The sister ship USS Independence to the newly named LCS-10 USS Gabrielle Giffords.
By MRE member Kristina Wong
Washington Times.
The Navy today announced it would name a combat ship after former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned from Congress last month to recover from a grievous gunshot wound she suffered in January 2011.
“The name this ship bears … will inspire all those who come in contact with her,” Navy SecretaryRay Mabus said during a brief 2 p.m. ceremony in the Pentagon’s central courtyard.
“Wow! Awesome!” exclaimed Mrs. Giffords, 41, who attended the event.
Also in attendance were her husband, retired Navy Capt. and astronaut Mark Kelly; former Rep. Ike Skelton, Missouri Democrat; and Roxanna Green, whose 9-year-old daughter, Christina, was killed in the same shooting in which Mrs. Giffords was wounded.
