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Gabrielle Giffords A Military Spouse And 'Strong Advocate' For Veterans

By Jamie Reno / Military Blogger
Published January 11, 2011 at 12:12 PM PST
This story was published more than 14 years ago.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Military Spouse Magazine
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Veterans groups and other military organizations are singing the praises today of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords following the tragic shooting in Tuscon. Still in critical condition but expected to survive, Giffords, in addition to being a Congresswoman, is also a military spouse (seen here on the cover of Military Spouse magazine) who married U.S. Navy Captain and astronaut Mark E. Kelly in November 2007. (Read more)

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Jamie Reno
Jamie Reno blogged about the military for KPBS' Home Post blog. Jamie has been the San Diego correspondent for Newsweek magazine for nearly two decades, for which he has written or co-written cover stories on such subjects as the Enron collapse, Napster, the war on terrorism, media conglomeration, the Heaven's Gate religious cult, teen culture, and new cancer treatments. He has also written for such publications as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times. Jamie has won more than 20 Society of Professional Journalist and Press Club awards, including the Press Club's Best of Show award in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
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