{"id":2290632,"date":"2024-07-08T15:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-from-pat-tillman-award-hits-prince-harry-hard-leaving-him-stunned-bitter-pill-to-swallow\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:13:44","slug":"backlash-from-pat-tillman-award-hits-prince-harry-hard-leaving-him-stunned-bitter-pill-to-swallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-from-pat-tillman-award-hits-prince-harry-hard-leaving-him-stunned-bitter-pill-to-swallow\/","title":{"rendered":"Backlash from Pat Tillman Award Hits Prince Harry Hard, Leaving Him &#8216;Stunned&#8217; &#8211; \u2018Bitter Pill to Swallow\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fbacklash-from-pat-tillman-award-hits-prince-harry-hard-leaving-him-stunned-bitter-pill-to-swallow%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=2290632&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--><p>The article discusses Prince Harry&#8217;s controversial award nomination for the ESPN Pat Tillman\u2064 Award for Service. Tillman was a former NFL player who enlisted in the U.S. Army after 9\/11 and died in Afghanistan. The backlash\u200c against Harry receiving\u200b the\u2063 award includes criticism from Tillman&#8217;s mother and \u200da Change.org petition. The article \u200bquestions\u200d Harry&#8217;s suitability for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cynthia-nixon-trolls-cuomo-after-hollywood-strips-his-emmy-i-still-have-my-emmy\/\" title=\"Cynthia Nixon Trolls Cuomo After Hollywood Strips His Emmy: \u2018I Still Have My Emmy\u2019\">award due<\/a> to past controversies and highlights his role in the Invictus Games. ESPN stands by their choice, but the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a> that Harry \u2064may not appreciate the comparison to \u200bTillman. Despite his military service, Harry&#8217;s lifestyle choices and controversies have diminished the value of the award.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jsaunders\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jsaunders\/%20\"><span>Joe Saunders<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 8, 2024 at 10:56am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Prince Harry keeps finding the wrong ways to make headlines.<\/p>\n<p>The feckless younger son of the king of England, who gave up a life of luxurious service to his country for a life of luxury for himself and his wife, reportedly can\u2019t understand why anyone would be furious that he\u2019s getting an award named for a genuine hero.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s simply \u201cstunned,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2024\/07\/07\/second-awards-row-overshadows-prince-harrys-us-relaunch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Telegraph published the report on Harry\u2019s reaction to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-fire-announced-patriotic-award-prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the late June news<\/a> that he was expected to receive ESPN\u2019s Pat Tillman Award for Service at a ceremony scheduled for Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Tillman is the former NFL player who left the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army in the wake of the 9\/11 attacks. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/pat-tillman-killed-by-friendly-fire-in-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died in Afghanistan<\/a> in 2004 as a result of \u201cfriendly fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Backlash to news that Harry would get the honor was fierce, including from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pat-tillmans-mother-livid-prince-harry-wins-dead-sons-award-shocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tillman\u2019s mother<\/a>, who told the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13584099\/Prince-Harry-award-honour-war-hero.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> that she was \u201cshocked as to why they would select such a controversial and divisive individual to receive the award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By early Monday afternoon Eastern Time, almost 70,000 signatures were attached to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/request-espn-to-rethink-awarding-the-pat-tillman-award-to-prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Change.org petition<\/a> asking ESPN to reconsider.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One of the comments from the petition to stop Harry getting the Pat Tillman Award. Succinct and perfect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMhPBLvkx9\">pic.twitter.com\/sMhPBLvkx9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Van72 (@Van7212) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Van7212\/status\/1807205147442880766?\">June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are the most relevant paragraphs:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince Harry, while a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-refuses-to-take-migrants-under-remain-in-mexico-policy\/\" title=\"Mexico refuses to take migrants under \u2018Remain in Mexico\u2019 policy\">military officer<\/a>, has been involved in controversies that call into question his suitability to receive an honor of this magnitude. \u2026 More recently, his role in the Invictus games, a platform meant to celebrate the resilience and dedication of veterans, has been criticized as self-centered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn contrast, Pat Tillman exemplified duty, honor, and sacrifice. He gave up his successful NFL career to serve his country after the 9\/11 attacks, and tragically lost his life during his service. Awarding this honor to someone who does not reflect the award\u2019s intent diminishes its value and disrespects Tillman\u2019s memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That moment you realise Royal Titles, money and PR truly cannot save a tarnished reputation\u2026\ud83d\ude0f<br \/> The Backlash from Harry being awarded the Pat Tillman award is only getting bigger:<br \/> From personalities speaking against it to Mary Tillman, his mother, expressing her shock and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IQh8w3senz\">pic.twitter.com\/IQh8w3senz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canellecitadelle (@Canellelabelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canellelabelle\/status\/1807841559007694868?\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>ESPN is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-responds-backlash-selecting-prince-harry-pat-tillman-award-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standing by its choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s understandable that a man like Harry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-prince-harrys-memoir-title-takes-not-subtle-swipe-royal-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who abandoned<\/a> both his family and his country to live a life of wealth and ease in the United States might not appreciate the comparison of his merits to Tillman, it\u2019s less believable that he\u2019s surprised by it.<\/p>\n<p>Yet he is. And the fact that the award involves his military service and work with veterans makes it \u201ca particularly bitter pill to swallow,\u201d The Telegraph reported.<\/p>\n<p>Harry himself served in the military, and his major claim to actual public service these days is as prime organizer of the Invictus Games, a sports competition for wounded veterans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the space in which he truly feels at home. It is something he deeply cares about,\u201d an unnamed source told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reaction certainly took the shine off the award.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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