Comments on: Former Cardinal Safety Killed in Combat http://thomnottom.com/blog/2004/04/23/former-cardinal-safety-killed-in-combat/ Muttonchops and loud shirts... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: markus http://thomnottom.com/blog/2004/04/23/former-cardinal-safety-killed-in-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-188 markus Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 //?p=#comment-188 <i>and decided to join the Rangers (not the ball club)</i> Or the hockey team, I assume :) On a more serious note, that is tragic news. Not only because he could have easily stayed here and been well paid, but because somehow, I can't shake this feeling that he died <i>not</i> making a difference. I don't mean that he wasn't brave, or didn't fight for what he believed in; but, with the way the war is going over there, it's looking less and less like we're ushering in an era of peace, and more and more like we're in a big mess that's costing us lives we don't need to lose. and decided to join the Rangers (not the ball club)

Or the hockey team, I assume :)

On a more serious note, that is tragic news. Not only because he could have easily stayed here and been well paid, but because somehow, I can’t shake this feeling that he died not making a difference. I don’t mean that he wasn’t brave, or didn’t fight for what he believed in; but, with the way the war is going over there, it’s looking less and less like we’re ushering in an era of peace, and more and more like we’re in a big mess that’s costing us lives we don’t need to lose.

]]> By: indieb0i http://thomnottom.com/blog/2004/04/23/former-cardinal-safety-killed-in-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-189 indieb0i Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 //?p=#comment-189 It's really hard because I remember reading about this guy when he did play. It's almost like losing a friend because you can put a face to the name, and the stuff people wrote really made him seem like someone you'd want to be friends with. SI also re-printed two articles - one from <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/magazine/04/23/tillman.flashback/index.html">before he was drafted</a> and another from <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/magazine/04/23/tillman.flashback2002/index.html">when he decided to leave for the military</a>. One of the saddest comments comes from the second article which declared<em>"Tillman says he'll resume his NFL career in three years, and Tillman does what he says."</em> It's a shame he won't make it back. It’s really hard because I remember reading about this guy when he did play. It’s almost like losing a friend because you can put a face to the name, and the stuff people wrote really made him seem like someone you’d want to be friends with. SI also re-printed two articles - one from before he was drafted and another from when he decided to leave for the military. One of the saddest comments comes from the second article which declared“Tillman says he’ll resume his NFL career in three years, and Tillman does what he says.” It’s a shame he won’t make it back.

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