Today I had the chance to make a trip to NYC on 9-11 to hear a symposium on Service and Sacrifice. I wanted to go partly because the moderator was Jim Dao, one of my bike-racer buddies and the National Military Correspondent for the New York Times. I also wanted to hear Marie Tillman, widow of Pat Tillman who is helping veterans in many ways through the Pat Tillman Foundation. Also on the panel was a New York firefighter Tim Brown who was at the World Trade Center on 9-11 2001 and two pilots, a Marine fixed-wing pilot and an Army Blackhawk pilot.
Marie Tillman talked about being a widow and how she has been helping military widows through the foundation because of the experience she went through.
Glad I got a chance to attend and hear people who are trying to do good speak on the anniversary of 9-11-2001.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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