在她被告知她的丈夫在2004年被杀的那天，帕特蒂尔曼的妻子也发现了一封“以防万一”的信件，在他作为美国陆军游骑兵部署到阿富汗之前，他已离开了她。.
在那个毁灭性的一天之后，这封信的内容帮助玛丽蒂尔曼继续她过去八年的生活。这位前NFL明星在被确定为被友军之火杀害后，成为反恐战争中最引人注目的伤亡人员之一。在她的新回忆录中，“The Letter，”Tillman透露了Pat Tillman，她希望世界知道除了硬汉外.
周一，在接受美国全国广播公司（NBC）的詹娜·布什·哈格（Jenna Bush Hager）采访时，玛丽大声朗读帕特在前往阿富汗之前为她留下的“以防万一”的信件。.
信中写道：“多年来，我问了很多你。” “因此，我应该感到惊讶，我还有另外一个问题。我问你活着。”
在911事件的推动下，帕特和他的兄弟凯文于2002年5月在帕特与玛丽的婚礼后不久一起入伍。他于2003年被部署到伊拉克，然后在2004年被部署到阿富汗，留下了给予寡妇力量的信.
“这很有趣，因为我觉得这种简单的要求在过去的几年中具有不同的含义，”蒂尔曼告诉海格.
玛丽现在经营着Pat Tillman基金会，该基金会为退伍军人及其配偶提供教育奖学金。去年，她与Joe Shendon结婚，他们在1月份有了第一个孩子，Mac Patrick。他们住在芝加哥，Shendon和以前的婚姻中的其他三个男孩一样.
“当他离开那封信时，我不知道他是否知道自己在做什么，”蒂尔曼谈到帕特。 “但这对我来说真的是一件礼物，知道它没问题。我可以继续前进，过上自己的生活。“
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When Pat Tillmans wife was told that her husband had been killed in 2004, she also found a “just in case” letter he had left her before he deployed to Afghanistan as a US Army Ranger. After that devastating day, the contents of the letter helped Mary Tillman continue her life for the past eight years. The former NFL star became one of the most prominent casualties of the War on Terror after being killed by friendly fire. In her new memoir, “The Letter,” Tillman reveals that Pat Tillman wanted the world to know that he was more than just a tough guy.
On Monday, during an interview with NBCs Jenna Bush Hager, Mary read aloud the “just in case” letter that Pat had left her before heading to Afghanistan. The letter read, “Over the years, Ive asked a lot of you. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I have another question. I ask you to live.”
In the wake of 9/11, Pat and his brother Kevin enlisted together shortly after Pats wedding to Mary in May 2002. He was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and then to Afghanistan in 2004, leaving behind the letter that gave his widow strength.
“Its interesting because I think that simple request has taken on different meanings over the past few years,” Tillman told Hager.
Mary now runs the Pat Tillman Foundation, which provides educational scholarships to veterans and their spouses. Last year, she married Joe Shendon, and they welcomed their first child, Mac Patrick, in January. They live in Chicago, along with Shendons three other boys from a previous marriage.
“When he left that letter, I dont know if he knew what he was doing,” Tillman said of Pat. “But it really was a gift to me, knowing that it was okay. I could move forward and live my life.”