Army Maj. Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth of the Illinois Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, narrates the "Salute to Fallen Asian Pacific Islander Heroes." during the Defense Department's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month luncheon and military awards ceremony in Arlington, Va., June 2. An Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot, Duckworth suffered the loss of both legs when a rocket-propelled grenade penetrated her helicopter beneath her feet and exploded at her knees in Iraq.
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ID: Color photograph of an Asian-American woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an Army uniform, seated in a wheel chair with two prosthetic legs, beside a podium with a Yin Yang symbol including symbols for the United States and the United Nations.
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Tammy Duckworth – Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot, Member of Congress
"I love ugly aircraft, machines that look like they shouldn't even be able to fly. The more brutal the better. I love the head-banging heavy metal of it. And that's why I'm a helicopter pilot. Can you imagine? My nation trusted in me and entrusted me…