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10 years after losing her legs, Duckworth returns to flying

November 14, 2014

"When I got back in a helicopter, it felt like home." Ten years after she lost her legs when a rocket-propelled grenade hit her helicopter in Iraq, Tammy Duckworth is beginning to fly again. This has been a year of many changes for Duckworth, who said she misses being a soldier but finds strength in her friendship with the soldiers who saved her life.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141111/news/141119848/
 
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