Post by NoT25hAbY on Mar 2, 2006 16:47:24 GMT -5
I was in Senior Economics class today and our guest speaker was someone from the army who says he's not there to recruit you but why else is he at the school talking about the army and what it can do for your life. You know, haha. But this time, I listened. He was there when Pat Tillman died and explained in detail what really happened.
He was working at a communications building in some foreign country quite close to Pakastan. With satelite feeds, he can track every vehicle and an overhead picture of what's happening with that vehicle at that precise moment.
Comming around a bend, which the army has a speical name for because of how dangerous they are, the lead car that leads the troops to there destination cought fire from the two hills on both sides just as it past the corner.
The trucks behind stopped before the corner, set up a small whatever you would call it and waited for further notice. Pat Tillman was one of them. The blatoon leader had directed Tillman and an 18 year old private towards the talliban shooters atop the hill. Tillman and the private listend and nestled inbetween friendlies and the shooters.
With all that was going on and the different things the blatoon leader was thing about(a 22 year old law student who decided he might want to make a career in the army) lost track of Tillman and the private. Once backup arrived, the blatoon shot towards the talliban in the hills, directly at Pat Tillman and the private.
With Tillman and the private getting fired on from both ends now, this guest speaker said it was crazy the frantic attempts to reach the troops. Unfortuntely they were unable to.
Pat Tillman, being the remarkable young man he had become was not going to let him and his private die right there, so he stood up on a full assults on the talliban, killing severel. However, he was fataly shot from behind in the head by a friendly fire.
The blatoon leader than noticed friendlies above and quickly told all rangers to hault fire. It was too late. Or was it?
The private was the evacuated from the are and everything was later taking care of. The blatoon leader was fired, as well as anyone with any duty on the mission.
what he found remarkable was that Pat Tillman not only gave up an NFL career and guaranteed money, but he put his life on the line at that very moment to save that 18 year old private and himself on that hill. Though he did not survive, the private did.
Hearing it and it being drawn out on the board, it opened my eyes. It's quite the story, and though I know a movie will never be made out of it, it's something that must never be forgotten. Not in the NFL, in the Rangers, or in America.
What a tragedy...
He was working at a communications building in some foreign country quite close to Pakastan. With satelite feeds, he can track every vehicle and an overhead picture of what's happening with that vehicle at that precise moment.
Comming around a bend, which the army has a speical name for because of how dangerous they are, the lead car that leads the troops to there destination cought fire from the two hills on both sides just as it past the corner.
The trucks behind stopped before the corner, set up a small whatever you would call it and waited for further notice. Pat Tillman was one of them. The blatoon leader had directed Tillman and an 18 year old private towards the talliban shooters atop the hill. Tillman and the private listend and nestled inbetween friendlies and the shooters.
With all that was going on and the different things the blatoon leader was thing about(a 22 year old law student who decided he might want to make a career in the army) lost track of Tillman and the private. Once backup arrived, the blatoon shot towards the talliban in the hills, directly at Pat Tillman and the private.
With Tillman and the private getting fired on from both ends now, this guest speaker said it was crazy the frantic attempts to reach the troops. Unfortuntely they were unable to.
Pat Tillman, being the remarkable young man he had become was not going to let him and his private die right there, so he stood up on a full assults on the talliban, killing severel. However, he was fataly shot from behind in the head by a friendly fire.
The blatoon leader than noticed friendlies above and quickly told all rangers to hault fire. It was too late. Or was it?
The private was the evacuated from the are and everything was later taking care of. The blatoon leader was fired, as well as anyone with any duty on the mission.
what he found remarkable was that Pat Tillman not only gave up an NFL career and guaranteed money, but he put his life on the line at that very moment to save that 18 year old private and himself on that hill. Though he did not survive, the private did.
Hearing it and it being drawn out on the board, it opened my eyes. It's quite the story, and though I know a movie will never be made out of it, it's something that must never be forgotten. Not in the NFL, in the Rangers, or in America.
What a tragedy...
