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« Reply #340 on: November 06, 2009, 02:08:48 PM »

Islamist video applauds US shooting

Updated: 05:37, Saturday November 7, 2009


A video has praised the Muslim officer who shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others in a shooting spree at a US army base, saying he had 'put terror and chaos in the ranks of the enemy', the SITE Intelligence Group said on Friday.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was apparently due to be sent to Afghanistan, 'did not accept dying in the war on his Muslim brothers; instead, he wanted to die fighting the enemies of Allah, the infidels who are fighting this Islamic Ummah (community of the faithful)', the unsigned video said.

'So we give congratulations to the Ummah for their jihadist operation executed by the brother Nidal Malik Hasan on the American base where he was working as a psychiatrist and recently (received orders to go Iraq), and he seemed upset and did not want to participate in this war, and he did not want to be among the ranks of infidels against his Muslim brothers.'

He 'did jihad (holy war) in that base and killed no less than 13 Crusader foreigners and wounded 31 and put terror and chaos in the ranks of the enemy', said the video, first published on the Fallujah forum and then picked up by other sites.

Hasan, 39, a specialist in combat stress, was under guard and in a stable condition on a ventilator after being shot and seriously wounded during Thursday's rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, officials said.

But so far Hasan, who had been fighting orders to deploy to Afghanistan, has not spoken about his actions from his bed in a nearby civilian hospital.

Hasan is said to be a devout Muslim. People who know him have expressed differences about whether his faith was so fanatical that he would be driven to violence on its behalf.

Witnesses apparently heard him shout 'Allahu Akbar!' (God is greatest) as he opened fire in a troop processing centre on the base with a semi-automatic weapon and a handgun, the base commander said.

Meanwhile, the army said on Friday it is committed to treating all its soldiers with respect without regard to their religious identity, amid concern about a possible backlash.

'We always have a deep and enduring concern that everybody be treated with dignity and respect,' army spokesman General Kevin Bergner told reporters.

'We spend a lot of time on that specific issue, whether it's ethnic, religious, racial (identity).

'That is an enduring and sustained part of our commitment for our soldiers, civilians and our families.'

Bergner said he did not know if the army planned any security measures to protect Muslim members of the armed services.

Muslim-American groups quickly condemned the shootings and the Council on American-Islamic Relations 'urged the nation to remain calm and unified'.

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« Reply #341 on: November 06, 2009, 02:26:17 PM »

Txsflame, thank you for keeping us updated with this tragedy.

May God provide comfort to all the families, love ones and all of our military members.
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« Reply #342 on: November 06, 2009, 02:56:21 PM »

General Casey in press conference: One suspect remaining.
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« Reply #343 on: November 06, 2009, 04:00:17 PM »

It is my honor to help memorialize these men and women, who signed on to protect our country!! Also thaks to those that have found missing pictures and such. 

 A Pfc Marquest Smith is speaking on FOX news saying he got a round in his boot.
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« Reply #344 on: November 06, 2009, 04:07:43 PM »

(CBS)  In the wake of the mass shooting at Fort Hood Thursday, which left 13 dead and at least 30 wounded, CBS News can confirm the following casualties.

Confirmed Dead:

Jason Dean Hunt, 22, from Oklahoma. Hunt's family has confirmed his death.

PFC Michael Pearson, 21, from Bolingbrook, Ill.

Amy Krueger, from Kiel, Ind. Joined the military soon after graduating high school in 1998 and made a career as a soldier.

Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, from Utah.


Confirmed wounded:

• Police Officer Kimberly Munley. She was praised as the first responder responsible for shooting the suspected gunman four times while being shot once herself in the back. She was also reportedly grazed in the head. According to military officials, she is stable and recovering.

Grant Moxon, 23, from Lodi, Wisconsin. Moxon, a mental health specialist, arrived at Fort Hood just Wednesday and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. He was reportedly sitting in a processing room when he heard a commotion. He was soon face to face with the gunman and was shot in the leg.

