Mt. Vernon, Illinois
101 S. 7th St.
GPS coordinates: 38.31772,-88.898674
Take a photo of your rally flag with the above image.

This memorial was dedicated in 2011 to honor all women veterans. The statue depicts two women: Molly Pitcher, the woman who fought beside her husband during the Revolutionary War, and Major Tammy Duckworth, an Army helicopter pilot whose aircraft was struck by enemy fire, resulting in the loss of her legs. The statue is located on the grounds of the Brehm Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, where the Illinois DAR houses its extensive genealogy library.

Duckworth, now the Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, was injured on Nov. 12, 2004, while piloting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq. A rocket-propelled grenade fired by insurgents hit her helicopter and the subsequent explosion caused severe injuries to Duckworth’s legs and right arm. She now walks with the aid of prosthetics and received a Purple Heart on Dec. 3, 2004, and was later promoted to major and presented with an Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal.



She has been a driving force in building new rehabilitation centers for other injured veterans and fighting for better treatment of all female war veterans.

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