In his book The Wounded Warrior, Dr. Steve Stephens tells the tragic story of former National football star Pat Tillman. Some of you may recall Tillman’s fate. Pat Tillman thought his dreams had come true. He had a multi-million dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals football team, for whom he played starting safety. Everything was lining up just right for young Pat. Then came 9-11.

On September 11, 2001, you’ll remember that 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the U. S. including the World Trade Center in New York City. In response to that tragedy, Pat Tillman, at the age of twenty‑five, walked away from his dream to play professional football to serve his country as a U. S. Army Ranger.

And then on April 22, 2004, a furt…