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March 21, 2003

Ex-NFL Player Likely In Action In Gulf


Remember Pat Tilman? He's the former free safety for the Arizona Cardinals who turned down a huge contract with the Arizona Cardinals to volunteer for the Army Rangers along with his brother, a former minor league baseball player. Now it looks as if the Tilman brother are probably in the thick of the fight with the 75th Ranger Regiment, according to this morning's Washington Times:

The Tillmans have declined media requests since enlisting in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

"They don't want recognition separate from their peers," said their father, Pat Tillman Sr. "It's a pretty elite crowd they're running with. All of those guys are stand-up guys. I don't think you can pick one out and say one's better than another."

Pat Tillman, believed to be the first NFL regular since World War II to volunteer for military service, was chosen as the flag bearer for his unit, B Company of the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment.

"It's a very tightly knit brotherhood of soldiers," said Carol Darby, spokeswoman for the Army Special Operations command. "You get a broad group of individuals. There has been a Harvard graduate, people from very moneyed backgrounds. For whatever reasons, they wanted to be associated with the Ranger community and the Ranger brotherhood."

Good luck to the Tilman brothers and their buddies in the field. Get the job done and come home safe.

Eric 07:42 AM


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