A true hero...
Sobering news out of Afghanistan as Pat Tillman was killed today. Pat was formerly a pro football player for the Arizona Cardinals, and walked away from a 3 year, $3.6 million contract to enlist in the Army and join the Rangers. In a day when we look up to snotty, self-absorbed superstars like Terrell Owens and Alan Iverson, this is a good reminder that the real heroes are those who volunteer to serve our country and Patrick Tillman chose to serve our nation and walk away from a million a year playing pro football. He was living a dream shared by millions of young men to play professional sports, but like so many patriots before in our country, he paid the ultimate price.
My prayers go out to his family, especially his young wife. ESPN.com eulogizes Tillman on their website and no doubt on TV. I found this to be such a wonderful testament to this young man:
>>>Tillman's agent, Frank Bauer, has called him a deep and clear thinker who has never valued material things.
In 2001, Tillman turned down a $9 million, five-year offer sheet from the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams out of loyalty to the Cardinals, and by joining the Army he passed on millions more from the team.
Tillman turned aside interview requests after joining the Army. He had denied requests for media coverage of his enlistment, basic training and ultimate deployment. According to Army officials at the time, Tillman wanted no special treatment, wanted no special attention, but wanted to be considered just one of the soldiers doing his duty for his country.<<<
Thank God for people like Pat Tillman, without whom we would not have the freedom we enjoy today.
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