Pat Tillman Not A Hero

[digitalsm]

The guy has got to feel like a jackass now, if he didnt already.

Not only did Tillman make a "sacrifice" in leaving the NFL to join the Army. He died saving his fellow troops who were essentially pinned down by mortar and small arms fire, and for those efforts has been awarded a silver star.

His platoon was split into two sections for what officials called a ground assault convoy. Tillman was leader of the lead group. The trailing group received mortar and small arms fire, and because of the cavernous terrain the group had no room to maneuver out of the "kill zone."

Tillman's group was already safely out of the area, but when the trailing group came under fire he ordered his men to get out of their vehicles and move up a hill toward the enemy.

As Tillman crested the hill he returned fire with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, a lightweight machine gun.

"Through the firing Tillman's voice was heard issuing fire commands to take the fight to the enemy on the dominating high ground," the award announcement said. "Only after his team engaged the well-armed enemy did it appear their fires diminished.

"As a result of his leadership and his team's efforts, the platoon trail section was able to maneuver through the ambush to positions of safety without a single casualty,"

 

[Pocatello]

What he did was heroic enough for me, getting his buddies out of a bad situation, perhaps saving a lot of lives.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: Robor
Piss on you Rene Gonzalez... :disgust: :|

 

[nageov3t]

I sort of agree with the article.

I'm not going to say whether I think Pat Tillman is a hero or not, but why should his death be somehow more noble than anyone else who died in the military?