Why did the Senator make Pat Tillman out for a hero when he had to know that he died by friendly fire?

Answer 1

Anyone who sacrifices their life in the line of duty is a hero. It doesn't matter how, when, or where it happened.

Answer 2

My friend Justin was a true hero, Pat Tillman was a football player and in America that automatically makes you a national hero.

Answer 3

Sometimes heroes fall by accident. He was a hero in that he died doing his job after leaving such a lucrative position in the NFL in the states, not in how he died.