Westerville sergeant is First Lady’s date for State of the Union
Army sergeant Jason Gibson (from Westerville) will be a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama for tomorrow’s State of the Union Address. Gibson was wounded in Afghanistan and met President Obama at Water Reed hospital in 2012. After the visit, Gibson wrote a letter to the president, thanking him and stressing that there is life after a traumatic event. The State of the Union Address will air tomorrow (Jan. 20) at 9:00 p.m.
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- Chelsey Davis, Pellissippi State Community College student (Knoxville, TN)
- William Elder Jr., medical school student (Englewood, CO)
- LeDaya Epps, laborer apprentice (Compton, CA)
- Rebekah Erler, letter writer (Minneapolis, MN)
- Victor Fugate, letter writer (Kansas City, MO)
- Staff Sgt. Jason Gibson, U.S. Army, Ret., letter writer & wounded solider (Westerville, OH)
- Alan and Judy Gross (Washington, D.C.)
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- Scott Kelly, American astronaut (Houston, TX)
- Anthony Mendez,“Reach Higher” Initiative student (Bronx, N.Y.)
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- Kathy Pham, United States Digital Service (Washington, D.C.)
- Captain Phillip C. Tingirides,Los Angeles Police Department (Irvine, CA)
- Catherine Pugh, Maryland Senate majority leader (Baltimore City, MD)
- Carolyn Reed, letter writer & small-business owner (Denver, CO)
- Dr. Pranav Shetty, International Medical Corps (Washington, D.C.)
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- Tiairris Woodward (Warren, MI)
- Ana Zamora, letter writer & DREAMer student (Dallas, TX)
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