Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Today, the U.S. State Department announced that Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) will lead the U.S. Delegation to the Paralympic Games in Sochi. The games will run from March 7th to March 16th.
Since losing both her legs in Iraq in 2004, Duckworth has completed two marathons as part of the Achilles Freedom Team, which mainly compromises wounded Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Last November, Duckworth testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
