Posted on 09/15/2020 1:08:07 PM PDT by Red Badger
Steelers LT Alejandro Villanueva wore the name of Alwyn Cashe on his helmet during last night’s game against the Giants. As noted by Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Cashe was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his service in Iraq:
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Profile photo, opens profile page on Twitter in a new tab Chris Adamski @C_AdamskiTrib Steelers LT Alejandro Villanueva has the name Alwyn Cashe on the back of his helmet
Cashe was posthumousky awarded the Silver Star for heroism after his death at 35 while on duty in Iraq
http://Steelers.com had said ALL players' helmets would have Antwon Rose Jr's name
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“Cashe wasn’t initially hurt when a roadside bomb exploded Oct. 17 next to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle while on patrol in Samara, Iraq, family members said,” The Associated Press wrote. “But he suffered second- and third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body when he ran back into the vehicle in an attempt to rescue other soldiers trapped inside, according to his family.”
Cashe died three weeks after the explosion, in November of 2005. He was 35 years old and was survived by his wife and daughter, who was 12 years old at the time.
On Monday, Steelers.com reported that every player on the Pittsburgh Steelers would “unite as one” and wear the name of Antwon Rose Jr. on the back of their helmets all season. The team web site described the night of Rose Jr.’s death:
On the night of June 19, 2018, the car Antwon Rose Jr., who is black, was a passenger in was pulled over by the East Pittsburgh Police. While the driver was being handcuffed on suspicion of being involved in an incident that happened earlier that evening, a frightened Rose fled from the car. The cell phone video a bystander captured showed Rose running, and then you could hear gunshots and see as he was fatally shot in the back three times by a white East Pittsburgh Police Officer.
“Cashe wasn’t initially hurt when a roadside bomb exploded Oct. 17 next to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle while on patrol in Samara, Iraq, family members said,” The Associated Press wrote. “But he suffered second- and third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body when he ran back into the vehicle in an attempt to rescue other soldiers trapped inside, according to his family.”
Cashe died three weeks after the explosion, in November of 2005. He was 35 years old and was survived by his wife and daughter, who was 12 years old at the time.
On Monday, Steelers.com reported that every player on the Pittsburgh Steelers would “unite as one” and wear the name of Antwon Rose Jr. on the back of their helmets all season. The team web site described the night of Rose Jr.’s death:
On the night of June 19, 2018, the car Antwon Rose Jr., who is black, was a passenger in was pulled over by the East Pittsburgh Police. While the driver was being handcuffed on suspicion of being involved in an incident that happened earlier that evening, a frightened Rose fled from the car. The cell phone video a bystander captured showed Rose running, and then you could hear gunshots and see as he was fatally shot in the back three times by a white East Pittsburgh Police Officer.
Villanueva played college football at Army, served as a captain in the military, and was awarded a Bronze Star for his service.
This is the second time Villanueva has removed himself from a team protest. Before a game in 2017, Villanueva stood outside the Steelers tunnel for the national anthem while the rest of the team remained in the locker room. played college football at Army, served as a captain in the military, and was awarded a Bronze Star for his service.
This is the second time Villanueva has removed himself from a team protest. Before a game in 2017, Villanueva stood outside the Steelers tunnel for the national anthem while the rest of the team remained in the locker room.
That Silver Star is shortly to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor according to recent news.
32 y/o next week. Career is winding down. They’ll be a roster spot for him over someone who wants to bite the hand that feeds them.
Will the "Stillers" throw him under the bus again?
Poor little Antwon...
Oh gee!
The author left part of the story out...why the car Antwon was in was stopped.
Little Antwon and his buddy hired a jitney to do a drive by shooting.
After being shot the target fired back hitting the jitney which was then stopped by the East Pgh Police because it was just involved in an attempted murder of...a black man!
Little Smiling Antwon left his gat on the floor of the car, if I remember correctly, because he had fired all of his rounds at the target of the hit.
He had an empty mag in his pocket.
Cop was tried for murder and acquitted, probably due to fleeing felon rule.
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Super easy.
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