Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Giffords, retires from Navy

cal04

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Sat Oct-01-11 11:48 AM
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Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Giffords, retires from Navy

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/01/us/nasa-mark-kelly/

Mark Kelly, the astronaut and husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, formally retired from the Navy on Saturday.

Kelly, 47, is a former Navy combat and test pilot who went on to command Space Shuttle flights in 2008 and again in May, several months after his wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was wounded in a shooting at a constituent event in Tucson, Arizona. He also flew as part of Shuttle crews in 2001 and 2006.

He announced his retirement in June and it became effective on Saturday.

In a posting on his Facebook page at the time, he said he wanted to devote more time to helping Giffords recover from her injuries, and also to spend more time with his daughters from a previous marriage.

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Sat Oct-01-11 12:16 PM
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1. I know what that is like

I have a sibling who "got disabled".

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cilla4progress

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Sat Oct-01-11 12:20 PM
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2. Running for her Congressional seat?

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