No, but the American public has a fascination with celebrities. Also, people know Pat Tillman. Most people dont know someone who died in Iraq or Afghanistan. What those people did was no less important than Tillman. However, given Tillman's celebrity status, a lot of people know of him. Also, the memoial was on ESPN. ESPN is a sports network. When someone in sports dies, that is what they do. I have no problem with all the coverage Tillman got there. As for the regualr channels, ya maybe he got too much since yes he is just like everyone else. But another thing, how many people would give up a multi-million dollar job and a life of luxury playing a game to volunteer for the army? Almost no one. The person making 5 dollars an hour may have given up just as much, but put yourself in Tillman's shoes, would you have done what he did if you were him? Also, i'd rather see a special report on Tillman than Jessica Lynch. So, this is not the first time the media has done this. After all, ratings are very important