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Originally Posted by SuperDanman
Tell me something: what makes him any better than the hundreds of other people who have already lost their lives in Iraq? When this story first came out on the news, I was really upset they were putting so much attention on this one football star; just because he was a celebrity before he left, suddenly his death deserves national mourning? A soldier is a soldier, and I find it horrible that this one statistic is getting so much more attention than all the other hundreds statistics that have also lost their lives in this war. When you give something like that, whether you are a five-star general or a man living below the poverty line, you are equal in my eyes. I see this exploitation of celebrity status as nothing more than propaganda in favor of a dubious and shadowy cause.
If you want to support our troops, support all of them. Sorry if not everyone in the world is a superstar football athlete.
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It doesn't really make him any better of a person as a soldier. He did his duty, just like any other soldier. I think it does, however, show that Pat Tillman was a better person than most professional athletes. The fact that he was willing to walk away from a multi-million dollar contract, for something he believed in, shows a greater sense of honor and dedication than you see in most professional athletes today. While I would agree that this has been greatly exaggerated by the media, it shows that there are still professional athletes with a sense of honor, duty, and committment, willing to give their lives in the service of our country... just like every member of our armed forces.