A combat veteran of the Iraq War, she served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. In 2004, when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents, she lost both legs and some mobility in her right arm. She was …

Mar 30, 2021 · He was a solid tactical pilot, with years of wartime experience going back to Operation Desert Storm in the ’90s. I always learned something new when I flew with Dan. And he’s also just a...

She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms. In 2004, Duckworth was deployed to Iraq as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the Illinois Army National Guard.

US Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) was among the first handful of army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011). In 2004, she was deployed as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the Illinois Army National Guard.

Choosing to fly helicopters, as it was one of the few combat jobs open to women, she became a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot. She later transferred to the Illinois Army National Guard in …

Apr 19, 2021 · In this excerpt from her memoir, Senator Tammy Duckworth describes the moment in Iraq in 2004 when an RPG hit her helicopter.

In November of that year, the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents. The explosion severly injured Duckworth's legs and right arm, necessitating a double-amputation of her legs and major surgery to repair her arm.

In 2004 Duckworth was deployed to Iraq as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot for the Illinois Army National Guard. On November 12, 2004, her helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, and Duckworth lost her legs and partial use of her right arm.

May 2, 2019 · Duckworth — a former Army Lt. Col. and Blackhawk pilot, and current Democratic senator from Illinois — was shot down in Iraq in 2004. When she woke up, she’d lost both of her legs.

Jun 13, 2021 · Her pilot in command, Chief Warrant Officer Dan Milberg, succeeded. When he did, Duckworth, still going in and out of consciousness, reached to turn off the helicopter's blades.