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Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career to join the Army Rangers in 2002 - and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. But the truth about Pat Tillman is far more complex, and ultimately more heroic, than the caricature created by the media. And when the government tried to turn his death into war propaganda, they took on the wrong family.
From her home in the Santa Cruz mountains, Pat?s mother led the family?s crusade to reveal the truth beneath the mythology of their son?s life and death.
Featuring candid and revelatory interviews with Pat's fellow soldiers as well as his family, (this) emotional and insightful film not only shines a light on the shady aftermath of Pat?s death and calls to task the entire chain of command but also examines themes as timeless as the notion of heroism itself.
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I've mentioned it before, but I attended the same High School as Pat Tillman. I was in the first graduating class, which won our football sectional championship. Pat led his team to the same championship his graduating year.
I've met members of his family and have the utmost respect for them and Pat.
Please go see "The Tillman Story" this weekend.
RIP Pat Tillman...
ADG