Pat Tillman

Pat Tillman

Patrick Daniel Tillman was an American professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League who left his sports career and enlisted in the United States Army Special Operations in May 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. His service in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as his subsequent death, received significant media attention, especially when it was discovered he had been killed by friendly fire. Tillman played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning first-team All-American honors in 1997. After four seasons in the NFL, Tillman joined the Army Rangers and served several combat tours before he was killed in the mountains of Afghanistan at the age of 27. At first, the Army reported that Tillman had been killed by enemy fire. A month later, on May 28, 2004, the Pentagon notified the Tillman family that he was actually killed by friendly fire.

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• Entity:  Person

• Birth name:  Patrick Daniel Tillman
• Nickname(s):  "Pat"
• Born:  November 6, 1976, Fremont, California, U.s.
• Age at death:  27 Years
• Died:  April 22, 2004, Spera, Afghanistan
• Allegiance:  United States
• Service/branch:  United States Army
• Rank:  Corporal (Posthumous)
• Battles/wars:  Iraq War, War In Afghanistan †
• Awards:  Silver Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal
• Spouse(s):  Marie Ugenti
• Born:  06 November 1976
• Wikidata description:  American Football Player And Soldier (1976-2004)
• Wikidata label:  Pat Tillman
• Wikidata aliases:  Pat Tillman, Patrick Daniel Tillman

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