Women in War: How Major Tammy Duckworth Lost Her Legs and What She Says Is Wrong with the War in Iraq
Tammy and her crewchief Dan.
SM: One last question: Not to get too philosophical, but what do you think life is really all about?
Tammy Duckworth: Oh my goodness! [laughs] For me, life is about living up to my personal sense of what’s right and wrong. People think that it’s the big decisions that are really the hardest, but I think a lot of times it’s the small decisions. When you go grocery shopping and the cashier accidentally gives you five extra dollars in change and you don’t realize it until you get home—do you make that small decision? Do you get back in the car and drive to the store and give that five dollars back or not? It’s not the big decision of “Do I need to fly this helicopter into a firefight and save those men;” it’s the small ones that you don’t think twice about that affect your moral center. What’s important to me is living up to that.
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| fun_in_the_sun | |
| I think we have to listen to what Tammy said about the troops not having freedom of speech to speak out against the war. One of my friends is in Iraq and he agrees that we just need to get out of there. We need to start listening to the soldiers themselves who have seen everything first hand, because only they can tell us the truth about the situation. | |
| asya | |
| what i appreciate most about this interview is that it's not sensationalist like many people out there. tammy does not simply bash on the administration but intellectually defines the problem and what we can do to alleviate the situation. | |
| LILA -- Los Angeles | |
| Tammy--thank you so much for shedding light on the military experience. While I respect the fact that the troops put their lives on the line for their country, with this war (that I don't agree with), it's been rather hard to not think of the troops as being "brainwashed." Now I feel like I can't really say that anymore thanks to your story and explanation of what it's like and what it means to be a U.S. soldier. Thank you. | |
| blackie | |
| Tammy, if you happen to read this, don't be so sure that you CAN'T wear those aforementioned summer dresses and wedge heels. I saw a girl on the news recently wearing SHORT SHORTS--damn near hot pants and SHE had lost a leg at 10. They're called LISA legs--just the thing for a night out on the town, when you don't want to be wheeled around or wear the "industrial" legs. Check 'em out IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY--they, fit HIGH, too. I THINK they're made by a firm called FDR orthotics. | |
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