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Firefight at Fort Hood

Firefight at Fort Hood

Emergency response leaders here say many lives were saved by the courageous acts of those who helped the wounded following the horrific shooting attack Nov. 5 at the post deployment readiness center. They called the actions of Soldiers and first responders a “textbook example” of what should be done in the aftermath of a situation that was anything but ordinary. The incident, considered the worst to occur on a U.S. military base, left 13 dead and 43 … Read entire article »

Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Military

Fort Hood Update Nov 6 at 10 am

Fort Hood Update Nov 6 at 10 am

Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a “trained, active first responder” who acted quickly after she “just happened to encounter the gunman,” said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, Fort Hood’s commanding general. Cone said the officer and her partner responded “very quickly” to the scene of the shootings — reportedly in around three minutes. Munley “just happened very fortunately to be very close to the incident scene,” Cone told CNN’s “American Morning.” He said she … Read entire article »

Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Military, War on Terror