Marie Tillman: Don't Slam the Door on Immigrants
On patriotism, the travel ban, and her late husband Pat
by Marie Tillman
Jun 29, 2017
3 minutes
Since November’s election, I’ve thought often of my late husband Pat Tillman, who in an act of patriotism walked away from an NFL contract to join the Army after September 11. Pat’s loyalty to American ideals did not mean that he was unquestioning of his country, and his willingness to challenge the status quo makes me wonder what he’d say about it and its leaders today. What would he make of the political divisions splitting Americans apart, and what would he say could mend them?
While I can’t speak for Pat or
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