Deadspin (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Like some of you I suspect, I hadn't read Dave Zirin's great Mary Tillman interview over at his blog, Edge of Sports, when it came out last week. But now he's adapted it as an opinion piece for the...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Los Angeles Times: Mary Tillman has a message for the National Football League: Help me find out what happened to my son. Tillman’s death was mourned coast to coast, and the public and his family were told by the Pentagon that he died a “warrior’s death” charging up a hill, urging on his fellow Rangers. His [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Filed under: AZ Cardinals Pat Tillman is an American hero, and the NFL is, of course, proud to be associated with him. But his mother, Mary Tillman, believes that the league only wants to be associated with him on its terms. In an interview with Dave Zirin , Mary Tillman said she still doesn't think the Army has given her a straight answer about the circumstances...
Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Dave Zirin is, among other things, author of the excellent Welcome to the Terrordome and host of Edge of Sports radio on XM, where he spoke with Mary Tillman last week. It’s a terrific interview (mp3; read the transcription), and here’s but one of many compelling excerpts: I want to ask about John McCain, because I’ve [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
"It's weird because it's like he's died many times," said Mary Tillman, Pat's mother, who, with Narda Zacchino, has written a remarkable book, "Boots on The Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman." "You get an image in your head of what happened and the story changes and changes again."
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008 : Pat Tillman left behind a lucrative NFL contract to enlist in the military after 9/11. On April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed while serving in Afghanistan. He died, the military said, while charging up a hill toward the enemy to protect his fellow Army Rangers. But that wasn't the real story. Tillman was killed by his own men. What's more, the military...
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
During the rush of post-9/11 patriotism, few stories were more compelling than the life and death of Pat Tillman, the San Jose, Calif.-raised professional football player-turned-soldier. And, according to those closest to Tillman, few have been as illustrative of how the government has tried to manipulate public opinion about the war. read more
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Boots on the Ground by Dusk My Tribute to Pat Tillman By Mary Tillman with Narda Zacchino Modern Times; 344 pages; $25.95 You've most likely heard of Pat Tillman, the former NFL standout from San Jose who gave up his football career to enlist in the U.S....
Homeless on the High Desert (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
of the National Football League. A lifelong fan, this cuts to the quick, but I will not watch a football game this season, nor frequent places of business as they feature them: Los Angeles Times: Mary Tillman has a message for the National Football League: Help me find out what happened to my son. Tillman’s death [...]
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
There is no author photo on the jacket of Mary Tillman's book. Just a blown-up snapshot on the back cover of her son Pat, the most famous soldier in the war on terror. “It's not about me,” she said.
The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
“They Used Pat for Public Consumption, Just Like Jessica Lynch”: An Interview with Mary Tillman The official cover-up of football star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman's death by “friendly fire” has led his family on a four-year mission for justice. The Courage of Rachel Corrie The journals of protester Rachel Corrie, killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Palestine, [...]
Alternet (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
The official cover-up of football star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman's death by "friendly fire" has led his family on a four-year mission for justice.
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Pat Tillman's death in Afghanistan cut off a lucrative NFL career, and it took years for the circumstances of the friendly-fire tragedy to fully emerge. Mary Tillman , his mother and author of Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman , tells us about her journey to the truth about her son's final days.
Sport Syndicate (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Pat Tillman constantly defied expectations; following 9/11, he shocked his family and football fans everywhere when he quit the NFL and joined the army rangers. Pat's mother, Mary Tillman, along with former journalist Narda Zacchino, collaborate for this disturbing story of a mother's desperate search for the truth of her son's death.
Concurring Opinions (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
... a son severely brain-damaged by shrapnel.) The Brian Lehrer show also showcased two books today: Mary Tillman's Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman , and Jim Sheeler's Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives --which follows the "man responsible for the Marines' casualty notification--informing families that their loved one has died in...
