I think it is just plain silly that the news glorifys this man to such a higher extent than any other soldier who has been killed. Dont get me wrong i still consider it a terrible loss, but there are thousands of other soldiers that have died that people barley even acknowledge. How is this in anyway fair to the men and women we have lost?
2006-11-13 02:01:28 · 7 answers · asked by LT. DAN 4 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I certianly agree with what you are saying, the media is going a bit overboard. I think acknowledging Tillman is fine, but they should make sure it clearly includes all fallen soldiers, not just him.
2006-11-13 02:07:53 · answer #1 · answered by killercrimson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The big deal with Pat Tillman is that 1) he was killed by U.S. forces; i.e., "friendly fire" (IN AFGHANISTAN, by the way) and 2) it was and still is being covered up by the military. He's the closest thing to a celebrity in this useless "war on terror" so of course the media is going to jump all over his case, ignoring the too many other soldiers whose lives have been wasted. It's a shame.
2006-11-13 04:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I consider you in this concern. Pat Tillman replaced into no extra a hero than ony of the different protection force individuals who've served our us of a. the shown truth that he stop playing football (Giving up 1000's of thousands of money) does not justify his hero status. the shown truth that he died for this reason of pleasant fireplace does not justify it both. i am going to provide Pat Tillman his props in that he felt solid sufficient about serving his us of a that he Did stop football and Did connect the protection force and Did serve in a Ranger Unit and that he Did flow to strive against. It sucks that he died from pleasant fireplace, because it has for any soldier to dies from pleasant fireplace, besides the undeniable fact that the truth of that is that strive against Operations are risky and many times pleasant fireplace takes position.
2016-11-29 02:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the reason he's such a high-profile casualty is that he, and I don't mean any disrepect to other troops at all, chose to give up what no others did (wellI don't think there were others). He had a successful professional football career ahead of him... lots of money, acclaim, etc. etc. He chose to go to Iraq instead.
2006-11-13 03:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whos Pat Tillman? never heard of him until now.Don't follow sports too much.Another IED or sniper victim i suppose.Forget about all those no named solders where just scraping to get by in life and how they died for a quart of oil. Lets all focus on NFLs Pat Tillman.WTF!! yahoo editors..........
2006-11-13 03:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by zionistequalsnazi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not. But he was a public figure, so look at this way. His loss, though tragic and untimely is making the war more real to some people.
2006-11-13 02:06:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ken 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think it's to much.
He gave up a great career to fight for what he believed in .
I think the new stadium should have been named after him.
And NOT after a on line collage.
2006-11-13 02:15:20 · answer #7 · answered by jeffkuehn15057 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