Pat Tillman, from South San Jose, was a starting safety for the Arizona Cardinals, and played for four seasons before walking away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to enlist in the U.S. Army following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Pat Tillman, from South San Jose, was a starting safety for the Arizona Cardinals, and played for four seasons before walking away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to enlist in the U.S. Army following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its Pacific coast — a vital lifeline with U.S. allies.
It was the first regular port call in nearly nine months during a patrol that included 208 consecutive days at sea, 200 days in a combat zone and concerns about…