An Amputee's Long Walk Back to Flight Duty (Audio)

An Amputee's Long Walk Back to Flight Duty
by Joseph Shapiro

Morning Edition, March 18, 2005 · In November 2004, a rocket-propelled grenade hit the helicopter Maj. Tammy Duckworth was piloting in Iraq. The grenade struck right near Duckworth's legs; both had to be amputated.
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But first she has to learn how to walk. NPR's Joseph Shapiro joined Duckworth in February as she took her first steps on her new prosthetic legs.

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