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Looking for the real Tillman story

August 14, 2013Sports

In April of 2004, a tragic but inspiring story came back from the battlefields of Afghanistan. We talk with Amir Bar-Lev, director of ‘The Tillman Story.’ We also talk with Pat’s close friend from the Army Rangers, Russell Baer, who appears in the film.

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