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Tammy Duckworth: “Our Veterans put their country over themselves time after time, tour after tour, for the sake of families, neighbors and…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2026
Our Veterans put their country over themselves time after time, tour after tour, for the sake of families, neighbors and total strangers who will never know their names.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois
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Speaking at Veterans Day event in Belleville.

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