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« Reply #1900 on: August 28, 2013, 09:51:40 PM »

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Remembering Fort Hood's fallen
These are the people gunned down by Nidal Hasan on Nov. 5, 2009.


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« Reply #1901 on: August 29, 2013, 11:23:21 AM »

Nidal Hasan is nothing special and he deserves no special treatment imo. 

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/hasan-likely-to-lose-his-beard-at-fort-leavenworth/nZgKd/
Hasan likely to lose his beard at Fort Leavenworth prison
August 29, 2013

A day after he was sentenced to death, officials at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. said Maj. Nidal Hasan will likely have his long and bushy beard forcibly shaved.
Fort Leavenworth officials said they could not comment specifically on Hasan, but said in a statement that “All inmates are considered soldiers and are treated as such. All inmates at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks must abide by Army Regulation 670-1 (grooming standards which prohibit beards) unless there is an exception to policy granted.”
Hasan had sought such an exemption last year, but it was denied by Pentagon officials.
Army rules say prisoners who refuse to shave “may be restrained with the reasonable force necessary” to apply electric hair clippers and a restraint chair may be used. All uses of force must be videotaped and officials must produce a “detailed written report” afterward.

 
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« Reply #1902 on: August 29, 2013, 08:37:28 PM »

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#Analysis: Some say #Hasan sentence shows #military justice system works, although appeals process remains. @jhlad http://www.stripes.com/1.238129
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#Hasan still listed as an inmate in the Bell Co Jail. pic.twitter.com/tnt8fqfGPq
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#Hasan to lose beard when he arrives at Fort Leavenworth: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/hasan-likely-to-lose-his-beard-at-fort-leavenworth/nZgKd/
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« Reply #1903 on: August 30, 2013, 10:10:01 AM »

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Before-death-Fort-Hood-shooter-faces-long-appeals-221721531.html
Before death, Fort Hood shooter faces long appeals
August 30, 2013


Credit: Brigitte Woosley
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused Fort Hood shooter, in court for the prosecution's opening statements on August 6, 2013.

The Army psychiatrist was sentenced Wednesday to die for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded more than 30. But before an execution date is set, Hasan faces years, if not decades, of appeals. And this time, he won't be allowed to represent himself.

"If he really wants the death penalty, the appeals process won't let it happen for a very long time," said Joseph Gutheinz, a Texas attorney licensed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. "The military is going to want to do everything at its own pace. They're not going to want to let the system kill him, even if that's what he wants."
 
During trial, Hasan acknowledged that evidence showed he was the gunman, and put up virtually no defense of his actions. He's suggested in writings that he would "still be a martyr" if he received death. At trial, Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, a standby military attorney assigned to Hasan, told the judge that Hasan's "goal is to remove impediments or obstacles to the death penalty."

Now that Hasan's been sentenced to death, a written record of the trial will be produced and Fort Hood's commanding general will have the option of granting clemency. Assuming none is granted, the case record is then scrutinized by the appeals courts for the Army and armed forces.

If Hasan's case and death sentence are eventually affirmed, he could ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a review or file motions in federal civilian courts. The president, as the military commander in chief, also must sign off on a death sentence.

That process is anything but speedy. The military hasn't executed an active-duty U.S. soldier since 1961.

As the appeals proceed, Hasan is going to military death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He was shot in the back during the rampage, paralyzing him from the waist down. He is confined to a wheelchair and requires specialized care — though the death row facility has a health clinic that apparently can meet his needs.

Military appeals courts have overturned 11 of the 16 death sentences of the last three decades — and that doesn't include former Senior Airman Andrew P. Witt, who is one of five men on military death row but whose sentence was ordered reopened recently on appeal.

There's no way to estimate how long the appeals process could take for Hasan or any other case. The longest current case is that of Ronald Gray, a former Army cook at Fort Bragg in North Carolina who was convicted in 1988 on 14 charges, including two premeditated murders.

Once his appeals begin, Hasan will be assigned military counsel. He could also choose to retain civilian lawyers.

