Lee Shull, a co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise, spoke to the legislature during the public speaking portion of the evening after the town officials, families and first responders spoke. (Richard Messina, Hartford Courant /January 30, 2013)
USA Today reports: A little more than a month after the tragic mass shooting of 26 students and faculty at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a group of 26 students from the school will perform America the Beautiful during the Super Bowl XLVII pregame show, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday.
The league is flying the students and their families down to New Orleans later this week in advance of the performance, which will be broadcast live on CBS shortly before Alicia Keys performs the National Anthem.
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