KAEPERNICK: Just thank Pat

I love NFL football but some of the players are getting out of control. And that includes the actions of Colin Kaepernick. Who gave Colin Kaepernick the right to sit down during the National Anthem? Well I know of one NFL player who did. His name is Pat Tillman. He had a lucrative contract with the Arizona Cardinals and left it all to defend his country and give Kaepernick the right to act the way he does. Tillman died on April 22, 2004, at the age of 27 in Spera, Afghanistan. RIP my friend and thanks for your service to our wonderful country.

The only thing missing during Kaepernick’s demonstration is a silver spoon in his mouth. And thanks to all veterans including myself who gave Kaepernick the right to disrespect the United States of America.

EUGENE McCLOSKEY

Coeur d’Alene