John Galligan, a retired Army colonel who was Hasan's former lead civilian counsel, said he doesn't believe Hasan is seeking execution, as his appointed standby lawyers at trial have suggested. He has met with Hasan frequently during the trial and said several civilian attorneys — including anti-death penalty activists — have offered to take on his appeal.

Galligan estimates the military has already spent more than $6 million on Hasan's trial. He said that will triple during appeals, which he believes will take longer than Hasan's remaining life expectancy.

"This will invariably be an appeal that will take decades," Galligan said, "and, Maj. Hasan, I don't know if he'll ever survive it." He added: "If anything's going to kill Hasan in the short term ... it will probably be natural causes due to his medical conditions."


Hasan may have a plausible appeal on the grounds that he was never competent to represent himself at trial. Gutheinz said that argument could be complicated somewhat if Hasan refuses help from any civilian attorneys and is reluctant to cooperate with assigned military counsel — but that may not make things go any faster since there will be pressure for the military system to move cautiously on such a high-profile case.
 
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« Reply #1904 on: August 30, 2013, 05:36:04 PM »


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/30/fort-hood-killer-warned-before-shooting-possible-adverse-events/
EXCLUSIVE: Video shows Fort Hood shooter's controversial lecture on Islam
August 30, 2013

Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan, in video footage exclusively obtained by Fox News, told colleagues at Walter Reed Medical Center in 2007 that Muslim soldiers should have the option of being released as conscientious objectors to reduce the prospect of “adverse events.”

Hasan, a Muslim and an army psychiatrist, went on two years later to kill 13 and injure 32 in a shooting barrage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. He was sentenced to death by a military jury earlier this week.

"I think the Department of Defense should allow Muslim soldiers the option of being released as conscientious objectors to increase the morale of non-Muslim soldiers in the military as well as decrease adverse events," Hasan says in the video during a power point presentation.

Bearing an FBI logo, and subtitles, Hasan's presentation titled "The Koranic World View as it relates to Muslims in the US Military" was provided to the defense as part of the discovery process in the Fort Hood case.

John Galligan, who is handling civil legal matters for Hasan, provided two of four segments to Fox News "at the specific direction of Major Nidal Hasan."

In the video, Hasan appears to be wrestling with his own issues, and whether Muslims can serve in the military as the U.S. engaged in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

"We always talk about God and country, but here we're talking, we're really talking about God versus country," Hasan said.

"He sounds like he's just trying to explain how other people might think, but as you listen and as it progresses you begin to hear...him,"  Matthew Levitt, Director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy told Fox after reviewing the video.

 "He seems to have already begun the process of radicalization."

According to the Senate report "A Ticking Time Bomb," which exhaustively investigated the Fort Hood massacre, Hasan's 2007 Walter Reed presentation went through several drafts because it was not considered scholarly or scientific.  One supervisor described the Army psychiatrist as quote "very lazy" and "a religious fanatic."

During the presentation, Hasan also stated as fact that former soldiers are joining the ranks of terrorists.
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« Reply #1905 on: August 30, 2013, 06:01:21 PM »

August 30, 2013 Tweets
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BREAKING: Fort Leavenworth officials confirm #Hasan has arrived there.

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BREAKING: Hasan is being transferred today to Fort Leavenworth's U.S. Disciplinary Baracks in Kansas. No longer being held in Bell Co. Jail
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« Reply #1906 on: August 30, 2013, 06:07:31 PM »

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From @forthood: Inmate Nidal Hasan is now at Fort Leavenworth’s United States Disciplinary Barracks for post-trial confinement
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« Reply #1907 on: August 31, 2013, 06:38:21 PM »

TY Ms    as usual, I am a day late and a million dollars short ...

