Daniel Hernandez: First class hero...Second class citizen! On 1/13/11, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > President Obama calls gay intern who helped save Giffords' life a hero > > by GoPride.com News Staff > > Tucson, Ariz. — During a memorial for the Tucson shooting victims on > Wednesday, President Obama singled out the heroes from that day, > including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' gay intern, Daniel Hernandez. > > Hernandez had only been working for Giffords for five days when the > shooting started on Saturday. > > 20-year-old Hernandez was volunteering at the community event and was > standing just feet away from Giffords when Jared Loughner opened fire > on the congresswoman. Hernandez immediately rushed to her side and > tried to comfort her. > > "We are grateful to Daniel Hernandez," President Obama said. "Daniel, > I am sorry, you may deny it, but you are a hero, but we have decided > you are a hero. Because you ran through the chaos to minister to your > boss, and helped keep her alive." > > Hernandez, who was seated in the front row next to the President, > stood awkwardly as the President showered praise on him. Hernandez > smiled shyly, and then sat back down. > > During the memorial for the victims, Obama also recognized the other > heroes from the day, including the woman who grabbed the magazine clip > before Loughner could jam it back into the gun, and the men who > tackled him until police arrived. > > "When I heard gunshots, my first instinct was to head towards the > congresswoman to make sure that she was OK," Daniel Hernandez > Hernandez told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. > > "I had to lift up the congresswoman, because she was severely injured, > and I wanted to make sure that she was able to breathe OK because > there was so much blood," he said. "We had to grab whatever we could. > And because we were outside of a grocery store, the employees from the > grocery store brought out smocks that are used by the meat department > that were clean, so that we may use them as bandages, because that was > really the only clean cloth that we had." > > "The congresswoman was alert. She was able to hold my hand when I > asked her if she could hear me," said Hernendez. > > Hernandez, a junior at the University of Arizona, is gay and is a > member of the City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and > Transgender Issues. "She's been a great ally to the LGBT community," > Hernandez said of Giffords during an interview with the Dallas Voice. > > Giffords is a member of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and is a strong > supporter of gay rights, including gay marriage. > > Six people, including a 9-year-old girl, were killed on Saturday. > > > More: > http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/15827089/president-obama-calls-gay-intern-who-helped-save-giffords-life-a-hero > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy >
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