Joey Foster, 21, of Ogden Utah; His wife Mandy said he grabbed as many injured people as he could and ran for cover. "Then he realized that he'd been shot 20 minutes after sitting behind the wall," she said. Foster is scheduled for surgery Friday to remove fragments of the bullets.

• Corporal Nathan Hewitt of Lafayette, Ind.; He was reportedly shot through the calf with one bullet and was grazed along the hip with another. Neither injury is considered life-threatening.

Keara Bono, of Independence, Missouri.

Amber Bahr, of Random Lake, Wisconsin. According to her family, Bahf was shot in the back and is undergoing tests. Her mother, Lisa Pfund, said Bahr told her she went running when shots rang out and didn't realize she had been hit until she went to the emergency room.

George Stratton III, 18, from Post Falls, Idaho; He was reportedly shot while standing five feet from the gunman.

Matthew Cooke, of New York

• Staff. Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, of Richmond County, N.C.; He was reportedly shot three or four times. Two of the bullets have been removed.

Ray Saucedo of Lansing, Mich.; His wife said he was not shot, but was taken to the hospital to treat a flesh wound to his arm. She said he is physically fine and is back to work Friday, but remains upset at the death of one of his best friends.

Joy Clark, of Des Moines, Iowa.; Reportedly shot in the arm, she is in stable condition and awaiting surgery.


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« Reply #345 on: November 06, 2009, 04:10:34 PM »

A 19-year-old Utah man was killed in Thursday's massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.

Aaron Thomas Nemelka is among the dead, relatives at his family's West Jordan home confirmed.

Nemelka, the youngest of four siblings, had been in the military for just over a year, said his uncle, Christopher Nemelka. He had only recently arrived at Fort Hood and was preparing to depart for Iraq next month, Christopher Nemelka said.

"He was convinced that [enlisting] was a good route to take in his life," said his uncle.

Christopher Nemelka said his son, who is serving as a military intelligence staff sergeant in Germany, had encouraged Nemelka to enlist. Christopher Nemelka described his nephew as a "wonderful human being

who was very tender-hearted" who was also an independent thinker.

"He loved people and accepted them for how they are," his uncle said
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« Reply #346 on: November 06, 2009, 04:16:41 PM »

Tulsa - A soldier from Frederick, OK is among those shot and killed in the Fort Hood Post shootings.

Channel 8 has learned that 22 year-old Jason Dean Hood was killed along with 11 fellow soldiers.

He was part of the 1st Cavalry Unit 28 Infantry and stationed in Ft. Hood.  He had served 15 months in Iraq
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« Reply #347 on: November 06, 2009, 04:21:39 PM »

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - The wife of a U.S. soldier from Ogden said her husband was among those wounded in the mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.

Mandy Foster said she first heard about the shooting spree that killed 13 and wounded about 30 after getting a call from a friend Thursday afternoon.

She couldn't reach her husband, Pfc. Joey Foster, until he called an hour later to say he'd been shot in the hip but would be OK, she told the Standard-Examiner in Ogden.

Joey Foster, 21, was preparing to be deployed to Afghanistan and was at the Soldier Readiness Center on Thursday when the rampage started, said Mandy Foster, 23.

"(Joey) said that he was standing in line to turn in papers at the readiness center, and a guy who looked like a regular soldier just all of a sudden jumped up ... and started shooting," she told the newspaper from Texas.


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Aggie Foster had prepared herself for the worst. Her son had just joined the army in November of last year and was getting ready for his first deployment to Afghanistan. "I was facing that with just him going to Afghanistan that I might not see my kids again," Foster said.

She never thought her 21 year-old would be gunned down at a military base on U.S. soil. "It's a shock that your son has been shot like that in a place he should be safe," said Foster.

Pfc. Joey Foster was shot in the hip and is now recovering at a Texas hospital. His mother, a nurse at Ogden Regional Medical Center can not quite grasp how this could have happened.

"Overwhelmed. It's still not processing," she said. "I'm still nauseous, numb all day yesterday. Still trying to process what happened, trying to get more information and trying to talk to family members and let them know what is going on."

