HONOLULU Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat from Hawaii and U.S. presidential candidate, is taking two weeks off from her campaign to participate in Army National Guard training.
HONOLULU — Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat from Hawaii and U.S. presidential candidate, is taking two weeks off from her campaign to participate in Army National Guard training.
Gabbard announced the two-week break in a statement Monday. She will return to the campaign trail on August 25th.
Gabbard, a major in the Army National Guard, has served in the military for more than 16 years and deployed to Iraq in 2004 and Kuwait in 2008.
Gabbard will be participating in a joint-training exercise with the Indonesian military.
Gabbard says she is “grateful to be able to serve our country and the American people in many ways, including as a soldier.”
Gabbard is the first female combat veteran to run for U.S. president. She was elected to Congress in 2012.
