http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/30/tillman/index.html
"Army awards Tillman posthumous Silver Star"
Ex-NFL player died last week in Afghanistan
Friday, April 30, 2004 Posted: 8:54 PM EDT (0054 GMT)
"(CNN) -- A Silver Star has been awarded posthumously to Cpl. Pat Tillman, the former football player who died last week after returning to an ambush to save the remainder of his platoon, Army Special Operations Command said Friday."
"Tillman was killed while performing his duty "without regard to his personal safety," the Army said in a statement."
"Even though his element was out of the area that had come under fire, Tillman "ordered his team to dismount and maneuvered his team up a hill toward the enemy's location," the Army said."
"During the battle, he issued "fire commands to take the fight to the enemy on the dominating high ground," the statement continued."
""Only after his team engaged the well-armed enemy did it appear their fires diminished.""
"Because of Tillman's leadership and his team's efforts, the trail section under fire "was able to maneuver through the ambush to positions of safety without a single casualty," the Army said."
What I find so ironic about the whole thing is Pat Tilman had the integrity, and - let's admit it - the cojones to walk away from a GAME that would have paid him millions and would have probably ended up calling him a hero for some grid iron manuever. Instead, for just enough salary to keep him above the poverty level, he signed up to serve our country and now, after losing his life doing his JOB, is being slandered by some piss-ant frat boy as an enemy of Mankind in general. As if Tilman was in Afghanistan on his own time 'cause he was an adrenaline junkie.... 
BluRmGrl
