09.09.23

Duckworth Discusses Her Life as a Helicopter Pilot and Senator with Lincoln’s Challenge Academy

Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Academy, a volunteer program through the Illinois Department of Military Affairs that provides youth aged 16-18 with life skills, job training and community, to discuss her leadership and service. Duckworth and the cadets also discussed the Senator’s work to ensure Illinois students are represented in our nation’s prestigious Military Service Academies.