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Giffords Visits D.C. for Husband's Retirement -- PICTURES

Updated: October 6, 2011 | 4:21 p.m.
August 1, 2011 | 8:28 p.m.

Kelly and Giffords, who have been married for almost four years, embrace each other after Kelly receives the Legion of Merit from Vice President Joe Biden. (REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS/FACEBOOK)

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., returned to Washington on Thursday to attend a retirement ceremony for her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly. In the gallery below, we take a look at the steps toward recovery she's taken since suffering a gunshot wound to the head in January.

(RELATED: Wasserman Schultz: Giffords Has a Long Way to Go Before Full RecoveryGiffords Returns to House Floor | 2011's Most Inspiring Stories | The Recovery of Giffords)

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