Giffords completes skydive on shooting anniversary

Giffords lands safely at Skydive Arizona after a tandem skydive with friend and former Navy Seal, Jimmy Hatch (shown in inset).
Giffords lands safely at Skydive Arizona after a tandem skydive with friend and former Navy Seal, Jimmy Hatch (shown in inset).

By Brian Skoloff | The Associated Press

Gabrielle Giffords has made a stunning recovery since being shot in the head at a Tucson political event, learning to walk and talk again while founding a national organization aimed at pushing gun control measures, and marking the third anniversary of the attack Wednesday by skydiving.

Across the city, others gathered for bell-ringing and flag-raising ceremonies to remember the six killed and 13 injured, including Giffords, on Jan. 8, 2011, as the former Arizona congresswoman met with constituents outside a grocery store.

Giffords waved and blew kisses to a crowd at a skydiving site between Phoenix and Tucson after successfully landing without injury.

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