13 soldiers were killed and 30 were injured in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood and Foster can not help but to think that her son could have been among those soldiers killed.

"It's very emotional because you know it could have gone either way," Foster said. "There are families now that are grieving. They lost theirs."

She recounted her experienced of when she found out that the alleged gunman was Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. "I assumed a terrorist attacked," she said. "I had said how did they get on base and then I heard he was in the Army. Then I thought was this a set up to get him through to attack. I mean these are things that nowadays you think of."

Aggie says Joey was 20 feet away when the suspect, Nadal Malik Hassan started firing at his fellow soldiers.

"He heard the guy yelling out in Arabic and then he saw him pull the gun," Foster said.

While the motive is unclear, Foster said what happened at Fort Hood will never be forgotten.

"It's always going to be there," she said. "It's going to be something that's always going to hang over ft. Hood. Anytime you have a tragedy like that it just kind of hangs over you forever. It's just like 9/11; that will never go away."

Private First Class Joey Foster attended Ben Lomond high school before earning his GED. His wife and two kids, a newborn daughter and 2 year-old son, live off base in Texas.



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« Reply #348 on: November 06, 2009, 04:23:56 PM »

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - The wife of a U.S. soldier from Ogden said her husband was among those wounded in the mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.

Mandy Foster said she first heard about the shooting spree that killed 13 and wounded about 30 after getting a call from a friend Thursday afternoon.

She couldn't reach her husband, Pfc. Joey Foster, until he called an hour later to say he'd been shot in the hip but would be OK, she told the Standard-Examiner in Ogden.

Joey Foster, 21, was preparing to be deployed to Afghanistan and was at the Soldier Readiness Center on Thursday when the rampage started, said Mandy Foster, 23.

"(Joey) said that he was standing in line to turn in papers at the readiness center, and a guy who looked like a regular soldier just all of a sudden jumped up ... and started shooting," she told the newspaper from Texas.


From Joeys MOM

Aggie Foster had prepared herself for the worst. Her son had just joined the army in November of last year and was getting ready for his first deployment to Afghanistan. "I was facing that with just him going to Afghanistan that I might not see my kids again," Foster said.

She never thought her 21 year-old would be gunned down at a military base on U.S. soil. "It's a shock that your son has been shot like that in a place he should be safe," said Foster.

Pfc. Joey Foster was shot in the hip and is now recovering at a Texas hospital. His mother, a nurse at Ogden Regional Medical Center can not quite grasp how this could have happened.

"Overwhelmed. It's still not processing," she said. "I'm still nauseous, numb all day yesterday. Still trying to process what happened, trying to get more information and trying to talk to family members and let them know what is going on."

13 soldiers were killed and 30 were injured in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood and Foster can not help but to think that her son could have been among those soldiers killed.

"It's very emotional because you know it could have gone either way," Foster said. "There are families now that are grieving. They lost theirs."

She recounted her experienced of when she found out that the alleged gunman was Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. "I assumed a terrorist attacked," she said. "I had said how did they get on base and then I heard he was in the Army. Then I thought was this a set up to get him through to attack. I mean these are things that nowadays you think of."

Aggie says Joey was 20 feet away when the suspect, Nadal Malik Hassan started firing at his fellow soldiers.

"He heard the guy yelling out in Arabic and then he saw him pull the gun," Foster said.

While the motive is unclear, Foster said what happened at Fort Hood will never be forgotten.

"It's always going to be there," she said. "It's going to be something that's always going to hang over ft. Hood. Anytime you have a tragedy like that it just kind of hangs over you forever. It's just like 9/11; that will never go away."

Private First Class Joey Foster attended Ben Lomond high school before earning his GED. His wife and two kids, a newborn daughter and 2 year-old son, live off base in Texas.



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« Reply #349 on: November 06, 2009, 04:26:37 PM »

Lodi soldier survives Ft. Hood shooting
Updated: Friday, 06 Nov 2009, 2:45 PM CST
Published : Friday, 06 Nov 2009, 12:31 PM CST

LODI (AP) - A second Wisconsin soldier is recovering after the Fort Hood shooting that left 13 dead and 30 injured.

