Disabled Iraq vet tapped for position in VA (TAMMY !!1!!)

[unhappycamper]

Then president-elect Barack Obama and Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department ofVeterans Affairs, take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Bronze Soldiers Memorial in Chicago in honor of Veterans Day in November.


Disabled Iraq vet tapped for position in VA
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 3, 2009 13:24:07 EST

Disabled Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth soon will be nominated to be part of President Obama’s team at the Veterans Affairs Department.

Duckworth, a major in the Illinois National Guard who lost both legs in 2004 after the helicopter she was flying was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade, will be nominated to be assistant veterans secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, White House and VA officials announced Tuesday.

The White House announced the “intention” to nominate Duckworth. A formal nomination won’t be made until background checks are done and Duckworth completes the required pile of paperwork and disclosure statements, VA officials said.

In 2006, after a failed bid for a seat in the House of Representatives, Duckworth was named Illinois’ director of veterans affairs.

A close ally of Obama, she was frequently mentioned as someone who might be appointed to or run for the Senate seat Obama vacated when he became president. The Senate seat ended up going to Ronald Burris, who had served as Illinois comptroller and attorney general.


Rest of article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/02/military_duckworth_020309/%2e


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[murielm99]

1. I still think she should have been our Senator. n/t