WASHINGTON — An intern who came to Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ aid when she was shot and the family of a 9-year-old girl who was the youngest of six people killed in the same shooting will sit with first lady Michelle Obama for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
Giffords’ husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, will stay in Houston to be near his wife.
Intern Daniel Hernandez was hailed as a hero after the shooting. The 20-year-old University of Arizona student rushed to her side and applied pressure to her wounds until medical personnel arrived.
Hernandez and the family of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green will sit in Michelle Obama’s box overlooking the House floor. Giffords’ Arizona medical team — trauma surgeons Peter Rhee and Randall Friese, neurosurgeon Michael Lemole and nurse Tracy Culbert — also are to attend, Giffords’ office said.
The Associated Press
