Is Army Blackhawk pilot Senator Tammy Duckworth ready to add another accolade to her long list of titles?
Veteran PAC VoteVets thinks so.
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Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient. She was deployed with her Illinois Army National Guard unit flying Blackhawks when an RPG took both her legs and partial use of her right arm. She spent a year recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.Did you know these 5 facts about veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth?She would eventually go on to be the first disabled female veteran to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate — but her achievements far from end there. During her time in Congress, Duckworth has addressed issues impacting the veteran and military community including everything from deported veterans to the most recent allegations of Russian bounties on U.S. troops. Political voices from the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post have all advocated for Duckworth’s role alongside Joe Biden. Duckworth says she’s “honored” to be considered.“Senator Duckworth is honored that her name is in the mix,” Ben Garmisa, a spokesman for Duckworth said in April. “She knows that Joe Biden will pick the running mate he thinks will be the best Vice President for the country, and she's working to do whatever she can to help him defeat Donald Trump in November and ensure we have the competence, stability, empathy and leadership the American people deserve in the White House as our nation recovers from the COVID-19 economic and public health crisis.”
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