Posted by harms on October 13, 2009
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Jon Krakauer… a Seattle guy who wrote the internationally acclaimed books Into Thin Air, Into The Wild & Under The Banner of Heaven recently released his long awaited book about the life, death and exploitation of Pat Tillman.
I am almost done, it has fascinated, captivated and completely affected me.
We all heard bits and pieces of this story when it hit the news, but reading about this man, what he did and what was done after his death is like they say below the “best, worst” story you can imagine.
Read more about the book here and pick it up here
See Krakauer (without his beard?) talk with Jon Stewart about the book here
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Here is Kevin Tillman (Pat’s Brother and fellow soldier) opening statements to Congressional hearing about Pat’s Death
[...] of my favorite books of the year was “Where Men Win Glory”, the story of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, as written by John Krakauer (Into Thin Air, Into the Wild) [...]
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