A true hero. He was offered an officer slot, but opted for a position as specialist making 18,000.

Any cardinal fans out there? All of our soldiers are heros, but few turn down what he turned down to serve. I respect a man that moves with such conviction. Leading by example.

Wow, that's absolutely awesome. Guys like that are one in a million.

this is waaaay old, but seeing this now reminds me what a crock of s*** this whole feel good angle of the war is and how it's getting to be crunch time down there (ahhh, being in a country with true principles again) and the whole machine of "liberation" and heroic propaganda is starting to fly....

gimme a break.... pat tillman was duped and you can file his wrongful death with the rest of the 1,000 other americans who have lost their lives for a lie.

w has his and countless others' blood on his hands and no answers to explain why, only hunches and cheney's smirk.

regardless of the slant it was still very heroish to give up a perfect life to get put in a situation where he could and did die.

...and i've got this huge pot of gold and candy and kittens right here in my van for the taking. You might die, but you'll be a hero for going along with my story...

This is the kind of thread that really provokes the evil side of me.