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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 the first female double amputee from the war. [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. American politician (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2024 Director of National Intelligence Nominee Assuming office TBD President Donald Trump Succeeding Avril Haines Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 ...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, speaks during a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on June 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Credit - Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images This article is ...
A US senator and combat veteran who lost both of her legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq has slammed Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense for his stance on women in combat roles.
The Intercept described her as "an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in the Middle East from the disastrous Iraq War to NATO’s 2011 intervention in Libya that followed Arab Spring protests against the brutal regime of Moammar Gadhafi." [30] She has also called for an end to the nearly two-decades-long U.S. war in Afghanistan. [50]
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s selected former Democratic congresswoman-turned Trump supporter ... she touted herself as an Iraq War vet with an anti-interventionist foreign ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Amy Melinda McGrath (born June 3, 1975) is an American former Marine fighter pilot and former political candidate from Kentucky.McGrath was the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps, as well as the first to pilot the F/A-18 on a combat mission.