Friends, MJ Hegar and Tammy Duckworth have a lot in common.

They're both moms, pilots and Veterans who are pissed off because of Donald Trump's comments insulting our troops, Wounded Warriors and Gold Star families.

But we'll let MJ speak for herself. Check out this note from her below.

And when you're done, split a donation between MJ's campaign for U.S. Senate and Tammy Duckworth's reelection campaign. You can use this link:

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From: MJ Hegar
Subject: I was shot down in combat.

When I read the article about what our Commander-in-Chief said about wounded and dead troops, my stomach dropped. I saw the faces of so many people I lost in my aircraft flashing through my mind.

I medevac'd troops off the battlefield in Afghanistan. Troops wounded so gravely that their lives would never be the same because of their injuries -- and troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, whose families would forever have a void that can never be filled. Our Commander-in-Chief thinks that they're suckers.

I'm one of the pilots that got shot down in combat. After we were shot down, my crew and I managed to get our patients to safety. I strapped myself to the skids of our rescue helicopter and returned fire on the Taliban fighters. Our Commander-in-Chief thinks that makes me a loser.

It's not about the name calling. That's not the part that makes me sick. It's the fact that this Commander-in-Chief makes decisions about when and how to deploy our troops -- and he has absolutely no respect for their courage, and no regard for the sacrifice.

It's sickening, but this isn't surprising. Anyone who has paid any attention to Donald Trump over the last few years saw him disparage patriot John McCain, denigrate the Gold Star family of Captain Humayun Khan, disrespect and discredit transgender military members, and steal funds from our military bases for his border wall. The list goes on, and on, and on.

Yet my opponent, John Cornyn, refuses to take a stand for our troops. Still.

In the hours after this was reported, Senator Cornyn tweeted seven times. Not once did he mention the President's comments. Not once did he stand up for the 164,234 active duty military members here in Texas.

Who will hold Donald Trump accountable? Unfortunately, it's not going to be John Cornyn. He's let the President get away with it... again, and again, and again.

It's on us.

This is a call to action to every patriot across the country: The time is now to stand up for the next generation putting on the uniform. We need to send a resounding message that this is unacceptable -- to send that message at the polls, and hold our leaders accountable.

Our country is counting on you to answer the call.

Thanks,
MJ

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