congresswoman gabrielle giffords, taking to tas book today to announce that effective october 1st, he is retiring from the u.s. military, and also, from nasa. commander kelly, fresh off of the shuttle endeavor's final mission, wrote on his facebook page, as life takes unexpected turns, we frequently come to a crossroads. i'm not at this point today. gabrielle is working hard every day on her mission of recovery. i want to be by her side, stepping aside from my work in the navy and nasa will allow me to be with her and with my two daughters, commander kelly, who flew combat missions in operation desert storm, by the way, says that he may once again sometime in the future look for ways to serve our country, after some time off. he says that he'll look for more opportunities, we think, been -- and we thank him for his service up to now and we wish him and his family the very best. jon: very patriotic resignation statement from him. interesting reading. thanks rick. jenna: summer is here, in fact it is the very first day of summer.