Duckworth defends women serving in combat roles after Hegseth calls issue ‘complicated’

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Duckworth defends women serving in combat roles after Hegseth calls issue ‘complicated’
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Duckworth shared that female forces play a crucial role in the military’s mission, and Hegseth’s call to bar women from these roles would be detrimental.

The senator flew combat missions as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot during the Iraq war. She lost both of her legs after her helicopter was hit by a grenade in 2004. The Purple Heart recipient said Hegseth’s comment about keeping women out of combat roles is a gray area considering the landscape of the modern battlefield.

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