 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Tillman nomunununa wake Kevin vakapinda muchiuto musi waMay 31, 2002. Muna September 2002, vakapedza kosi yokutanga pamwe chete. Hama mbiri idzi dzakapedza Ranger Assessment Selection Program mukupera kwa2002 uye dzakatumirwa ku2nd Ranger Battalion muFort Lewis, Washington. Tillman aigara muUniversity Place nomudzimai wake asati aendeswa kuIraq. Pashure pokupinda mukupinda kwokutangayeIraq sechikamu cheOperation Iraqi Freedom, munaGunyana 2003, akabva apinda Ranger Chikoro kuFort Benning, Georgia, uye akapedza kudzidza munaNovember 28, 2003. 