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General Category => Military/Defense News => Military History => Topic started by: rangerrebew on September 28, 2021, 06:17:51 pm
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Sports Heroes Who Served: Four Football Notables Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Sept. 28, 2021 | BY David Vergun , DOD News
Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military.
Football players have often been idolized and even been seen as heroes by generations of Americans.
Four football players served in the military and were killed in action. For paying the ultimate sacrifices, they can be listed as some of America's greatest heroes.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2782623/sports-heroes-who-served-four-football-notables-made-the-ultimate-sacrifice/
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Compare them with sports "heroes" of today such as Colin Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe and, LeBron James. :3: