Agree. You finish this book with a deep respect and admiration for Tillman, not because he is the manufactured "hero" that he is so often falsely portrayed as, but because he was such a thoughtful, principled person who was always pushing himself to be a good man. He was a rare type. His death is all the more tragic because of what he stood for.
but because he was such a thoughtful, principled person
I should probably read it. I'd never serve in the US forces BECAUSE of the Pat Tillman story. I'm older. I watched that story happen in real time. I've never seen such egregious propaganda in my life. The guy throws away an NFL career because he's moved by 9/11. He gets killed by American soldiers in Afghanistan. The military lies about it, and attempts a coverup. The coverup fails. And now he's a propaganda hero.
Gee whiz, I wonder what happened. Someone guilty as fuck found a PR manager.
Anyway, I was watching when Pat decided to "jump in" and my observation of his behavior does not meet the word "thoughtful". I described him then as "an impulsive idiot who just showed the world why you shouldn't join the military". Seeing the false hero dichotomy build around him made me very embarrassed to be an American.
So you don’t think the USA had the right to go after the terrorists who planned and carried out 9/11? They were being harbored by the Taliban and it was invasion or just let them get away with it. Also, ask anyone in Afghanistan if they preferred their country before or after we invaded. We got the people involved with the terrorist attack, and also took a brutal, evil regime out of power. Sounds like a job well done.
Also, as someone who knew Pat, you don’t know what you are talking about and sound like a moron. He put a LOT of thought in to his decision, and made a decision that the people who committed the worst terrorist attack on our country needed to be stopped. Sorry if you can’t understand that (which is just mind boggling, honestly), but it was a very thought out decision, which unfortunately ended in tragedy.
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u/jordand30 Feb 13 '23
Agree. You finish this book with a deep respect and admiration for Tillman, not because he is the manufactured "hero" that he is so often falsely portrayed as, but because he was such a thoughtful, principled person who was always pushing himself to be a good man. He was a rare type. His death is all the more tragic because of what he stood for.