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Tammy Duckworth

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Tammy Duckworth
Unitit States Senator
frae Illinois
Assumed office
3 Januar 2017
Servin with Dick Durbin
Precedit biMark Kirk
Member o the U.S. Hoose o Representatives
frae Illinois's 8t destrict
In office
3 Januar 2013 – 3 Januar 2017
Precedit biJoe Walsh
Succeedit biRaja Krishnamoorthi
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
In office
24 Apryle 2009 – 30 Juin 2011
PresesBarack Obama
Precedit biLisette Mondello
Succeedit biMichael Galloucis
Director o the Illinois Depairtment o Veterans Affairs
In office
21 November 2006 – 8 Februar 2009
GovrenorRod Blagojevich
Pat Quinn
Precedit biRoy Dolgos
Succeedit biDaniel Grant
Personal details
BornLadda Tammy Duckworth
(1968-03-12) 12 Mairch 1968 (age 56)
Bangkok, Thailand
Poleetical pairtyDemocratic
Spoose(s)Bryan Bowlsbey (m. 1993)
Bairns2
EddicationVarsity o Hawaii at Manoa (BA)
George Washington Varsity (MA)
Northren Illinois Varsity
Capella Varsity (PhD)
WabsteidSenate wabsteid
Militar service
Allegiance Unitit States
Service/brainch United States Airmy
Years o service1992–2014
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Illinois Airmy Naitional Gaird
106t Aviation Regiment, 28t Infantry Diveesion
Battles/warsIraq War (WIA)
Awairds Purpie Hert
Meeritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Airmy Commendation Medal wi Aik leaf cluster
Naitional Defence Service Medal
Airmy Reserve Components Achievement Medal wi fower Aik leaf clusters
Airmy Service Ribbon
Combat Action Badge
Senior Airmy Aviator Badge
Dame Grand Cross (First Class) o the Order o the Croun o Thailand[1]

Ladda Tammy Duckworth[2] (born 12 Mairch 1968) is an American politeecian an umwhile U.S. Airmy lieutenant colonel servin as the junior Unitit States Senator frae Illinois syne 2017.

References

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  1. "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ให้แก่ชาวต่างประเทศ (พันตรีหญิง ลัดดา แทมมี ดั๊กเวิร์ด)" [Announcement of the Prime Minister's Office on granting decorations to foreigners (Major Ladda Tammy Duckworth)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette (in Thai). 15 Januar 2010. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.70507/