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Mary Tillman
Author, BOOTS ON THE GROUND BY DUSK: MY TRIBUTE TO PAT TILLMAN
Mary Spalding was born on October 7, 1955, in Columbus, Ohio. Her family lived in a number of places in the midwest and on the east coast before moving to California in 1972. She married Patrick K. Tillman in 1975, and together she had 3 sons, Patrick, Kevin and Richard.
Mary attended San Jose State University once her youngest son was in third grade.She received a degree in history then went back to school several years later to get special ed credential. She worked for San Jose Unified School District, first as a substitute then as a special education teacher at Bret Harte Middle School
Her son, Pat Tillman, left a NFL career to join the army Rangers after September 11th, was killed in Afghanistan in April 2004, the family and the public were told he was killed in an ambush by the enemy, but he was actually killed by members of his own unit. The suspicious nature of the information received in briefings and in documents caused Mary and her family to call for further investigations
With the help and encouragement of book collaborator Narda Zacchino, family, and friends, and the assistance of supportive political representatives, Mary was able to get two hearings before the Congressional Oversight Committee. In April 24, 2007 hearing, the committee deemed there was a cover up in the death of her son, however the committee has been unable to determine who is responsible for that cover up.
In October 2007, Mary left her teaching position due to obligations with regard to the book she wrote about her son, Boots On The Ground By Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman.
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