A Mother's Story
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL-player Pat Tillman, discusses her investigation into her son's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan. Her new book is Boots on the Ground By Dusk.
Event: Mary Tillman will be speaking tonight at 7pm, Barnes and Noble at 82nd and Broadway. Details can be found here.
Event: Mary Tillman will be speaking tonight at 7pm, Barnes and Noble at 82nd and Broadway. Details can be found here.
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Love to Mary Tillman. Thank you for the segment.
What I find uplifting = the many dedicated people responding to crises and to ongoing needs. And people who are thinking 'out of the box' for the future. For example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter-globalization
I sometimes worry that my "patriotism" doesn't seem to rise to the level of the lapel-flag wearers. And with good reason. I'm supposed to be patriotic about a country, half of which seem to follow rank idiots and flat-out liars like Bush, Cheney, Hannity and Limbaugh? Who's in this country anyway?
Then you hear about Tillman's life, from his family, friends, and fellow soldiers, and you think, "Wow. What an astounding human being."
The exact cause of his death is relatively unimportant compared to the inspiring impact of how he lived his life--with intelligence, honor and integrity.
Makes you proud to be an American!
SOMETHING UPLIFTING
Waiting to cross 6th Ave on Sunday morning with 30,000 bikers riding by I watched a NYC police man cheering the bikers on "Good job!" "Pace yourself" "Looking good!" He was as happy as I've ever seen a cop being.
I commended on how happy he was and he told me how his usual job is investigating murders and doing follow up detail on 9/11. Working the bike-a-thon was pure joy for him.
I thanked him for his service and he blessed me and my family.
Ditto Chris O. The fact that Tillman was shot in the forehead is what gives rise to this rumor.
Question for Mary Tillman:
What has been the effect of the government's cover up on your family and the tradition of military pride in your family? How has this effected your view of the government and military?
I have heard rumors that Pat Tillman may have been intentionally killed, that someone in command wanted him dead. Is this rumor completely unfounded?
Ms. Tillman, I am sorry for your loss and I applaud your bravery in your fearless search for the truth.
It is also disturbing because to me it portrays a military culture that is "shoot now, ask questions later." Easy for me to say from the safety of an office job, but I believe tons of innocent people are being killed because we just shoot and destroy and blow up buildings, etc.
They killed their own poster boy. Of course, they needed to cover it up.
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