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/08/28/news/nation/shooter-in-fort-hood-massacre-sentenced-to-death/
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« Reply #1908 on: September 01, 2013, 08:02:44 PM »

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/nidal-hasan-in-2007-military-lecture-theres-a-lot-of-virgins-thats-all-i-can-say-video/#comments
Nidal Hasan in Military Lecture: “There’s a Lot of Virgins. That’s All I Can Say.” (VIDEO)
September 1, 2013

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« Reply #1909 on: September 02, 2013, 10:09:34 AM »

http://www.kxan.com/news/benefits-for-fort-hood-victims
Benefits for Fort Hood victims
September 2, 2013


Fort Hood

KILLEEN, Texas (KXAN) - On Monday a group of lawmakers will gather outside of Fort Hood to announce a bill that would give the same honors and benefits to the victims of the Fort Hood shooting in 2009 that families of soldiers serving in combat zones receive.

The bill, called "Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act," will be introduced in both houses of Congress.

The bill is sponsored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), Congressman John R. Carter (R-TX31) and Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX 25).

The new legislation is similar to the honors and benefits given to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

All of the victims would be eligible for the Purple Heart Award of the Department of Defense civilian award equivalent.

 
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http://www.kvue.com/news/Lawmakers-to-file-bill-to-give-benefits-for-Ft-Hood-victims-222052541.html
Lawmakers to file bill to give benefits for Ft. Hood victims
September 2, 2013

 
Senator John Cornyn and congressmen John Carter and Roger Williams are presenting a bill called the Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act. It would give both military and civilian victims the same status that was given to the victims of the September 11 attacks.
The fight for those rights has been building over the past year; 160 victims and their families released a 14-minute video last year asking for help.
To get more benefits, the government must agree to change the status of the shooting. It's currently labeled as workplace violence, not an act of terror.
"We need the VA, the American people, our Congress, our Senate and our government as a whole to help us. The first two weeks after Dad died, people kept asking, 'What can we do?' The answer now is very simple. 'Do your job,'” said Kerry Cahill whose father died in the Fort Hood shooting.
Some lawmakers have argued that changing the status of the shooting could have compromised the case against shooter Nidal Hasan. They also said there was not enough evidence to link Hasan to terrorism. However, in testimony during his trial, victims said Hasan made his intention obvious. They say he yelled out “Allah akbar” as the gunfire erupted.
"This man was in our uniform, and he was performing his jihad,” said Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford who suffered injuries in the shooting. “That man knew what he was doing, and by the look on his face the day of the shooting, he definitely knew what he was doing.”
A change in the label of the shooting could make victims eligible for the Purple Heart award or the civilian equivalent. The bill will be filed this week

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« Reply #1911 on: September 02, 2013, 10:33:43 PM »

http://www.kxan.com/news/benefits-for-fort-hood-victims
Bill would give Ft. Hood victims support
By Chris Sadeghi
September 2, 2013

KILLEEN, Texas (KXAN) - Over the last three weeks, Michael Cahill’s story has been recounted multiple times.

Prosecutors and eyewitnesses told the jury panel in Major Nidal Hasan’s trial how Cahill ran towards the barrage of bullets while so many others fled for safety. Armed with a chair, he tried to take down the gunman.

He was unsuccessful and it cost him his life.

But there is something else about Cahill that his daughter Keely Vanacker wants everyone to remember.

“My dad never went anywhere without a cup of coffee. Nowhere,” said Vanacker.

That is why in future years, when people stop to remember the November 5 th, 2009 attack, they will see Cahill’s coffee mug sculpted from bronze.

Bronze sculptures depicting the favorite items for each of the 13 victims were unveiled in Killeen on Monday.

A Scooby-Doo sat in front of a picture of Private First Class Francheska Velez.

A San Diego Charger cap remembered Aaron Nemelka.

Each sculpture, crafted by Troy Kelly, memorialized not just a soldier, but a person.

“If you ask a family member of someone who lost anyone, they will tell you they just don’t want you to forget who their loved one was,” said Leila Hunt Willingham. Her brother J.D. Hunt will be remembered with a sculpture of a greyhound named Rex.
 
On the same day the sculptures were unveiled, Senator John Cornyn along with Congressmen Roger Williams and John Carter unveiled the Honoring Fort Hood Heroes Act.

