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"Senator Tammy Duckworth has logged a long list of "firsts" during her tenure as the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, including being the first woman with a disability to serve in the House and Senate. But while she dreamed of serving her country from a young age, Tammy's path was not without its challenges. In this dramatic account, award-winning creators Christina Soontornvat and Dow Phumiruk chronicle Tammy's journey. From her childhood...
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Describes the experiences of three women soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq to reveal how their military service has affected their friendship, personal lives and families, detailing the realities of their work on bases and in war zones and how their choices and losses shaped their perspectives.
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The author relates and reflects on her own ten years of post September 11th military service, including two combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, using it to illustrate her perspectives on the immense value of her fellow post 9/11 soldiers and veterans--identified as the Frontline generation--as potential leaders and as models to demonstrate the importance of service to the success of the individual and for our nation.