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National Guard Rep. Duckworth retiring from military Rep.
Duckworth retiring from military  Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a double
amputee from the Iraq War and lieutenant colonel in the Illinois
Army National Guard, is retiring from the military, the Guard
said Tuesday. Duckworth, 46, from Hoffman Estates, is running
for a second term in Congress, facing Republican Larry Kaifesh
in the Nov. 4 election. She and her husband, Maj. Brian
Bowlsbey, are expecting a baby girl Dec. 5. He serves at the
National Guard Bureau. "I plan on continuing my civilian job,
raising this baby and being as big a cheerleader of the Guard as
I can," she said in a news release issued by the Guard. "I'll be
a Guard spouse, as my husband is still in." Duckworth's combat
injuries...