It never was secret.
Giffords is engaging in hyperbole.
I didn’t want her elected but to give her a shred of credit she was a factor in keeping the west gate open when yet another ticket-punching staff weenie wanted to close it down to “save money”.
Ft. Huachuca isn’t (or wasn’t) widely known throughout the military because the MI Corps is a pretty small part of the overall force structure.
It’s unusually well know on FR due the litany of SV Herald articles posted here.
For a town not even large enough to be po-dunk, SV gets an unusually high number of rererences on this forum.
Oh, come now my FRiend - S.V. is beyond Podunk, even bigger than a jerkwater, elevated above even a one horse town.
Why, they even have traffic lights - I have seen them myself.
I still like Bisbee though.....