Articles filed under Tammy Duckworth
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The day Capt. Tammy Duckworth was shot down
Nov 14, 2014 11:04 AM - "We were almost home." Captain Tammy Duckworth and her crew were minutes from their base in Balad, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their Black Hawk helicopter and forced it down in enemy territory on Nov. 12, 2004. It was 10 years ago today when Duckworth lost her both legs and partial use of one arm and launched a career in politics. This is the story of that critical moment and of the soldiers who saved her life. -
Dan Milberg's account of Nov. 12, 2004Nov 12, 2014 12:41 PM - Pilot in command Dan Milberg wrote this account several days after a Black Hawk helicopter carrying him, Tammy Duckworth, Kurt Hanneman and Chris Fierce was forced down by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq.
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How two helicopter crews got Duckworth out of Iraq
Nov 12, 2014 12:33 PM - In a damaged Black Hawk helicopter in enemy territory in Iraq, Tammy Duckworth and her crew were easy targets. The person who fired the rocket-propelled grenade could not be more than a half mile away, and three of the four crew members were injured, Duckworth severely. "I am a warrior and a member of a team," says the Soldier's Creed. Together, they all made it out. -
The crew on Nov. 12, 2004
Nov 11, 2014 11:45 AM - Ten years ago today, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth was piloting a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down over Iraq. That critical moment cost her both legs and partial use of one arm and launched a career in politics. On the annivesary, she and her former crew members talk in detail about what happened in Iraq and their journeys over the past decade. -
Images: Tammy Duckworth in the Suburbs
Nov 11, 2014 5:30 AM - Like many federal lawmakers, particularly freshmen, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, keeps a busy schedule of public events. -
Images: Tammy Duckworth runs for Congress
Nov 11, 2014 5:30 AM - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, was first elected to Congress in 2012 following a campaign against Republican Joe Walsh. She represents the 8th Congressional District. -
The story of Tammy Duckworth and the soldiers who saved her life
May 1, 2015 3:42 PM - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth's 2004 deployment in Iraq has made her a national figure. A helicopter shot down, a long recovery at Walter Reed and a political career for the Hoffman Estates Democrat. Wednesday marks 10 years since a rocket-propelled grenade hit her Black Hawk helicopter, taking both her legs. Over several months, Political Editor Mike Riopell has talked to Duckworth and the soldiers who saved her life and remain among her closest friends and advisers today. Find stories, photos, video and more on Veterans Day at Dailyherald.com. -
Images: Tammy Duckworth's 2006 6th Congressional District Campaign
Nov 11, 2014 1:55 PM - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's first campaign for Congress was a 2006 run for the old 6th Congressional District against Republican Peter Roskam. -
Images: Tammy Duckworth at the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions
Nov 11, 2014 1:54 PM - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth landed a speaking spot at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., during her 2012 race for Congress -
A soldier's story of undying valor
Nov 11, 2014 2:31 PM - Editor's note: This story appeared Nov. 27, 2005 in the Daily Herald. WASHINGTON -- On the morning of Nov. 12, Army Maj. Ladda "Tammy"Duckworth lies half-awake in her bed. An IV pumps antibiotics into her right arm.
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