Tillman

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by BktBallRef


As for Tillman, I have mixed emtoions about all this hoopla. I understand he sacrificed and gave up a lot to go over there. However, his sacrifice was no greater than that of hundreds of soldiers who have also given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The fact that he was a professional football player should not make his death more significant than others.

JMHO

I am with you on this one.

I think that what Pat Tillman did was great. I think he is a hero on many levels. But he is no different than many other people that did not have the finacial security to cover his sacrifice. There are so many people that have lost their life and left children and other reponsibilites behind. Granted, he gave up millions of dollars, but I am sure he had some preperation to cover things if he did not come back. We are coming up on thousands of casualties (dead and wounded) that have fought these wars. There are many that lives have been completely changed because of this "war on terror." I just hope we do not lose sight of the rest of the soldiers that will not be coming back or coming back as the left. But I guess none of them ever will, alive or dead.

Peace