Post by Bret Walker on Apr 26, 2004 11:04:34 GMT -5
Ex-NFL Player Killed in Afghanistan
I remember when Tillman left the Cardinals to join the Army, and he acted as if it were no big deal. How many people here would turn down a million-dollar NFL contract to go fight a war in Afghanistan? When I joined the Army in 1990 I had no options left, it's not like I was turning my back on golden opportunities to serve my country. And when I left for Saudi Arabia with my unit, leaving behind a 7-month pregnant wife, people said that I was noble; but it's not like I had any choice, I had to go because the Army said so. This guy had the chance to make a lot of money playing a sport that at most may have led to a broken leg or arm, or some similar injury; and instead he gave his life fighting for his idea of the American dream.
Wow. Just wow.
I remember when Tillman left the Cardinals to join the Army, and he acted as if it were no big deal. How many people here would turn down a million-dollar NFL contract to go fight a war in Afghanistan? When I joined the Army in 1990 I had no options left, it's not like I was turning my back on golden opportunities to serve my country. And when I left for Saudi Arabia with my unit, leaving behind a 7-month pregnant wife, people said that I was noble; but it's not like I had any choice, I had to go because the Army said so. This guy had the chance to make a lot of money playing a sport that at most may have led to a broken leg or arm, or some similar injury; and instead he gave his life fighting for his idea of the American dream.
Wow. Just wow.
