On Thursday, ESPN announced that Prince Harry would receive the prestigious Pat Tillman Award for Service at this year’s ESPY Awards, but not everyone is happy about it.
The award was established in 2014 in memory of heroic former NFL player Pat Tillman, who turned down a contract worth upwards of $3 million to join the U.S. Army and fight in Afghanistan, where he was tragically killed in a friendly-fire incident.
Tillman’s mother, Mary “Dannie” Tillman, is not at all happy with the decision to give the award to Prince Harry.
“I am shocked as to why they would select such a controversial and divisive individual to receive the award,” she told The DailyMail. “There are recipients that are far more fitting. There are individuals working in the veteran community that are doing tremendous things to assist veterans.
“These individuals do not have the money,…
