Pat Tillman was a great football player and a great American. He left his professional football career and a $3.6 million dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals to serve his country. He joined the United States Army Rangers and in May 2003 Pat was deployed to Iraq leaving behind his family and new wife. In early April 2004 Pat’s unit was sent into Afghanistan and on April 22, 2004 at 7:50 p.m. Pat was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds. There is a lot of controversy about his death; originally reports said he was killed from enemy fire to only later say that Tillman was “probably” killed by friendly fire. But that’s not what I want to focus on.
This is a blog about mission work and you might be thinking how that has anything to do with Pat Tillman. To me, mission work is putting your own needs aside and doing something for someone else. Pat Tillman took this to the extreme by going to fight in the war so we can all have freedom. He gave up millions of dollars, starting a new life with his wife, and continuing his football career so that we can live how we want, worship how we please, and not live in fear of persecution.
To Pat Tillman I want to say thank you, you put your needs on the side to help all Americans, we will be forever grateful.
What can you do for others?
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