Trump Ban: This is ‘Not What He Died For’, Says Widow Marie Tillman
Marie Tillman — the widow of Pat Tillman, who left the NFL to join the Army and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 at the age of 27 — condemned the controversial executive order signed on Friday by President Donald Trump, which suspended immigration to the US for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, and Libya.
In a Facebook post, Marie Tillman said that her late husband “stood up to serve because he believed in the principles on which our country was founded,” and said he would not have approved of Trump’s action.
“Today I am deeply saddened by the news of the executive order banning immigration,” Marie Tillman said. “This is not the country he dreamed of, not what he served for and not what he died for.”
Marie Tillman
on Saturday
"In 2002 my husband enlisted in the US Army, he stood up to serve because he believed in the principles on which our country was founded and, recognizing it wasn’t perfect, was passionate about what it could be. Today I am deeply saddened by the news of the executive order banning immigration. This is not the country he dreamed of, not what he served for and not what he died for. Since his death I have embarked on the most meaningful work of my life, supporting the men and women who, like Pat, fight for what this country can be. As I read posts from the community of #Tillman Scholars on my Facebook feed I am encouraged; they are exactly as I knew they would be, poised and ready to fight. I am proud of them and proud to stand with them, we’ve got this." ...