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Veterans Day is a time to celebrate the men and women who have worn this nation's uniform and to honor their service.
Tammy Duckworth -
Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college.
Tammy Duckworth
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In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
Tammy Duckworth -
The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over $10 to the university housing office, a deposit so I could move into the dorms in the fall.
Tammy Duckworth -
Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to combat support, to direct combat, that we could not go to war as a nation - we could not defend America - without our women.
Tammy Duckworth -
I consider myself lucky to have been born into a family that valued service to both one's country and one's community.
Tammy Duckworth -
I'm glad that people know my military service. But, like this nation, we are more than our military. And the rest of our story is the same as the rest of my story.
Tammy Duckworth -
Like many moms in this country, I work to provide my child the best life she can have. It's tough. It's hard to take care of a sick baby all night, wake up tired, and have to go to work when all I want to do is spend time holding her.
Tammy Duckworth