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Army 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...