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Every day is a gift : a memoir / Tammy Duckworth.
The Iraq War veteran traces her impoverished childhood, her decision to join the Army, the months spent recovering from the RPG attack that shot down her helicopter and nearly took her life, and her subsequent mission of serving in elected office.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538718506 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 274 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2021.
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| Subject: | Duckworth, Tammy, 1968- United States. Congress. Senate > Biography. Women legislators > United States > Biography. Legislators > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 328.73092 Duckw | 31681010232098 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Senator Tammy Duckworth is a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017. A proud Iraq War veteran and helicopter pilot, she represented Illinois's 8th district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Before election to office, she served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2009-11) and Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (2006-09).
