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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - An Army man inspired Pat's Run, and another one won it. Keith Walters, a first lieutenant in a Phoenix-based Army Reserve unit, beat more than 5,200 other competitors to the finish line of the inaugural race in Pat Tillman's memory on Saturday.
Tillman, who left a lucrative NFL contract to join the elite Army Rangers, died in a friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004.
Perry Edinger, Arizona State's head trainer during Tillman's spectacular college career, became the point man for attempts to organize a first anniversary salute to Tillman and simultaneously raise money for a foundation set up to extend the athlete's legacy.
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