On the day she was informed that her husband was killed in 2004, Pat Tillman’s wife also discovered a “just in case’’ letter that he had left her before his deployment to Afghanistan as a U.S. Army Ranger.

PTF is proud to announce that Army Sergeant First Class Blake Schroedter has been selected by the NFL as the 2013 NFL-TILLMAN MILITARY SCHOLAR.

After an extensive selection process, the Pat Tillman Foundation is proud to welcome the fifth class of Tillman Military Scholars to the Tillman Community this Memorial Day.

After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Illinois Army National Guard, Sgt. 1st Class Blake Schroedter knows how difficult it can be for young soldiers to transition from the battlefield to life back home.

I didn’t know what he meant when I was 20 and heading to war. Now, at the age of 28, it makes too much sense. A sense that I am left but that my father is gone.