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I am so amazed at how many of these injured soldiers want to go back & serve their country. It is so heartwarming and awe-inspiring to know these people are serving and protecting our country.
Something tells me this woman will find a way to fly again!

I read the TAS article about women in combat, and I certainly would not anyone to be put at risk to cover for a woman in combat, but here is an example of a woman doing the deal in the same capability as a man in combat. I'm with this woman in combat. She has done more for our country than I ever will directly and I hope that she is amply rewarded for her courage and love of our country.

She will soar again, I'm sure of it.

Back in WW2, one of the top British aces was a double amputee who'd lost both legs in a training accident. After being shot down and captured, he caused so much trouble with his repeated escape attempts, the Germans ended up locking him away on top of a mountain.

In WW1, the top British ace was blind in one eye. In just ten months he managed to down 79 enemy aircraft (just two shy of the Red Baron's total). For the last four months, he served as an instructor, racing in to kill the observer/gunner and then pulling back to let his students get the kill, denying himself at least forty kills.

It sounds like Major Duckworth has just as much courage and determination of these two pilots, so I wouldn't be surprised to read about her flying again within the next few years.