cover image Boots on the Ground Before Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman

Boots on the Ground Before Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman

Mary Tillman, , read by the author. . Tantor Audio, $34.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-4001-0702-5

This gripping and emotional memoir by Mary Tillman relates the tragic story of her son Pat who gave up dreams of playing in the NFL to fight in Afghanistan and lost his life at the hands of his fellow soldiers. Tillman gives a stirring, raw and honest reading, relating her struggles both internally and with the less than forthcoming U.S. government, as well as her son's incredible life story. Despite the heightened emotions at work, Tillman never loses focus and presses on to deliver a memorable reading as solemn as it is tender. Pat Tillman's story has been shrouded in mystery since his death in 2004 at the age of 27; Mary Tillman brings her son justice with this audio. A Modern Times hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 3). (May)