Tammy Duckworth to deliver tribute honoring military at DNC

Iraq war veterans will join in tribute; Salazar to speak
By Sara Burnett, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Originally published 04:09 p.m., August 14, 2008
Updated 12:33 a.m., August 15, 2008


An Iraq war veteran who lost both legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade will lead a tribute to service members and veterans on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

Tammy Duckworth, who lost a bid for Congress in Barack Obama's home state of Illinois in 2006, has become a well-known advocate for veterans and military families.

The focus Wednesday will be on honoring the military and a "new, tough foreign policy approach that is neither Republican nor Democratic," the Obama campaign said. The theme is "Securing America's Future." The headline prime-time speaker will be the vice presidential nominee, who has not been named.

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Wes Clark was a big supporter of hers too. I'm just sayin'.

The kind of person they can't call "unpatriotic"...especially the arm chair generals.

I just happened to catch a piece of a C-SPAN feature where they were interviewing soldiers undergoing rehab at Walter Reed. This was well before Duckworth was involved in politics, but I was so impressed by her and her husband that she stuck in my mind. I was delighted when she ran for Congress as a Democrat. (And she almost won.) A real treasure for our side.

He worked tirelessly to get her elected; unfortunately she didn't win.

Hope does spring eternal, I guess.

Clark worked very closely with Tammy during her campaign; they're pretty tight. I do keep hoping!

Saluting Tammy Duckworth!