Tillman Teamate Joins Marines

Following in the footsteps of a hero. From NewsMax:

A former college teammate of Pat Tillman – the NFL player who left football to join the Army and was killed in Afghanistan – has followed in his footsteps and joined the Marines.
Jeremy Staat, who also played professional football, left the game at age 29 to endure the rigors of boot camp and life in the military.
Staat was an offensive lineman at Arizona State University while Tillman played there, and the two were roommates...

Staat had reasons for joining that went beyond Tillman’s death, he said.
"The big reason was because I was really disgusted with the amount of money entertainers get and what they pay troops overseas,” he told the News.
"It didn’t seem right that we pay all those entertainers millions to catch a football and we pay our Marines pennies to a dollar to catch a bullet.
"I wanted to be a part of something that is going to live forever instead of getting trophies. What are trophies good for – collecting dust?”

God go with you Staat, and thanks so much for you're service!