4.30.2004
Other College Columns On Tillman
The Spartan Daily out of San Jose State U.: A mock letter from the media to Tillman: "You asked us not to do this, Pat, but we need your story, to keep us moving forward. We need it, and we'll take it. See, we are trying to make sense of this thing, this shapeless battle against evil, against terror..."
The Daily Californian's editorial board (of UC-Berkeley) has this to say: "When he walked away from a $3.6 million contract he did so discreetly. He did not seek the spotlight when he left football. The best honor we can give to a man who shunned the spotlight is to not forget every life lost is precious and irreplaceable..."
A columnist at the Kansas State Collegian asks, "Sure, he brings a face to the servicemen and women dying overseas, and that may be a good thing. But then how shallow are we as Americans if it takes a former football player's death to realize these are real people with real lives?"
A University of Maryland's Diamondback columnist offers a salute to the soldiers.
Oregon Daily Emerald columnist says Tillman was a hero.
The Daily Californian's editorial board (of UC-Berkeley) has this to say: "When he walked away from a $3.6 million contract he did so discreetly. He did not seek the spotlight when he left football. The best honor we can give to a man who shunned the spotlight is to not forget every life lost is precious and irreplaceable..."
A columnist at the Kansas State Collegian asks, "Sure, he brings a face to the servicemen and women dying overseas, and that may be a good thing. But then how shallow are we as Americans if it takes a former football player's death to realize these are real people with real lives?"
A University of Maryland's Diamondback columnist offers a salute to the soldiers.
Oregon Daily Emerald columnist says Tillman was a hero.
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