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A sad story. Rest in peace, Pat.

a very sad story.
And there are over 4000 other sad stories out there.

To all the Repubs and Demorons who do not know: This guy is a hero.

Senator John Kerry and Governor Arnold Schwartznegger are not.

Forskins - Right on with that one.....

KP - Great way to finish....I agree with you all the way..

a very sad story.
And there are over 4000 other sad stories out there.

KPKahder | 04/15/08, 07:41 AM

The saddest part is that there will be many more before this is finished, ....only to delay the inevitable. How badly we treat our heroes. Shame!! If Pat's death served any real purpose, it has been to reflect this tragedy. Rest in peace, Pat. You deserved so much better!

I know Pat wasn't a Christian, but he still exemplified the quote from the Bible: "Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for a friend!"

a very sad story.
And there are over 4000 other sad stories out there.

KPKahder | 04/15/08, 07:41 AM
Amen to that
Couldn't of said it better myself.

Forskins,

Time for your medication. Kerry, I'm sure you didn't know, served in Vietnam and won two silver stars.

Bush, Cheney and company were pooping their pants back here. They were cowards. Got that clown? Cowards.

Tillman wasn't a hero. He was an ordinary joe, a volunteer, like a lot of guys.

He is to be greatly admired for having courage enough to say he didn't believe in God.

He didn't deserve a statue and the rest of America, along with people who DID serve, have had enough of hearing about the guy.

Jonisgolffan - Read up on John Kerry before you start posting...When he came back to the states following his tour, he started to bash the very soldiers he was next to on the frontlines..Your comments are vile and cheap....You should take a step back and think about things...

We got a lot of news stories on this guy in Australia and i can say that ALL the people i knew at that time including myself, consider this guy a true hero. His death and the circumstances were terrible but he will always be remembered with respect and should be.He not only represents the United States, he represents all the allied countries as well.RIP mate!

Friendly fire has been a constant in every war. That is a fact, does not make it any less just or ease the hearts of his loved ones. There is no justice in war. Pat Tillman gave his life for his country & we should honor his sacrifice. The country lost a great American.

Tillman was killed by friendly fire and it was covered up, right? The military essentially lied to the media and Tillman's family? That is the sad part behind all of this.

Tillman was killed by friendly fire and it was covered up, right? The military essentially lied to the media and Tillman's family? That is the sad part behind all of this.

Blutwulf

The attempted coverup is not the sad part, that is a disgrace. The sad & disgraceful part is the emphasis on the coverup, rather than the sacrifice this man made.

ALL the people i knew at that time including myself, consider this guy a true hero. His death and the circumstances were terrible but he will always be remembered with respect and should be.He not only represents the United States, he represents all the allied countries as well.RIP mate!

BEAST! | 04/15/08

They are all hero's. The ones still there, the ones in training to go there, the ones who have come home wounded, maimed, dead. Tillman was more publicized because of WHO he was and how it happened.
I would venture to say he wasnt the only one killed by friendly fire in the last 5 years. He's just the one we heard about.
All of the men and women who are serving this country while we all play online while pretending to earn our paychecks, are heroes. Every one of them.

He's a hero...just like the rest of our brave men and women.

KP- Well said!!
And to the ones who bash soldiers, who are all heroes, just get out of the country where THEY have fought for our freedom!!! So far there has been 4000 men and women who have died over there and Pat Tillmon really should not be recognized any more than the other 3999 in my opinion!!! ALL the lives lost there were important!!!

KP,

The saddest part is the emphasis on things like Abu Ghrarib (sp?) rather than the heroic actions performed on a daily basis. Why must this country denigrate our heroes?

"The attempted coverup is not the sad part, that is a disgrace. The sad & disgraceful part is the emphasis on the coverup, rather than the sacrifice this man made."

...wow.

Why must this country denigrate our heroes?

CowboyDave | 04/15/08,

no idea.
When I think of all the atrocities that these men and women deal with every day, it seems that Guantanamo Bay should be the least of our focus.