Mary Tillman - Mary Tillman is a special education teacher in San Jose, California, and is most famous for her outrage surrounding the death of her son, football player and soldier Patrick Tillman.
Mary Tillman authored Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman and has spoken throughout the United States to garner attention for the "unjust manipulation" of her son's death by the American army.
Pat Tillman, poised for a promising NFL career after graduating summa cum laude from Arizona State, decided to enlist in the U.S. Army after the 9/11 attacks. Sadly, Pat was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
Mary Tillman chronicles her family's harrowing journey through the maze of bureaucracy, red tape, and cover-ups to learn the true circumstances of Pat's death. She also recounts memories of Pat as a loving son, brother, husband, friend, and teammate- The Commonwealth Club of California