Representative Tammy Duckworth (D) Illinois was severely wounded in Iraq in 2004 when her UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter was shot down with an RPG rocket that exploded on her side of the cockpit, severing both of her legs below the knee. She first ran for Congress in 2006, but lost. Afterward she headed the Illinois state veterans department before being appointed to a position in the VA after President Obama assumed office. In 2012, she won election to Congress, representing the Illinois 8th District.
The guy she goes after has a VA disability rating for playing football at a service academy prep school, and never served any active service in the military. Not only does he get a check from the VA every month, but he owns a business that gets favorability for government contracts, allowing him to milk the system that way, too.
Last edited by ZVUGKTUBM on 8/28/2013, 6:09 pm; edited 1 time in total