Monday, December 1, 2008
News Iraq War vet rallies for Jim Martin
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:56 PM
From Andre at Georgia Politics Unfiltered:
Georgia Politics Unfiltered has confirmed with state Democratic Party officials that the director of the Illinois Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Tammy Duckworth, will campaign with Jim Martin throughout the day Monday including stops in Atlanta and Macon.Duckworth is a veteran of the Iraq war where she suffered severe wounds that cost her both legs along with damage to her right arm. In 2006, Duckworth was a candidate for Congress from Illinois' sixth district. She continues to serve as a Major in the Illinois Army National Guard.
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