The proposed legislation would retroactively grant federal support and benefits for the victims and families who have yet to receive any aid because the attack was designated “workplace violence.”

It would also award Purple Hearts to the wounded.

“We are free to speak now and call it what it was,” said Cornyn. “An act of terrorism.”

Cornyn said they wanted to wait until the trial was completed, but now that justice has been given to Hasan, it is time to give it to families.

“We are righting a wrong.”

The benefits will be the same given to victims of the battlefield as well as the same given to victims of the September 11 th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.

“The benefits can be shared, the medals can be awarded, and we can give these battlefield warriors they recognition they deserve,” said Carter who told media members the proposed bill has support on both sides of the aisle in Washington.

It will be up to congress to pass the bill, but anyone can donate to the Fort Hood Memorial being planned in Killeen. The memorial will cost an estimated $400,000 and will house the bronze sculptures on city property.

For information on who to donate, visit FortHoodMemorial.com.

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« Reply #1912 on: September 04, 2013, 09:33:48 AM »

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/03/20313983-fort-hood-shooter-nidal-hasan-forcibly-shaved-in-prison?lite=

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan forcibly shaved in prison

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the Fort Hood shooting rampage, has been forcibly shaved, an Army spokesman said Tuesday.

Hasan began growing a beard in the years after the November 2009 shooting, which left 13 dead and 30 wounded. The beard prompted delays to his court-martial because it violated Army grooming regulations. He was convicted of all charges last month at his court-martial at the Central Texas Army post and sentenced to death.
 
 




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Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan forcibly shaved in prison

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the Fort Hood shooting rampage, has been forcibly shaved, an Army spokesman said Tuesday.

Hasan began growing a beard in the years after the November 2009 shooting, which left 13 dead and 30 wounded. The beard prompted delays to his court-martial because it violated Army grooming regulations. He was convicted of all charges last month at his court-martial at the Central Texas Army post and sentenced to death.
 
 






Very appropriate.  There's nothing special about Nidal Hasan and he deserves no privileges.  He can toe the line like all the other prisoners.  JMHO
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« Reply #1914 on: September 06, 2013, 09:58:01 AM »

http://www.hannity.com/article/sergeant-kim-munley-on-nidal-hasan-s-verdict/17964
Sergeant Kim Munley on Nidal Hasan's verdict
September 5, 2013

Sergeant Kim Munley is joining Sean today to discuss Nidal Hasan's verdict, how President Obama betrayed the victims of Fort Hood, and what is being done to officially classify Hasan as what all of America (aside from the Obama Administration) knows he truly is, a terrorist.

Munley was the Fort Hood police officer who came to the defense of those attacked at the military base and engaged in a shoot out with Hasan. She was shot three times by the traitor.
 
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« Reply #1915 on: September 13, 2013, 07:56:10 AM »

http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/Bill-by-Texans-would-reclassify-Fort-Hood-attack-223571671.html
Bill by Texans would reclassify Fort Hood attack
September 12, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have introduced a bill to reclassify the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage as an act of terror and provide more benefits for victims and their kin.

The Texans on Thursday introduced the Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act.


A military jury last month sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for the attack at the Central Texas post that left 13 people dead and 30 hurt. Victims and relatives have complained that the U.S. government wrongly categorized the attacks as workplace violence.

The bill offered Thursday would provide life insurance, tax breaks for death in a combat zone and other combat-related pay.

 
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« Reply #1916 on: September 17, 2013, 10:04:18 PM »

http://www.kvue.com/news/state/224132761.html
Lawyers: Fort Hood shooter's pay likely long gone
September 17, 2013

DALLAS (AP) — Nidal Hasan collected nearly $300,000 in his military salary while awaiting trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, but his attorney said nearly all of it has been given to charity — likely making it impossible for his victims to get any of it.

