Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.
My son shipped out for Iraq in January. When he told me the Army would issue him a new weapon before boarding, I told him to hijack the plane to Sweden. But you know kids. They never listen.
CRAWFORD, TX – On August 31, the last day of the nearly month long vigil outside of President Bush’s Ranch, the Bring Them Home Now Tour will launch three buses from Crawford, TX each carrying military and Gold Star families, veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of previous wars. These vehicles will travel different routes across the country, converging in Washington, D.C. on September 21, to join the mass mobilization against the Iraq War that will occur September 24-26.