{"id":1971499,"date":"2023-07-12T23:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T03:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damar-hamlin-presents-pat-tillman-award-for-service-to-the-team-that-saved-his-life\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T23:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T03:31:30","slug":"damar-hamlin-presents-pat-tillman-award-for-service-to-the-team-that-saved-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damar-hamlin-presents-pat-tillman-award-for-service-to-the-team-that-saved-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Damar Hamlin honors the life-saving team with Pat Tillman Award for Service."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdamar-hamlin-presents-pat-tillman-award-for-service-to-the-team-that-saved-his-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1971499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Presents Pat Tillman Award for Service<\/h2>\n<p>Emotions ran high as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took the stage at the ESPY Awards to present the prestigious Pat Tillman Award for Service. This award is named after the former Arizona Cardinal who selflessly left his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-won-a-super-bowl-and-then-joined-the-101st-airborne-division-the-incredible-true-story-of-jake-bequette\/\" title=\"He Won A Super Bowl And Then Joined The 101st Airborne Division: The Incredible True Story Of Jake Bequette\">professional football career<\/a> to serve as a United States Army Ranger, ultimately losing his life in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The deserving recipients of the award were the Buffalo Bills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-a-moment-for-jim-demint\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: A Moment For Jim DeMint\">training staff<\/a>, who came to Hamlin&#8217;s rescue when he collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals in January. Their swift response and life-saving actions earned them this honor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damar Hamlin presenting the Pat Tillman Award for Service to the Bills&#8217; training staff at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPYS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPYS<\/a> is pretty awesome. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lbt5B6yTYF\">pic.twitter.com\/Lbt5B6yTYF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1679297870762065921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The presentation began with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-said-it-lincoln-project-or-woke-lib-quiz\/\" title=\"Who Said It: Lincoln Project or Woke Lib? (QUIZ)\">damar<\/a>-hamlin-presents-pat-tillman-award-for-service-to-the-team-that-saved-his-life\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Damar Hamlin honors the life-saving team with Pat Tillman Award for Service.&#8221;>heartfelt prerecorded video narrated<\/a> by Hamlin, recounting the events of that fateful day. He expressed his gratitude towards the training staff, acknowledging their expertise, composure, and dedication to serving others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks to their training, their poise, and their commitment to serve others, the Bills training staff kept me alive,&#8221; Hamlin shared. &#8220;Neither I nor the training staff anticipated that I would need them to save my life that day. But that&#8217;s the remarkable thing about humanity \u2013 any of us can rise to the occasion and perform incredible acts, like saving a life and living a life in service of others. It&#8217;s truly a blessing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-curriculum-is-bludgeoning-black-history-month\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Curriculum Is Bludgeoning Black History Month\">video concluded<\/a>, tears streamed down Hamlin&#8217;s face. The audience rose to their feet, applauding and cheering as the training staff took the stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damar, first and foremost, thank you for staying alive, brother,&#8221; Head Athletic Trainer Nate Breske expressed on behalf of the staff. &#8220;We are incredibly honored to stand here with such a resilient and courageous individual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo Bills&#8217; Damar Hamlin, filled with emotion, presented the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the ESPY Awards. The award honors the team that saved his life. 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