Believe me, it wasn't that great. They hated having males on their campus for the first time in their history. I mean HATED it. I was there for three weeks, living in a dorm room, putting up with death stares from frankly ugly women. The food in the cafeteria was a horror. I swear, anything that didn't get eaten the first day got made into soup the second day. Including salads. Several times we said the hell with it and hiked into Chambersburg, about a half hour or so away and found a bar and ate and drank there. The steel workers at least put up with us.
Regarding that feeling of something bad happening, I don't think I've had that more than once or twice in my life. But I sure felt it at Gettysburg. And that's what it was, a feeling. I remember standing on a ridge and looking out at where Pickett's Charge had been and I shuddered. Not from the cold. I can't describe it better than that, just an intense feeling.
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Pat Tillman (1976-2004):
4 years Arizona State University, graduated with high honors.
5 seasons National Football League player, Arizona Cardinals.
Forever United States Army Ranger.