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In 2003, Pat Tillman, offering in america Army, hastily composed a "in the event" letter to his better half, Marie. When he came back on leave before his departure to Afghanistan, he positioned the letter on top of their bedroom dresser. For calendar months it sat there, covered and ever-present, just like a black hole through which Marie recognized her secure life would be taken if she ever endured reason to start it. Then, in Apr 2004, Marie's most detrimental nightmare came true. In the times following his death, it was Pat's letter that placed her going, plus more than that, it was his words that could help her learn to navigate a global she could no longer share with her man. In The Letter, Marie's talks for the first time about her journey to remake her life after Pat's death. In it, she recalls appointment and falling in love with Pat when they were kids, his harrowing decision to become listed on the military after 9/11, and the damaging day when she learned he'd been killed. She describes how she withdrew from the general public limelight to grieve, learning on the way the worthiness of solitude, self-awareness, and integrity in the healing process. And, finally, Marie recounts her work to repair her life, including founding The Pat Tillman Foundation, an organization proven to carry forth Pat's legacy of management, and her decision to step back into the public eye to be able to inspire people to live with meaning and purpose. Filled with the lessons Marie learned and the wisdom she gained since Pat's death, The Letter is both a heartrending love report and an inspiring tale for anyone, young or old, whose life has taken an unexpected hard move - and who struggles to get back on the right path.