Hasan's civil attorney, John Galligan, wouldn't disclose any information about the charities or proof that donations had been made. An Army spokesman said the military can't get back the money because Hasan, like any other service member charged with a crime, continued to receive his military salary until he was convicted last month.

"The great bulk of his income has been donated to charity," said Galligan, who also once represented Hasan in the criminal case. "There's really virtually no money in any bank that I'm aware of. There's really no property holdings."

The money would likely only be a fraction of what Hasan's victims and their relatives still need. Some have struggled to find jobs or pay medical bills since Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others when he opened fire inside a crowded building on the Texas military base on Nov. 5, 2009.

But his salary carries symbolic value.

"It's not about the amount. It's about principle," said retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times by Hasan and testified at his trial. "During this time the man was incarcerated, he was still drawing full military pay, full military benefits. That money was spent on him, and we were denied — still — certain benefits."

Lunsford wants Hasan's salary to go into a scholarship fund for victims' children. He also is among the victims suing the government, in a lawsuit that also names Hasan, in an effort to get the shooting characterized as a terrorist attack rather than workplace violence. The designation would make them eligible for more benefits and recognition that they say they deserve.

But whether they can get any money from Hasan is unlikely, according to the military, Galligan and a lawyer for the victims. Along with a lack of bank accounts tied to Hasan, FBI agents found little more than a table, a folding chair and a prayer mat in his apartment after the shooting.

Given his rank as major, Hasan collected more than $7,000 a month in salary, according to the Army. That salary was subject to federal taxes, but Texas doesn't collect a state income tax.

His paychecks were revoked 14 days after he was sentenced to death last month, per Army regulations. But his case had dragged out for nearly four years, in part because he was forbidden to plead guilty to charges after prosecutors refused to take the death penalty off the table.

Hasan's expenses after the attack were limited, according to Galligan. About $10,000 was spent to hire a medical specialist to assess Hasan's life expectancy. Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back by a Fort Hood police officer during the rampage.

Hasan represented himself at his trial, and although he told the judge the shootings were necessary to protect Islamic and Taliban leaders from U.S. troops overseas, he presented no evidence or witnesses. The American-born Muslim had government-funded defense lawyers to help him, and Galligan said he has worked for Hasan mostly for free.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. S. Justin Platt said the military can't get back the money Hasan was paid while behind bars. Hasan's sentence included a dismissal from the Army and a forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

Galligan said Hasan's paychecks were not deposited in a bank, but he declined to say how Hasan handled them. He refused to hint at the type of charities Hasan allegedly helped.

Reed Rubinstein, an attorney helping victims sue the government, said he was exploring ways to get any money or assets he could out of Hasan. But he acknowledged that those efforts might not succeed.
 
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« Reply #1917 on: October 06, 2013, 08:36:41 AM »

http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/crime/fort-hood-shooting-trial-cost-about-5-million/nbGgm/
Fort Hood trial cost government about $5 million
October 5, 2013

FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. government spent nearly $5 million to court-martial and convict an Army psychiatrist in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage, according to records reviewed by a North Texas television station.
The biggest pre-trial expense in Maj. Nidal Hasan's trial was more than $1 million for transportation for witnesses, jurors and attorneys, according to Army records obtained by KXAS-TV (http://bit.ly/GBNPnu ) of Fort Worth and Dallas. About $90,000 was spent to house the witnesses.
 
The records also show that in the months before his trial, Army helicopters ferried Hasan 40 miles from the Bell County Jail to Fort Hood at a cost of more than $194,000 so he could work on his defense in his private office. More than $200,000 was spent on trailers, apparently including the one that housed the private office.
In the past, Army officials have said the helicopter rides were needed to protect Hasan and his team from threats.
 
The records show that another $1 million was spent in expert witness fees.
Hasan remained on the Army payroll until 10 days after his conviction, collecting nearly $300,000. Most was donated to charity, Hasan's civil attorney, John Galligan, has told The Associated Press.
The expenditures have outraged many of Hasan's victims and their relatives. Some victims have struggled to find jobs or pay medical bills since Hasan opened fire inside a crowded building on the Central Texas military base.
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« Reply #1918 on: November 03, 2013, 08:08:42 PM »

http://kdhnews.com/military/ausa-says-little-about-distribution-of-funds-to-shooting-victims/article_2c6d8e7c-4446-11e3-99b0-001a4bcf6878.html
AUSA says little about distribution of funds to shooting victims
November 3, 2013

When Nidal Hasan gunned down a room full of fellow soldiers — killing 13 and wounding 32 — on Nov. 5, 2009, the local and nationwide community came together offering donations for the victims.
Several organizations took donations — the Red Cross, chaplains’ groups, Army units — but none of them likely drew the amount collected by the Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army.
Within five days of the shooting, AUSA collected $80,000. Three weeks after the shooting, $250,000 had been raised.
The challenge now, said then-president of the chapter, Ron Taylor, is finding a specific way to use those funds.
“We are still working how it will benefit them,” he said. “It is going to be a needs-based type of deal such as lodging, transportation and food.”
By January 2010, AUSA officials told media outlets the fund had grown to $700,000. Two months after that, it was up to $900,000.
 
John Crutchfield, vice president of the chapter, said during a public event in April that about $1 million was raised.
 
Bill Parry, spokesman for the local AUSA chapter, said last week that all 32 victims who were shot by Hasan received a “stipend” from the fund.
In submitted written questions, the Killeen Daily Herald asked for specific details about the fund, including how much was raised, how much is left, how many people it helped and in what ways.
AUSA declined to release specific amounts.
“There have been documented examples of unscrupulous individuals who were not impacted by the shootings attempting to take advantage of victims of the tragedy,” Parry said in his response to the Herald. “Therefore, to avoid recurrence of those types of actions toward the victims and/or their family members, the chapter leadership has determined it is prudent not to discuss the amount of money remaining in the fund.”
Victims speak
Alonzo Lunsford, shot seven times by Hasan, received money twice from AUSA, he said. Once was soon after the shooting, an emergency expense to get some family to town.
“It was a financial strain. All those soldiers had their back against the wall and I was one of them,” he said.
The second was a $500 stipend he said was given to all witnesses to help them with food and travel for Hasan’s trial.
 
Joleen Cahill, whose husband, Michael Cahill, was killed in the shooting, was visiting family in Montana and Colorado days before Hasan’s trial in August. She was driving in a big storm when she had car trouble.
“(AUSA) actually helped with that a lot because it was not a cheap deal,” Cahill said. “It really helped me, and I did not expect it.”
Cahill said her case was likely approved because of the timing.
“Actually, the expenses had to be 5 November related. I was pushing it to get down to Killeen in time and I just should have stayed off the road, but I didn’t,” she said.
Moving forward
Parry said AUSA’s intent is “to ensure that 100 percent of the funds” go to victims and families directly impacted by the Fort Hood shooting.
And now with the “trial concluded, the chapter leadership is developing a plan for dissolution of the fund and distribution of any remaining funds, which we anticipate will be complete by the end of 2013,” Parry said.
Once all disbursements have been made and the fund is dissolved, a complete audit will be performed specifically as to the fund, he said.
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Site of Fort Hood shooting to be demolished
November 5, 2013

FORT HOOD — Building 42003, the site of the Fort Hood shooting will be demolished, post officials announced today.
The news comes exactly four years since an Army major opened fire at the medical section of the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, leaving 13 dead and more than 30 wounded.
The building sits in a cluster with four other buildings and all have remained mostly untouched since the shooting occurred Nov. 5, 2009, said Brian Dosa, director of the Directorate of Public Works. The area was fenced off and considered an active crime scene, pending the sentencing of the shooter, Nidal Hasan. In August he was found guilty and given the death penalty.
"The plan now that court martial is over, is to take those five buildings and return them to SRP, with exception of … Building 42003," Dosa said. "That one is going to be demolished. The other four — we’ve got a project that’s going to go forward and clean those buildings up and do any work that needs to be done."
 
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