Iraq vet possible Senate replacement for Obama

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Illinois' Veterans Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth, a former Army helicopter pilot wounded in Iraq in 2004, laughs before a Nov. 7 news conference where she said she would be honored to serve in the U.S. Senate if Gov. Rod Blagojevich taps her to fill President-elect Barack Obama's seat.


Iraq vet possible Senate replacement for Obama
Honolulu Advertiser
Posted : Wednesday Nov 12, 2008 15:48:52 EST

Tammy Duckworth, who earned the Purple Heart for her service in Iraq, may be moving up with President-elect Barack Obama.

Duckworth, now the Illinois Veterans Affairs director, has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Obama in the U.S. Senate or as Veterans Affairs secretary in an Obama administration.

She accompanied Obama yesterday as the Illinois senator marked Veterans Day by placing a wreath at the bronze soldiers memorial between the Field Museum and Soldier Field in Chicago.

Duckworth, then a pilot with the Illinois Army National Guard, lost both her legs in Iraq in 2004 when her Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.

She has said she would be interested in either the Senate seat or a post in Obama’s administration.


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