I agree with Krakauer’s answer. Krakauer’s entire story is an integration of war and Pat’s life, and it reaches a point in which they meet. By the end of the story Krakauer exposes how war placed a false value on Pat’s life. It became a deception when Pat Tillman was posthumously awarded with the Silver Star. The government placed a value on Pat’s life, for something he did not deserve because he wasn’t defending against the enemy, he simply died of an unfortunate death. What I learned from Krakauer is that Pat Tillman’s life should be valued according to his kind, ambitious, and unselfish nature, but the government deceived people into thinking that Pat is only honorable because he died in war.
A lot of effort was put in by the military
A lot of effort was put in by the military