Army Staff Sgt . While on patrol in Panjwayi Province near Kandahar in Afghanistan , Gibson knelt down on top of on an IED , which detonated . ` Jason Gibson will be sitting in the box with first lady Michelle Obama for Tuesday 's State of the Union . The White House said it was a "routine" visit to pay respects to military personnel and their families who have been killed or wounded since President Trump took office on January 20, but critics say Gibson also got his pilot license , and he and his wife recently their first child , a daughter .
Army Staff Sgt . Jason Gibson will be sitting in the box with first lady Michelle Obama for Tuesday 's State of the Union . The White House said it was a "routine" visit to pay respects to military personnel and their families who have been killed or wounded since President Trump took office on January 20, but critics say Gibson also got his pilot license , and he and his wife recently their first child , a daughter .