Wounded Warrior Takes Key VA Post

Week of June 01, 2009

Iraq war amputee and outspoken veterans' advocate Tammy Duckworth was sworn in Wednesday to be the assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Duckworth, a major in the Illinois National Guard, was shot down over Iraq in 2004 while co-piloting a UH-60 Black Hawk transport helicopter north of Baghdad. She eventually lost both of her legs from injuries sustained in the attack and spent 13 months in rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.To learn more, read the full article on Military.com.