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" I do not have PTSD, but if I watch part of a movie like 'The Hurt Locker,' or when I spend time around Blackhawk helicopters, I will close my eyes that night and live an entire day in Iraq, flying my missions. I remember the smell and the feel and the heat and everything about it. Then I wake up in Illinois, and I'm exhausted. "

Tammy Duckworth

Flying

Live

Night

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" My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life. "

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Realize

Life

" My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community. "

" We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us. "

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" The wheelchair and the prosthesis give me a soapbox to stand on. If it helps me get my message across, I'm glad; then we need to talk about what we need to do for this country. "

Tammy Duckworth

Country

Talk

" The lessons I learned as an officer, the challenges I've faced, and the camaraderie I've experienced are at the core of who I am. "

" Energy is one of the most precious battlefield resources, but it is risky and expensive to deliver in combat zones. "

" As an assistant operations officer for a helicopter task force in Iraq, I saw my fellow Guardsmen and soldiers risk life and limb to maintain diesel fuel supply lines. "

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" Life isn't fair, and it isn't government's job to make life fair. But if you're not willing to give up on yourself, then we shouldn't give up on you, either. "

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You

Yourself

" I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who first came to the region to fight in Vietnam and stayed to work assisting refugees. "

" We must recognize and keep in the public consciousness the significant contributions and sacrifices Americans of every community have made that have helped forge the greatest country our world has ever known. "

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" We must be an inclusive nation that respects and supports all of its citizens: a nation that doesn't give up on anyone who hasn't given up on themselves. "

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Citizens

Nation

" It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to fly in combat missions and achieve my American Dream. "