According to one Rene Gonzalez of UMass: Pat Tillman is not a hero: He got what was coming to him.

It’s one thing to believe that Pat Tillman died in vain, but it’s something entirely different to say he “got what was coming to him.” Regardless of whether or not you agree with the War in Iraq (which, as far as I’m concerned is separate from the War on Terrorism, though Gonzalez seems to equate the two), our soldiers don’t deserve to die over there.

I’d write more about this, but really, it just makes me sick, so I’ll close with this. My support of the war effort is grudging, as I support the goal, but I think we’re going about it in a very inefficient way. However, I wholeheartedly support every man and woman who saw fit to give their time in service to their country, the people who make it possible for me to feel pretty confident, when I criticize the government, that no one’s going to come rushing into my house to kill me.

Pat Tillman may or may not have died in a war you disagree with, but that doesn’t make his sacrifice any less a noble one.
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