Politics & Government

Marathon Bomb Survivor with NH Ties Goes to Washington

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman will be joined by Carlos Arrendondo, the man who helped save his life.

The White House has announced that Jeff Bauman, Marathon Bombing victim who was employed at Costco in Nashua, as one of six guests at President Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. He will be seated with Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President. 

Bauman will be joined by Carlos Arrendondo, the man who helped save his life during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Other guests include Moore, OK fire chief Gary Bird, former NBA player and gay athlete Jason Collins, 16-year-old Arizona entrepreneur Joey Hudy and 2013 Washington D.C Teacher of the Year Kathy Hollowell-Makle. 

The annual speech will take place at 9 p.m., with a live "Open for Questions" event from the White House taking place after the speech on the White House website.

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