Dave Moxon is the father of 23-year-old Army Reserve Spc. Grant Moxon, of Lodi. He says his son was shot in the leg.

Grant Moxon arrived at the Texas Army base on Wednesday and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

He was sitting in a processing room Thursday when he heard a commotion and found himself eye-to-eye with the shooter. After being shot above the knee he pretended to be dead until the shooter moved away.

Grant Moxon is a mental health specialist - the same field as the suspected shooter, Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
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« Reply #350 on: November 06, 2009, 04:29:23 PM »

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Lafayette native Nathan Hewitt is one of the 31 soldiers injured in yesterday's shooting at Fort Hood.

News Channel 18 spoke with Hewitt by phone from his hospital bed. Hewitt said he expects to go home in a couple of hours. He said he is doing well and is trying to keep everyone's spirits up.

Hewitt's uncle, Elmo Robledo, said his 27-year-old nephew is recovering from a shot wound in the calf and a hip injury. He said Hewitt was at the Fort Hood medical facility when shots were fired.

"Nathan started yelling and getting everyone towards the back door. And at some point during that is when he was shot," Robledo said.

He said a bullet grazed Hewitt's hip and another shot went through his calf.

"I don't even think that slowed him down. He continued to help others and make sure everyone got out of harm's way," Robledo said.

Robledo said he still can't believe something like this could happen on a military base, let alone happen to a member of his family.

"For this to happen to the soldiers prior to their deployments is scary. You'd never imagine something like this would happen stateside, especially at one of the largest military bases there is in the United States," Robledo said.

Robledo said Hewitt is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan at the first of the year. He says if he knows his nephew nothing, not even an injury of this magnitude, will stop him from fulfilling his duties.

For now, Robledo said he'll think about a conversation he has with his nephew every time they talk on the phone.

"Every time, before we hang up, I tell him to be safe. And his answer to me is 'Always,'" Robledo said.

Robledo said Hewitt has already served a tour of duty in Iraq but re-enlisted shortly after he got back home.
 
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« Reply #351 on: November 06, 2009, 04:57:57 PM »

Fort Hood victims bound for Dover Air Force Base

By Julian Barnes Washington Bureau

November 6, 2009
WASHINGTON - The victims of Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, are expected to be taken to Dover Air Force Base, which handles the remains of all troops killed overseas.

Officials said that the Delaware base had the counseling, mortuary and forensic teams in place to assist with the investigation and families.

Army officials confirmed that the alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal M. Husan, was due to be deployed overseas, but provided no additional information. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said today that Hasan was to be deployed to Afghanistan, not Iraq as officials initially said.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was at the White House this morning, briefing President Obama on the shooting. Gates announced that the Department of Defense will observe a moment of silence throughout the world at 1:34 p.m. EST.

Top Army officials, including Army Secretary John McHugh and Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, traveled to Fort Hood this morning. They are expected to participate in a news conference after the moment of silence.

The Army is sending a variety of counseling resources to aid victims families in Fort Hood, Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner said. Three teams of chaplains and chaplain assistants will arrive in the next 48 hours. Ten more teams will be dispatched in the days after.

The military also will be sending behavioral health teams, family counselors and five combat stress control teams from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

Bergner said that some of the counseling would be focused on providing aid to Fort Hood counselors themselves.

"There is care for the caregivers and that is part of the capability going to Fort Hood," Bergner said.

Army officials have been slow at providing details of the attack. For hours on Friday, the public was told that Hasan had been killed in the attack, when in fact he was alive and in custody.

Bergner said the information was not corrected more promptly because of the "fog and friction" of the situation.

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« Reply #352 on: November 06, 2009, 05:01:28 PM »

Military Mortuary Awaiting Bodies From Fort Hood

DOVER, Del. (AP) ― Military officials says the bodies of the Fort Hood shooting victims will be flown to the Dover Air Force Base military mortuary.

