Jim Downing will be attending next weeks 2015 U.S. State of the Union! Jim, who is Navigator No. 6, will join Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet at the #StateOfTheUnion on Tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m. (MST). “Lt. Downing is a hero who has lived an incredible life. Our nation is indebted to him and his fellow sailors for their service in defense of our country,” Bennet said. “Inviting him to attend the State of the Union is one small act we can make to help honor him and the men and women who served during the attack on Pearl Harbor.” To watch President Barack Obamas address - and possibly see Jim at the event - go to whitehouse.gov/SOTU for a live stream or tune in to one of several television/news networks. Marobeth Downing, Jims daughter, will be escorting her father on the trip to Washington and during the presidents address. According to Bennets office, Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii offered his lone guest ticket to Marobeth, allowing her to join her father at the speech #SOTU #SOTU2015 *** For more about Jim, go here - j.mp/1x5SxgN - to read a Pearl Harbor Day article written by The Navigators #History departments Susan Fletcher and published on the Colorado Collective website.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:05:01 +0000
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