Prince Harry to pick up prestigious award at glitzy LA bash hosted by Meghan’s pal Serena Williams
PRINCE Harry is to pick up a prestigious award at a glitzy LA bash hosted by Meghan’s pal Serena Williams.
The Duke of Sussex is set to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYS.
The event is set to take place which take place next month and will be hosted by Serena Williams.
The award is ‘given to a person with a strong connection to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player and U.S. Army Ranger, Pat Tillman,’ according to ESPN.
The Excellence in Sports Performance (ESPN) Yearly award is given to the athlete that has excelled the best in their sport discipline.
Harry is is receiving the award “in honour of his tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community through the power of sport.”
Tillman was killed in the line of duty on April 22, 2004, at the young age of 27.
ESPN recounted Tillman’s tragic death in 2014 as the 10th anniversary approached.
“The events leading up to one of the most infamous friendly-fire deaths in US military history were rife for second-guessing from the start,” the ESPN story read.
“After an Army Humvee broke down in the mountains, Tillman’s platoon was ordered divided by superiors so that the Humvee could be removed; a local truck driver was hired as the hauler.
But the two groups struggled to communicate with each other as they traversed the steep terrain. And the second group soon became caught in a deafening ambush, receiving fire as it maneuvered down a narrow, rocky canyon trail.”
A squad leader would misidentify an allied Afghan soldier positioned next to Tillman as the enemy, according to ESPN.
Soldiers would fire upon what Army Ranger Steven Elliott called “shadowy images,” ESPN reported.
Tillman was a safety with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals for four seasons before joining the Army.
He enlisted eight months after 3,000 people were killed in the September 11 terror attacks.
Tillman, a California native, turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million when he joined the military.