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today she will be laid to rest in an invitation only funeral. tammy jo schultz, captain of southwest flight 1380 saved an endangered flight en route from new york's laguardia to dallas. veteran navy pilot showcased her nerves, steeled from flying supersonic fa-18 hornets when the left engine exploded after the breakage of a fan belt. even more impressive, she trained in an era when women weren't even permitted to fly combat missions. and then there's tammy duckworth, retired u.s. army lieutenant, first disabled woman elected to the congress after losing both her legs and damaging one arm from injuries sustained on november 12th, 2004 when the uh-60 blackhawk copter she was co-piloting was hit by a rocket propelled grenade fired by iraqi insurgents. senator duckworth was the first senator to give birth while in office. on thursday she brought her

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