This made her the first disabled woman and only the second Asian-American woman in the Senate. In April , Duckworth also became the first female senator to give birth while holding office. As the assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs in the U. Department of Veterans Affairs , focused on putting a stop to the cycle of homeless veterans and developed resources tailored to wards female veterans.
I was proud to go. It was my duty as a soldier to go. And I would go tomorrow. We understand the obstacles and unique challenges women veterans face and are here to assist you. It was my duty as a soldier to go. And I would go tomorrow.
Duckworth has stayed true to her promise of serving veterans. Since taking office, shehas been a strong advocate for veteran rights. As a Congresswoman, she was supportive of previous efforts to reform VA like the Choice Act in and she coauthored the bipartisan Clay Hunt SAV Act, which passed both the House and Senate unanimously and was signed into law to improve mental health care services for Veterans and reduce Veteran suicide.
She also introduced the bipartisan Troop Talent Act —large portions of which are now law—to help service members transition to civilian life by making it easier for them to turn the skills they learned in the military into the credentials and licenses needed for similar civilian fields. In honor of her lineage of military service, The Daughters of the American Revolution erected a statue with Duckworth's likeness.
The statue was erected in honor of female veterans and the continued sacrifices they make every day. Fellow Marines surely were thankful Bernice Frankel, better known as Bea Arthur, was a friend, traveling down the road and The funeral on a sunny and chilly day drew dignitaries and friends from across the political and military spectrum.
Get special job alerts, offers and insider tips on making the most of your military experience in the civilian workforce. View more newsletters on our Subscriptions page. Famous Veterans: Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth. A Pentagon official said later Thursday: "It is disappointing that Senator Duckworth would willingly impede the careers of more than a thousand deserving Army officers, many of whom are deployed overseas defending our country.
In addition, among those officers is the nominated next Chief of the National Guard Bureau, who, if confirmed, would be responsible for leading tens of thousands of Guardsman deployed around the country helping local communities fight COVID Lisa Lawrence, a Pentagon spokesperson, previously told CNN that "The Department follows the applicable laws and regulations with regard to developing and reviewing officer promotion lists and submitting them to the White House and the Senate.
This list and any names on it have been and will be treated as is customary. Vindman delivered explosive testimony during public impeachment hearings that Trump's push for Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden was "inappropriate" and that he knew "without hesitation" that he had to report it.
Lawyer for impeachment witness Lt. Col Vindman demands Fox News retract 'false and defamatory' segment. Vindman said that he reported his concerns out of a "sense of duty," and he defended his fellow witnesses from what he described as "reprehensible" attacks.
Testifying in his Army uniform as an active-duty soldier, Vindman invoked his father's decision to leave the Soviet Union and come to the US, noting that the testimony he was giving would likely get him killed in Russia. Trump complained about news coverage of the firing in a tweet, saying reporting was done "as though I should think only how wonderful he was.
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