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Originally posted by RedHotChiO
I admire and respect Tillman for giving up his football deal to go to war in Iraq, but at the same time, I don't think that is any bigger than the other soldiers who give up their families and lives to go fight the war. It's tragic that he died, but I don't think he should be revered more than all of the soldiers that have died in Iraq simply because he played NFL.
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wrong.
Very few other soldiers gave up $11MM to go overseas - while family and life are the things all soldiers risk giving up, it is exceptionally rare for a situation such as Tillman's to emerge.
There are very few Rockafellers in military service.
Now, we can argue the merits of money, and its relative worth to each of us, in deciding how big of a sacrifice this is - but the bottom line is that Pat Tillman's situation was amazingly unique, and THAT is why he is considered a hero . . . regardless of the American obsession with sports.
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