Tillman's widow disappointed in immigration ban
The widow of Pat Tillman has expressed disappointment over President Donald Trump after the administration imposed a temporary ban on travel to the United States from seven majority Muslim countries.
Olympic gold-medal runner Mo Farah says he is “relieved” that U.S. travel restrictions will not apply to him but disagrees with the “divisive and discriminatory” immigration ban.
The Bucks said Sudanese-born Thon Maker returned to Milwaukee from Toronto the day a temporary ban on the entry of non-U.S. citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries was enacted.
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Marie Tillman posted a message on Facebook saying she was saddened by the executive order, adding that this was “not the country he dreamed of, not what he served for and not what he died for.”
Tillman left a multimillion-dollar NFL contract with the Arizona Cardinals at age 25 to join the Army, eight months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
He was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
Marie Tillman has carried on his name and spirit through the Pat Tillman Foundation, which provides scholarships to military personnel and their families.
