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bjbjLULU DANIEL HERNANDEZ, INTERN FOR REP. GIFFORDS: But I also want to start off with
a few words. The first of which is e pluribus unum. Never have those words ever been truer
than they are today. Out of many one. One thing that we have learned from this great
tragedy is we come together. On Saturday, we all became Tucsonians. On Saturday, we
have all became Arizonians. And above all, we all became Americans. Despite the horrific
actions that were taken on Saturday where so many were lost, we saw glimmers of hope.
These glimmers of hope come from people who are the real heroes. Although I appreciate
the sentiment, I must humbly reject the use of the word hero because I am not one. The
people who are the heroes are people like Pam Simon. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Gabe Zimmerman who unfortunately we lost that day. Ron Barber. The first responders. And
also people like Dr. Rhee who have done an amazing job at making sure that Gabby is OK.
And those who were injured are being treated to the best of our ability. (APPLAUSE) Thank
you. We have all come together to realize that what defines us is not the differences.
It is that we are all together. We are all a family. We are all Americans. And we must
recognize that the real heroes, like I mentioned, are the people who have dedicated their life
to public service. Whether it's direct care in nursing. Or being a physician. Or being
a great representative like Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Or being a staffer. They
are the people who we should be honoring. And they are the people that we need to keep
in our thoughts and our prayers. So I thank you for this opportunity but I say we must
reject the title of hero and reserve it for those who deserve it, and those who deserve
it are the public servants and the first responders and the people who have made sure that they
have dedicated their life to taking care of others. And with that, I thank you all. (APPLAUSE)
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