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U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Elgin VFW Post 1307 on Wednesday night to contribute to efforts to donate supplies for wounded soldiers overseas.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Elgin VFW Post 1307 on Wednesday night and chatted with veteran Walt Telford, of Elgin. Duckworth contributed to efforts to donate supplies for wounded soldiers overseas.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth speaks with Mary Werrbach, center, and Norma Linehan, right, both of Elgin, at Elgin VFW Post 1307 on Wednesday night. Duckworth contributed to efforts to donate supplies for wounded soldiers overseas.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Elgin VFW Post 1307 on Wednesday night to contribute to efforts to donate supplies for wounded soldiers overseas.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

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U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Elgin VFW Post 1307 on Wednesday night to contribute to efforts to donate supplies for wounded soldiers overseas. Here, she talks with Elgin veteran Walt Telford.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

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U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth knows full well what it's like to wake up in a military hospital almost naked, vulnerable and with no possessions to claim. That's why, she said, it was important for her to contribute to the "Send Something to Landstuhl, Sharana or Bagram" event organized Wednesday evening by VFW Post 1307 in Elgin. “I wanted to come and say 'thank you' from the bottom of my heart,” she told the crowd.