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Pat Tillman's Legacy Four Years On

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Though he was killed in Afghanistan in 2004, Pat Tillman's death is still a subject of controversy and tremendous reflection. Tillman, you will recall, was the NFL player turned Army Ranger who was originally said to have died under enemy fire (he was...

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  • Sergeant Miss America

    David Botti | Nov 29, 2007 10:04 AM
    In lighter veterans news an Army National Guard sergeant is gearing up to participate in the next Miss America pageant.  She's Jill Stevens, an Afghanistan veteran, a combat medic, and Miss Utah 2007.  Stevens even has a personal website, hosted by the Army, detailing her Miss America run.  "G.I. Jill," they call it.

    Sgt. Stevens had just started nursing school at Southern Utah University in the fall of 2005 when the school's pageant director recruited her to run for Miss SUU.

    "I was like, 'Yeah, right.' I wear combat boots; I don't do heels," she said.

    Here's an interview Stevens did with Soldiers Radio and Television:

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