Kevin Tillman Military person

Kevin Tillman (born January 24, 1978 in San Jose, California) is an American anti–Iraq War activist, a former U.S. Army soldier and former Minor League Baseball second baseman. In 2002, Tillman left the Cleveland Indians organization after the September 11 attacks to enlist in the United States Army. With his older brother, former National Football League star Pat Tillman, he completed the Ranger Indoctrination Program in 2002, and they were both assigned to 2nd Battalion—75th Ranger Regiment. Kevin and Pat Tillman were deployed to the Middle East together as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004, Pat was killed in combat while in Spera, Afghanistan by friendly fire.

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Kevin Tillman
Birth dateJanuary 24, 1978

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military operations
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
2003 invasion of Iraq
military branch
United States Army
military unit
75th Ranger Regiment (United States)
2nd Ranger Battalion (United States)
service start2002
service end2005

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