She is an Iraq War veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and former assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Obama administration. I also pledged to follow the orders of the officers appointed above me, as well as the President of the United States. Tammy DuckworthIn 2004, I lost my legs fighting in a war with which I disagreed, and following orders from a President for whom I did not vote. That oath, this country and its institutions meant more to me than any political party could, and they still do. That area in Germany is one of the avenues of approach that the former USSR would likely have used to launch a kinetic strike (a military strike involving lethal force) against the West.

Source: CNN July 19, 2017 20:48 UTC