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Democrat Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth defeats Mark Kirk in their Senate race in Illinois.
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Tammy Duckworth (situated, C) holds up to run in front of an audience with U.S. President Barack Obama at a battle pledge drive occasion for her senatorial offer in Chicago, Illinois, October 9, 2016. Duckworth was co-steering a Black Hawk helicopter north of Baghdad on November 12, 2004, when a rocket-moved projectile struck the cockpit of her airplane and exploded.
Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs to wounds maintained while serving as a U.S. Armed force helicopter pilot in battle in Iraq, motions as she addresses delegates amid the primary day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Then President-elect Barack Obama and twofold amputee Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth walk together to put a wreath at a veterans commemoration in Chicago November 11, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Personal photograph of U.S. Armed force pilot Tammy Duckworth and Purple Heart decoration at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, December 2004. REUTERS/Handout/Courtesy of Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth, a partner secretary in the U.S. Bureau of Veterans Affairs, bounced with the U.S. Armed force's Golden Knights parachute group, February 2010. Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran who got a Purple Heart. REUTERS/Handout/Courtesy of Tammy Duckworth and the Veteran's Administration
Iraq War veteran and Democratic Congressional hopeful Tammy Duckworth (R) battles for undifferentiated cell inquire about with Josh Bowler in Wheaton, Illinois, October 24, 2006. Duckworth was co-guiding a Black Hawk helicopter north of Baghdad on November 12, 2004, when a rocket-pushed projectile struck the cockpit of her flying machine and exploded.
Tammy Duckworth makes that big appearance to talk on the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Iraq War veteran and Democratic Congressional hopeful Tammy Duckworth watches race comes back with her better half Brian Bolsbey in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, November 7, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress
Tammy Duckworth embraces veteran and supporter Bill Wolff in Elmhurst, Illinois, November 6, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress
Tammy Duckworth gets in her auto after a battle stop at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois October 4, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress
Tammy Duckworth (R) welcomes Bill (C) and Flo Johnson in an eatery in Lombard, Illinois November 7, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress
Tammy Duckworth sits beside her rival Peter Roskamin before an open deliberation at WTTW TV studios in Chicago October 23, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress
Iraq war veteran and Democratic Congressional applicant Tammy Duckworth exits after an open deliberation with her adversary Peter Roskamin at WTTW TV studios in Chicago October 23, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress
United State Army Maj. Tammy Duckworth affirms amid the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee's listening to titled, "Once more from the Battlefield: Are We Providing the Proper Care of America's Wounded Warriors?" March 17, 2005 in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. REUTERS/Chip Somodevilla
Iraq War veteran and Democratic Congressional hopeful Tammy Duckworth (C) visits with staff individuals John Cooper (L) and Billy Wineberg after she faced off regarding adversary Peter Roskam (not envisioned) in Chicago, September 22, 2006. Duckworth was co-guiding a Black Hawk helicopter north of Baghdad on November 12, 2004, when a rocket-moved projectile struck the cockpit of her flying machine and exploded.
Iraq War veteran and Democratic Congressional hopeful Tammy Duckworth is presented amid a battle stop at Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois, October 4, 2006. Duckworth was co-guiding a Black Hawk helicopter north of Baghdad on November 12, 2004, when a rocket-impelled projectile struck the cockpit of her flying machine and exploded.
U.S. congressional applicant Tammy Duckworth strolls off stage subsequent to tending to the opening session of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina September 4, 2012. Duckworth unseated Republican Senator Mark Kirk in Illinois. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi