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Ten women who inspired us in 2009
Able Seaman Kate Nesbitt, Royal Navy: Nesbitt was awarded the Military Cross for her heroism under fire with 3 Commando in Afghanistan. The MC is the British equivalent of the Silver Star and she is only the second woman to ever be awarded it. She dressed L/Cpl John List’s neck wound and kept him from losing blood while bullets and rockets flew overhead in Marjah district in Helmand. Earlier this month, L/Cpl List said no words could … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
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
More about Ft. Hood hero Kim Munley
Ten years ago, Kimberly Munley was an aspiring law enforcement officer and enrolled in the Basic Law Enforcement program at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC program in August 1999. Instructor Ricky Simpson remembers her as an “excellent student who was quick to smile and tackle any assignment.†“She was small in stature, but very large in heart and determination. She would not be denied the opportunity to work in law enforcement. No matter the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment
Our Best: Kimberly Munley
Reviews in the aftermath of the shootings at Virginia Tech, where 32 died, found that first responders’ decision to be careful and wait for backup probably cost lives as that gunman moved unchecked from classroom to classroom as law enforcement massed outside. Those findings had found their way to Fort Hood’s Special Reaction Team, which had practiced an entirely new protocol for at least a year before Thursday afternoon’s rampage here, in which 13 were killed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
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
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