Tammy Duckworth: Let’s Have More Heroes Like Her
By Carol Forsloff
We need real heroes these days, not made up ones. We need heroes who keep their hero status not just in the trenches of days gone by but as a life pattern. We need heroes who are women as well as men so our children have models of both sexes doing jobs that aren’t stereotyped as male-female. I have never met Tammy Duckworth nor do I live in Illinois where she is presently running for her Congress, but I admire her and... Read Full Story
Tammy Duckworth: Let’s Have More Heroes Like Her
By Carol Forsloff
We need real heroes these days, not made up ones. We need heroes who keep their hero status not just in the trenches of days gone by but as a life pattern. We need heroes who are women as well as men so our children have models of both sexes doing jobs that aren’t stereotyped as male-female. I have never met Tammy Duckworth nor do I live in Illinois where she is presently running for her Congress, but I admire her and... Read Full Story
In what is expected to be his only public appearance of the day, President-elect Barack Obama joined Illinois Veterans Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth in laying a wreath to honor veterans at the bronze Soldiers Memorial near Soldier Field Tuesday morning. &id;&caption; U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Gulf War veteran Tammy Duckworth bow their heads after placing a wreath to honor America's veterans at the Bronze Soldiers Memorial at Soldier Field. Obama and the injured veteran shared a moment of... Read Full Story
Tammy Duckworth: Let’s Have More Heroes Like Her
By Carol Forsloff
We need real heroes these days, not made up ones. We need heroes who keep their hero status not just in the trenches of days gone by but as a life pattern. We need heroes who are women as well as men so our children have models of both sexes doing jobs that aren’t stereotyped as male-female. I have never met Tammy Duckworth nor do I live in Illinois where she is presently running for her Congress, but I admire her and... Read Full Story
Obama and Army Major Tammy Duckworth on their way to place a wreath at a Chicago veterans memorial, Veterans Day 2008 There's an online petition and grassroots campaign underway to convince Obama to appoint Iraq War veteran, Army Major Tammy Duckworth, his Secretary of Veterans' Affairs . You may remember Duckworth from the DNC , where she identified herself as Asian-American (she is half-Thai from her mother's side), a Daughter of the American Revolution, the daughter of an immigrant, a... Read Full Story
Tammy Duckworth: Let’s Have More Heroes Like Her
By Carol Forsloff
We need real heroes these days, not made up ones. We need heroes who keep their hero status not just in the trenches of days gone by but as a life pattern. We need heroes who are women as well as men so our children have models of both sexes doing jobs that aren’t stereotyped as male-female. I have never met Tammy Duckworth nor do I live in Illinois where she is presently running for her Congress, but I admire her and... Read Full Story
In its usual class act, the Gang of Nope is holding up the nomination of Iraq Vet and amputee Tammy Duckworth as Public Affairs Director of the Veterans’ Administration. If the title of this post made you wince, you are among those who know that through service in Iraq the decorated veteran lost her legs, and has no heels to cool. Duckworth received a Purple Heart on December 3, 2004 and was promoted to Major on December 21, 2004 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where she was... Read Full Story
Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to serve as an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Duckworth was a helicopter pilot in Iraq who lost both her legs and partial use of one arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in 2004. She ran for Congress in 2006, but lost. As assistant secretary of public and intergovernmental affairs, her duties would include directing VA's public affairs... Read Full Story
Tammy Duckworth's story is an important one to know for everyone this election because it is a message of hope for all of us. Read about her here. read more | digg story Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Tammy Duckworth". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
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