All My Children Discussion Group -- Shooting Fort Hood

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Topic: Shooting Fort Hood

Topic Posted by: Gary
Date Posted: Thu Nov 5 15:49:54 2009
Additional Comments:

There are many board members that have family in the service, so I sadly bring forth that up to three people wearing fatigues opened fire in Fort Hood Texas killing 7 and wounding 20.

Fort Hood was having a welcome home celebration at the time. I hope you all join me in praying for the fallen and their families.

Posted by: katiesbeach
Date posted: Fri Nov 6 11:01:26 2009
Message:
Unfortunately, the death toll is now at 13 and the injuries in the 30s. The shooter was a PSYCHIATRIST. He was getting ready for his first deployment to Iraq, so I wonder if that had something to do with it......but you would have thought he would have had the tools to help him out with that kind of distress.......

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Yup. I heard someone say that often it's the caregivers themselves who are the last to ask for help. That would seem to be the case here. You'd think he'd recognize the warning signs in himself but apparently he lost the judgment he needed to do so. ~i&b

In this case it would appear that the religious beliefs of the shooter were more to the cause than the stress of being a care giver. JMHO Gary

I read one account that said he didn't mind should he be deployed to Afghanistan but he didn't want to go to Iraq. They couldn't confirm where his deployment was. Also reported some may have beeh shot by ,friendly fire as it was close quarters. How tragic. One soldier said he made a grave mistake by moving after he was shot (as opposed to dropping) and was shot a second time. It was a woman who shot the shooter and was shot herself. eom/WE

It goes against logic, but the only people armed on military bases are the MP's and the civilian Police. In this case the civilian police force was able to engage and stop the shooter. One of the police that first engaged the shooter was a female police officer who did not even know she was shot till much later. Gary

Posted by: Holly
Date posted: Thu Nov 5 19:03:11 2009
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As a Texan and the daughter of a World War Ii veteran, this makes me sad.

i hate war and the effects of war and that is why I am a war protestor.

Posted by: valleygirl
Date posted: Thu Nov 5 18:14:36 2009
Message:
This is just awful. My prayers are joining yours.

Posted by: Vivian
Date posted: Thu Nov 5 16:49:00 2009
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It does seem like it’s taking an awfully long time to get the story. They did say Obama is going to speak in a few minutes. Maybe he can tell us more than the reports we’re getting. Yes, I really feel for the people who have loved ones there. They say they’ve got all the military bases under alert just in case.

Posted by: Shea
Date posted: Thu Nov 5 16:25:13 2009
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This is an awful tragedy.

The details are painfully slow in coming. I can't imagine the agony if you have a loved one at this base, and you don't know if they are okay.

Posted by: W.E.
Date posted: Thu Nov 5 15:54:35 2009
Message:

How tragic. My heart goes out to the victims and their families!