Prince Harry UNDER FIRE After He's Announced As Recipient Of Award Honoring US War Hero Pat Tillman!
30.06.2024 - 23:05
/ perezhilton.com
Prince Harry is set to receive a big award next month, but one fan in particular is NOT happy about it — and that’s the mother of US hero and former NFL player Pat Tillman, for whom the award is named. Pat was a NFL safety who enlisted in the Army after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, by the way.
Here’s the deal. The Duke of Sussex was chosen to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYs for his work making the world a better place through the Invictus Games and military service in Afghanistan. On the honor, the 39-year-old said per the New York Post:
Unfortunately, not everyone agrees!
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Pat’s own mother Mary Tillman is now “shocked” and dismayed by the selection, telling DailyMail.com on Saturday:
She argued:
And Harry’s not?? The Invictus Games is a multi-sport, Paralympic-styled competition for wounded or injured servicemen and women, both those serving and veterans. It seems to be shining a bright spotlight on the veteran community. Just saying!
But, regardless of what she thinks of his Invictus Games, Mary complained that the Spare author is already famous and therefore the attention the award provides him will do little to help him gain more support for his missions. Meanwhile, a lesser-known recipient may have benefited from the brighter spotlight. That’s fair. But, TBH, many awards go to people who are already well-established… Just think of the Oscars, etc. They’re picking among the best of the best, you know?
But Mary’s not alone in feeling frustrated over this selection. ESPN analyst Pat McAfee complained on his talk show:
Yeesh!
The backlash has gotten so bad that there’s even a Change.org petition with more than