Rep. Gabby Giffords Served Thanksgiving Meals at Air Force Base

Jason Attermann — November 28, 2011 – 12:41 pm | Comments (0) Add a comment

Representative Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) volunteered with her husband Mark Kelly on Thanksgiving Day by serving meals to service members and retirees at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ. This is the first time Giffords has met with her constituents since the shooting in January. According to USA Today:

She did tell Airman 1st Class Millie Gray, of Kansas City,  Mo., ‘Happy Thanksgiving, thank you for your service.’

Gray said she had intended to only grab a plate and head back to her dorm to eat, until she heard that Giffords was going to be there.

‘She’s such an inspiration and her story is so inspirational, it really made me proud. I felt very proud and very humble,’ Gray said. ‘It just feels really good to see that she is out here supporting the troops, and just continuing to be an inspiration and a strong role model for Americans in general.

‘She was very warm, asked how our meal was, which, of course, was amazing. The food is awesome,’ Gray said. ‘She and her husband were very, just delightful and asked a lot of questions. It was just very warm-hearted, and I told her she was an inspiration and she was very thankful for that.’

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