these two young students are examples of why i am so proud of this university. they should give all of us a great sense of hope for our future. thank you, daniel, thank you, emily. [cheers and applause] i m now honored to bring to our lecturn the leader of our state. she is providing great leadership in a difficult and challenging time. please welcome to the podium the governor of the state of arizona, the honorable jan brewer. [cheers and applause] thank you. and thank you president shelton. mr. president, mrs. obama, justice kennedy, attorney general holder, secretary
undoubtedly going to be a difficult journey. we are there for her. our hearts are full of thanks for that good news. and our hearts are full of gratitude for those who saved others. we are grateful to daniel hernandez. [ applause ] a volunteer in gabby s office. and, daniel, i m sorry, you may deny it, but we decided you are a hero because you ran through the chaos to minister to your boss and tend to her wounds and her keep her alive.
napolitano, minority leader pelosi and my fellow arizonans, good evening. first, let me say again, thank you, daniel, for your very uncommon courage that likely saved gabby giffords life. [cheers and applause] thank you. mr. president, on behalf of the people of the state of arizona, i thank you for coming today to help us with our healing. [cheers and applause] in the aftermath of saturday, your words have been a source of comfort and strength to every arizonan. your presence today serves us as a reminder that we are not alone
[cheers and applause] daniel showed extraordinary poise at a most difficult moment. as you have seen, he is here tonight with the president of the associated students of the university of arizona, please, welcome as.u. apresident emily fritzy and daniel hernandez jr. good evening. i would like to start by expressing my sincere gratitude
justice kennedy, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, minority leader pelosi, and my fellow arizonians, good evening. first, let me say again, thank you, daniel, for your very uncommon courage, that likely saved gabby giffords life. thank you. mr. president, on behalf of the people of the state of arizona, i thank you for coming today to help us with our healing. in the aftermath of saturday, your words have been a source of comfort and strength to every