Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Attack that Took Her …
2018年9月12日 · After her copilot landed, he took one look at Duckworth’s blackened face, her slumped-over torso, the blood gushing from her lower body, and assumed she was dead. Black Hawks travel in pairs, and a second helicopter had landed nearby, so …
The Day Tammy Duckworth’s Black Hawk Went Down
2021年3月30日 · In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, the U.S. senator from Illinois recounts the dramatic downing of her helicopter in Iraq — and the early stages of recovery from her devastating injuries. I...
Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Attack That Took Her Legs—And ... - Vogue
2018年9月12日 · It wasn’t an accident. On November 12, 2004, then-36-year-old Captain Tammy Duckworth was flying a Black Hawk to her base in Iraq, some 50 miles north of Baghdad.
Senator Tammy Duckworth Talks about Injury, Advocacy, and Motherhood
Veteran Tammy Duckworth lost both of her legs in Iraq in 2004. Today, she's still serving her country and advocating for disability rights as a US Senator.
Senator wounded in helicopter crash rips ... - The Independent
2024年11月24日 · Senator Tammy Duckworth lost both of her legs and some function in one arm when her helicopter was hit by a rocket fired by an insurgent during her deployment to Iraq in 2004. (CBS Face the Nation)
Duckworth Reflects on the 20th Anniversary of Her Alive Day
2024年11月11日 · WASHINGTON D.C. (WICS) — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement ahead of her “Alive Day,” the day she almost died in a shootdown that took both of her legs and partial use of her right arm:
Duckworth celebrates 'Alive Day' 16 years after she 'almost …
2020年11月12日 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) celebrated "Alive Day" 16 years after she "almost died but didn't" in a helicopter crash that took both of her legs. "Today is my Alive Day, the anniversary of the day I almost died but didn't," Duckworth penned on Twitter.
After losing her legs in Iraq, senator hopes to take her daughters ...
2019年5月6日 · Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004, visited the country late last month for the first time since her injury...
An Amputee's Long Walk Back to Flight Duty : NPR
2005年3月18日 · In November 2004, a rocket-propelled grenade hit the helicopter Maj. Tammy Duckworth was piloting in Iraq. The grenade struck right near Duckworth's legs; both had to be amputated. Despite...
Senator Tammy Duckworth talks about losing her legs in Iraq
2018年9月12日 · 'Those suckers were trying to kill me': Senator Tammy Duckworth talks about losing her legs in Iraq as she poses for Vogue, describing her prosthetics like a 'medal' that she refuses to hide