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Pat Tillman

Pat Tillman's Enduring Legacy

Andrew Brandt | Posted 12.31.2009 | Sports

Read More: Pat Tillman, Pat Tillman Death, United States Army, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Nfl, Seattle Seahawks, Sports News
Andrew Brandt

The overriding message in reading about Tillman is that with so any opportunities for all of us to go beyond our comfort zones and take a more risky yet rewarding path, too often we settle for the easy choice.

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Top Ten Most Inspiring Stories Of The 2000s

Posted 12.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: Pat Tillman Death, Bill Clinton, Randy Pausch Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, Susan Boyle I Dreamed a Dream, Chesley Sullenberger, Susan Boyle Video, Inspirational Stories, Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, Slidepoll, Pat Tillman, Bill Clinton North Korea, 9/11 Rescue Workers, Gene Robinson Obama Gay Bishop, Gene Robinson, Gene Robinson Gay Bishop, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong Tour De France, 9/11 Volunteers, Susan Boyle, Muhammad Ali Muslim, Hudson River Plane Crash, Liviu Librescu, Lance Armstrong, Impact News

This past decade has had its share of mishaps, to be sure, but here at Impact, we think the following inspirational moments are enough to make even th...

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Is the Army Trying to Give the Media the Runaround on Ft. Hood?

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Stanely McChrystal, Nidal Hasan, Jessica Lynch, Fort Hood, Mark Todd, Kimberly Munley, Pat Tillman, Media News
Glynnis MacNicol

Without question there was a great deal of chaos surrounding the unprecedented events that took place at Fort Hood. However, the Army does not have a great track record with the media when it comes to accuracy.

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The Pat Tillman Foundation: Continuing A Tradition Of Service

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Pat Tillman, Marie Tillman, Tillman Military Scholars, Pat Tillman Death, Pat Tillman Foundation, Pat Tillman Wife, Impact News

It's been five and a half years since Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan as a result of friendly fire. With Veterans Day fast approaching, Tillman's wido...

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Jason Linkins

Daily Show Beat Meet The Press To The Punch On Jon Krakauer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Meet the Press, Video, David Gregory, War in Afghanistan, Pat Tillman, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Jon Krakauer, Media News

It's worth pointing out that Jon Stewart conducted his interview with a greater awareness of where the "news" is in an interview with Jon Krakauer.

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War Fever at the Times: A Five-Day Log

David Bromwich | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Dexter Filkins, Cia, Eric Schmitt, Pat Tillman, Pakistan, David Rohde Escapes, David Petraeus, New York Times Magazine, Stanley McChrystal, New York Times, Taliban, Afghanistan, Lewis Sorley, David Rohde, Media News
David Bromwich

Made nervous by signs that President Obama will not push for a bigger war in Afghanistan, the New York Times is showing what the rest of his time in office will be like if he does not cooperate.

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WATCH: Krakauer And Jon Stewart On Pat Tillman

Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Pat Tillman Death, Jon Stewart, Pat Tillman, Where Men Win Glory, While You Slept, Books, Jon Krakauer, The Daily Show, Stewart, Author, Krakauer, Friendly Fire, Books News

"It's the worst best story you'll ever read," said Daily Show host Jon Stewart last night about Jon Krakauer's new book, Where Men Win Glory. Krakaue...

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Pat Tillman Thought Iraq "Was A Mistake... Was Going To Be A Disaster"

ABC News | Christine Romo and Stephanie Wash | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Pat Tillman, Arizona Cardinals, Where Men Win Glory" the Odyssey of Pat Tillman, Politics News

On the football field, Pat Tillman was known for his fierce tackles and unbridled spirit. "Pat, as a football player, loved the roar of the crowd," b...

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Pat Tillman's Mother: McChrystal Lied At Hearing

CNN | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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The latest explanation for why Pat Tillman's Silver Star citation failed to mention that friendly fire killed the former NFL star in Afghanistan is an...

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Pat Tillman's Parents Accuse General Of Covering Up Circumstances Of His Death

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.12.2009 | Home

Read More: General Mcchrystal, Mcchrystal Tillman, Covering Up, Pat Tillman, Stanley McChrystal, Mcchrystal Covered Up, Tillman Parents, Iraq, Home News

WASHINGTON — The parents of slain Army Ranger and NFL star Pat Tillman voiced concerns Tuesday that the general who played a role in mischaracte...

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Honoring Sacrifice, Inspiring Leadership

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Military, Afghanistan, Iraq, Arizona Cardinals, Pat's Run, Pat Tillman, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

For me, like so many people, Pat Tillman represented the best of America. Tillman was a hero not just because of how he died, but because of how he lived.

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The AP Has A Ron Fournier Problem

Eric Boehlert | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Al Gore, Meet the Press, Media Matters for America, The Daily Howler, Pat Tillman, Associated Press, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Ron Fournier, Karl Rove, Media News
Eric Boehlert

The revelation that as an AP reporter Fournier privately urged Karl Rove to "keep up the fight," came as no surprise to anyone who has read his recent campaign work.

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Tillman Family Still Waiting for Answers: Will Congress Act?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Donald Rumsfeld, Pat Tillman, Army, White House, General Richard Myers, Mary Tillman, Afghanistan, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Our military officials felt brave enough to send our troops into battle, and yet not one of them has the strength of character to look Pat's mother, Mary Tillman, in the face, and say they are sorry.

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Pelosi Secures Her "but"

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Jessica Lynch, Mary Tillman, Congressional Oversight, Impeachment, Pat Tillman, Kevin Tillman, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco, Congress, 2008 Elections, Henry Waxman, Iraq, Codepink, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Pelosi's response to a viewer who asked why she took the impeachment of George W. Bush off the table is categoric proof of her incompetence, dereliction of duty, disdain for the Constitution and disregard for the people of this nation.

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Investigators Hit Dead End In Pat Tillman Death Inquiry

New York Times | Mike Nizza | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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A House committee today announced that it had hit a dead end after months of investigating the mishandling of the death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, the N.F.L...

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AP Bureau Chief To Rove: "Keep Up The Fight"

Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, Karl Rove Ron Fournier, Karl Rove Press, Pat Tillman, Ron Fournier, Ap, Karl Rove Ap, Politics News

Buried in a 50-page report titled "Misleading Information From The Battlefield" on Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch is this nugget: "Karl Rove exchange...

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Mary Tillman: The Story Around Pat's Death "Was A Public Deception"

CBS | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Pat Tillman's mother Mary sat down with Katie Couric to discuss how the government still hasn't told the whole truth surrounding her son's 2004 death...

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