[Vision2020] NFL Player KIA

[thansen@moscow.com]

I agree that all members of our armed services should be recognized.  I was one 
of them for over 20 years.

I was not looking at Pat Tillman as a hero because he is a professional 
football player.  Sometimes I like to measure my heroes by what they forfeit in 
pursuit of a greater good.  As I mentioned in my posting,  Pat Tillman gave up 
multi-millions and an extremely comfortable life style for what he considered 
to be a greater good.  Do you realize that he had just returned from his 
honeymoon when he enlisted?

Take care,

Tom

> Tom,
> 
> I don't disagree with you that Pat Tillman is a hero, but he is no more a
> hero than the thousands of other soldiers that have volunteered to go to
> Iraq, Afghanistan or where ever it is their country "needs" them.  Pat
> Tillman should be honored but what about the countless and nameless other
> people that have been killed in these wars should they not be respected and
> treated as heroes? Why does all the attention and calls for heroism arise
> when a professional athlete dies?
> 
> Just my 2 cents
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Tom Hansen
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:23 PM
> To: Donovan Arnold; vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] NFL Player KIA
> 
> 
> Greetings Visionaires -
> 
> I've been wanting to discuss Pat Tillman.
> 
> Do you realize that Pat Tillman turned down a $3.6 million contract with the
> Arizona Cardinals to serve his country as an enlisted man.
> 
> He died as an SPC (in my time was an SP4).  Instead of living in the safe
> confines of the nifty fifty and making $3.6 million on a one-year contract,
> Pat Tillman opted to serve his country in the U.S. Army Special Forces
> making just over $20,000 for that same year.
> 
> This is what heroes are made of.  Would any of us make that same decision
> that Pat Tillman made?
> 
> His decision went beyond dedication.
> 
> He could have very easily kicked back, played football, pocketed $3.6
> million, and read about what happened in Iraq.  He cared.
> 
> If George "I only missed a few National Guard meetings" Bush thinks he is so
> much better than those that placed themselves in harm's way (like John Kerry
> and Pat Tillman), he most certainly does NOT deserve the vote of this
> disably retired Army veteran.
> 
> Take care of yourselves and each other,
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Not On The Palouse, Not Ever
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> > Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 5:18 PM
> > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] NFL Player KIA
> >
> >
> > Former NFL player Pat Tillman killed in action while serving in
> > U.S. Army in
> > Afghanistan, CNN confirms.
> >
> > Very Sad,
> >
> > Donovan J Arnold
> >
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