Pat Tillman played football for Arizona State University and then the Arizona Cardinals. After 9/11, he played out the rest of the 2001 season and turned down a $3.6 million dollar contract from the Cardinals. Instead he and his brother enlisted in the Army. He went on to participate in the initial Iraq invasion in 2003, became an Army Ranger, and deployed to Afghanistan. He was killed there in a friendly fire incident in 2004.
I have an incredible amount of respect for Pat Tillman, and I encourage you to read more about him on his Wikipedia page. You may have heard about his story from the book Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by John Krakauer.
I will be running in the annual Pat's Run shadow run in Atlanta on April 16th. I am running for Team IAVA, and also raising money for the Pat Tillman Foundation here. Donations of any size are appreciated (I am not able to give much myself). The money goes to help Veterans and their families with scholarships. There is still time to sign up for shadow runs (held in several other U.S. cities) or the actual race in Tempe, AZ if you are interested. You don't have to run, you can walk, donate, or even register just to get the t-shirt and show your support (and sleep in as well).
If you are going to be running in Atlanta as well, send me an email so we can meet up.
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