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Fields of Honor, The Pat Tillman Story timeline by Zach Faust
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Birth of Pat Tillman
11/06/1976
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Patrick Daniel Tillman is born to Patrick and Mary Tillman. Pat was the oldest of three boys, Pat, Kevin and Richard.
Scholorship to ASU
1994
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Pat Tillman received Arizona State University's last football scholorship for 1994
Graduate
May 1998
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Pat Tillman graduates Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a 3.82 GPA in marketing which he received in just 3 1/2 years.
Married
2001
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Pat married his sweetheart, Marie Tillman
Death
04/22/2004
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Pat Tillman's life is taken
Football Career
Pat Tillman's years playing football
All-American
1997
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Pat Tillman was a second-team All-American picl by the Associated Press in 1997. However, he received more awards for his academic success than his tackling.
Scholor-Athlete of the Year
1997
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The Sporting News Honda Scholor-Athlete of the year in 1997 and for the second time, he was a PAc-10 All-Academic pick and a second-team GTE Academic All-American
Pac 10
December 1997
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Pat Tillman is Pac 10's Defensive Player of the Year at ASU
Drafted
April 1998
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Pat Tillman is drafted in the 7th and Final round by the Arizona Cardinal's
Retired Jersey
January 2004
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The Cardinal's announced that they were retiring Tillman's jersey -- # 42
Tillman Plaza
2006
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The plaza around the new Glendale Stadium is named, the "Pat Tillman Freedom Plaza."
Military Career
Pat Tillman's Military Career as an Army Ranger
enlisted
May 2002 - July 2002
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Pat and his brohter Kevin enlisted in May 2002 and completed basic training in July 2002.
Joined the Army Rangers
May 2002
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Pat Tillman joined the Army Rangers
Parachute school/Ranger indoctrination
July 2002 - November 2002
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Pat and Kevin Tillman graduated from parachute school is November 2002 and after completeing Ranger indocttrination, they were both assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis, Washington
Sent into Iraq
March 2003
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Pat and his brother Kevin Tillman were sent into Iraq
Sent to Afganistan
April 2004
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Pat Tillman's Unit was deployed from Fort Lewis to Afganistan
KIA
04/22/2004
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Pat Tillman is mistaken as an enemy by Sgt. Greg Baker and Sgt. Baker shoots a series of fatal rounds into Pat Tillman's stomach, killing him.
Awards after death
May 2004 - 2006
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Pat Tillman received the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal and was also posthumously was promoted from "specialist" to "Corporal"