Kevin Tillman
| Kevin Tillman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 24, 1978 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 2002–05 |
| Rank |
 Specialist
|
| Unit |
 2nd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment
|
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | The Tillman Story (promotion) |
Kevin Tillman (born January 24, 1978) is a former U.S. Army soldier, an American anti–Iraq War activist, and former Minor League Baseball second baseman. In 2002, Tillman left the Cleveland Indians organization after the September 11 attacks to enlist in the United States Army. With his older brother, former National Football League star Pat Tillman, he completed the Ranger Indoctrination Program in 2002, and they were both assigned to 2nd Battalion—75th Ranger Regiment. Kevin and Pat Tillman were deployed to the Middle East together as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004, Pat was killed in combat while in Spera, Afghanistan by friendly fire.
Tillman attended and played baseball at Arizona State University before transferring to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo where he also played Division I baseball and led the Mustangs in hits and on-base percentage during the 2001 season.
Tillman was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 31st round of the June 1999 MLB Amateur Draft. Prior to enlisting, he played just one season (2001) with the Burlington Indians and the Akron Aeros in the Cleveland Indians farm system.
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