too busy to listen to yours.)
To: Coop
I think anyone would be proud to have a son, father, husband, brother or friend like Pat. They would be lucky too.
8 posted on
04/23/2004 2:34:38 PM PDT by
handy
To: Coop
"But it doesn't do me any good to be proud. It'd be better to just force myself to be naïve about things,
Hint, hint, Simeon...
9 posted on
04/23/2004 2:37:43 PM PDT by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Rest in peace Pat Tillman- You're a great American.)
To: Coop
“LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING AT ALL...”
Helen Keller
10 posted on
04/23/2004 2:40:01 PM PDT by
DUMBGRUNT
(Sane, and have the papers to prove it!)
To: Coop
I cried when I heard about it.
11 posted on
04/23/2004 2:40:08 PM PDT by
Dante3
To: Coop
I heard about this today in school. I was running off some xerox copies for my classes when an ultra left wing department head approached me to tell this sad story. He couldn't believe such a gifted young man would choose such a dangerous course in life and "all for nothing" as this puking leftist likes to constantly whine. It's hard being a conservative in an inner city school so full of anti-American vitrolic hatred for the sheer courage of the Pat Tillman's of the world. You know the worst part? They'll never "get it." I work in a liberal system and I knew that when I started as a teacher fifteen years ago. But it is just so more intense in the inner city! Been there seven years now and I think it's time to move on to another school. I have to salvage some remnant of my sanity.
12 posted on
04/23/2004 2:41:53 PM PDT by
ExSoldier
(When the going gets tough, the tough go cyclic. (R.I.P. harpseal))
To: Coop
Tillman was a real hero. 99% of his compatriots would have not chosen the path he chose - given the same options.
In my day, pro ballplayers skirted the draft because there were always open slots available for sacred cows. One notable exception was Rocky Bleier a hero and a story worth reading, in his own right.
Rest in peace Pat Tillman. Your mission is not over.
17 posted on
04/23/2004 2:50:40 PM PDT by
wingman1
(University of Vietnam '70)
To: Coop
Tillman was everything Kerry could never fool others into believing he was......
To: Coop
If there were more like him we wouldn't be in the mess we're in. God bless him.
To: Coop
Ah, I've been weepy all day after hearing this.
His story reminds me of the attitude shown by some athletes after Pearl Harbor. Warren Spahn comes to mind - he was in the Battle of the Bulge, IIRC.
Godspeed Pat Tillman - you are a shining example to us all.
To: Coop
Absolute Hero!..
To: Coop
Pat Tillman = Great American
To: Coop
May God bless ALL our fallen soldiers and the brave men and women still fighting for my freedoms and my security.
To: Coop
Only one word for Pat, a HERO.
We so often anoint our sports stars with that moniker, and actually, although they do possess athletic skills, they are not what you would call heroes in the true sense of the word.
Pat, by leaving his multi million dollar career behind to go and fight for a cause he believed in,( for his country )is now instead of just a talented athlete, a Hero in the true sense of that overused word.
RIP
38 posted on
04/23/2004 3:56:40 PM PDT by
ladyinred
(Kerry has more flip flops than Waikiki Beach)
To: Coop
Some events just leave one speechless. I will remember patriot and hero Pat Tillman and his family in my prayers this evening.
42 posted on
04/23/2004 4:14:57 PM PDT by
TOUGH STOUGH
(A vote for president Bush IS a vote for principle.)
To: Coop
Best Role Model in Sports
Ex-Cardinal Pat Tillman traded his football helmet for an Army helmet to serve his country.
Sept. 15, 2002 12:00:00
He drove a Schwinn, not a Saab, to his first Cardinals practice. He worked his way from a seventh-round pick to starting at strong safety and leading the team in tackles. In the off-season, just for kicks, he ran marathons and completed triathlons. So it shouldn't have surprised anyone that Tillman turned down a chance to earn $3 million the next three years to become an Army Ranger.
The best role model in sports isn't even in sports anymore.
And he's refusing to talk about it, rejecting interview requests from every major network. He told friends he isn't doing it for publicity.
It's official. Pat Tillman is the coolest guy we know.
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/best2002/aroundtown/articles/0915bestrolemodel.html
To: Coop
I've always considered myself a patriotic American, but what Pat tillman did makes me feel woefully inadequate. When the story first broke about his quitting football, I had to ask myself if in the same situation would I do the same. To be honest, probably not. Both of the Tillman brothers are great Americans and are to be emulated. It is both a sad day and a glorious day for patriotism. The Tillman family is to be praised in that they raised two true patriots to rank with any in USA history
46 posted on
04/23/2004 4:20:26 PM PDT by
Damagro
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