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Boots on the Ground
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After 9/11, Pat Tillman left a career in the NFL - safe, very lucrative - and enlisted as a U.S. Army Ranger. On April 22, 2004, he was killed in Afghanistan. The Army said he had died during a gun battle with the enemy. A month later, the Army changed its story, and said Tillman had been killed by friendly fire.
There have been numerous allegations and investigations; yet another investigation is still going on. Through all of this, Pat’s mother, Mary Tillman, has spoken out strongly against the way the Army has handled the case.
Mary Tillman has now written a book, “Boots On the Ground by Dusk: A Tribute to Pat Tillman,” about her son’s life as well as his death. She will speak and sign the book at 7 tonight at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum., 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta.
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By ???
May 13, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Someone please tell me…is Pat Tillman the only soldier to have died in Afghanistan?
By mary lou allington
May 25, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this
In response to ??? ‘NO’ any more dumb questions???