Officials said an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft carrying the remains of 12 Army soldiers and one Army civilian employee was scheduled to arrive Friday night in Dover, home to the nation's largest military mortuary.

The families of the Fort Hood victims have not authorized media coverage of the plane's arrival at Dover.

Officials say the result of autopsies on the victims will be made available to the appropriate federal and military agencies that are investigating Thursday's shooting.

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« Reply #353 on: November 06, 2009, 05:11:13 PM »

CNN reporting one of the guns Hasan used was a FN 516 that was legally purchased from Guns Galore in Killeen, Tx.

Hasan's Pistol May Be Linked To 'Guns Galore' Shop in Texas

Federal Agents Tracking Serial Number, Purchase Record of Suspected Massacre Weapon

Federal agents, military investigators and Texas Rangers are investigating whether the gun used in the Fort Hood massacre was purchased at the "Guns Galore" shop in Killeen, Texas, according to the store co-manager.
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"They called last night and asked about a specific name and gun purchase, but the name was not Hasan," said the manager who gave only his first name, Dave. He said he did not want to reveal the name for fear it would compromise the investigation.

Three investigators, including one wearing a Texas Rangers badge, were seen entering the store just before noon Friday. The manager said they were interviewing all of the store employees.
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They declined to comment as they left Guns Galore in a car with Department of Defense markings.

The manager said he recognized a photo shown to him of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, identified by authorities as the suspect shooter at Fort Hood. But he said Hasan would have had to show identification if he had bought the gun in his name.

The co-manager said the agents were interested in a FN pistol that uses 5.7 caliber ammunition.

The Associated Press, citing federal law enforcement sources, said the suspect used only one semi-automatic weapon in the attack.

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CNN reporting one of the guns Hasan used was a FN 516 that was legally purchased from Guns Galore in Killeen, Tx.

Hasan's Pistol May Be Linked To 'Guns Galore' Shop in Texas

Federal Agents Tracking Serial Number, Purchase Record of Suspected Massacre Weapon

Federal agents, military investigators and Texas Rangers are investigating whether the gun used in the Fort Hood massacre was purchased at the "Guns Galore" shop in Killeen, Texas, according to the store co-manager.

"They called last night and asked about a specific name and gun purchase, but the name was not Hasan," said the manager who gave only his first name, Dave. He said he did not want to reveal the name for fear it would compromise the investigation.

Three investigators, including one wearing a Texas Rangers badge, were seen entering the store just before noon Friday. The manager said they were interviewing all of the store employees.

They declined to comment as they left Guns Galore in a car with Department of Defense markings.

The manager said he recognized a photo shown to him of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, identified by authorities as the suspect shooter at Fort Hood. But he said Hasan would have had to show identification if he had bought the gun in his name.

The co-manager said the agents were interested in a FN pistol that uses 5.7 caliber ammunition.

The Associated Press, citing federal law enforcement sources, said the suspect used only one semi-automatic weapon in the attack.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/tracking-source-gun-ft-hood-shooting/story?id=9014618
"They called last night and asked about a specific name and gun purchase, but the name was not Hasan," said the manager who gave only his first name, Dave. He said he did not want to reveal the name for fear it would compromise the investigation.

The manager said he recognized a photo shown to him of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, identified by authorities as the suspect shooter at Fort Hood. But he said Hasan would have had to show identification if he had bought the gun in his name.
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« Reply #355 on: November 06, 2009, 05:29:42 PM »


The FN Five-Seven USG with a tactical light.

The Five-Seven (marketed as "Five-seveN"[7]) is a semi-automatic pistol in 5.7x28mm caliber manufactured by FN Herstal.[11] The weapon's name refers to its 5.7 mm caliber.

The 5.7x28mm cartridge was originally created by FN in the early 1990s for use in the FN P90 personal defense weapon.[3][4][5] The Five-Seven pistol was subsequently created by FN in the late 1990s as a side arm using the same cartridge.[3][4]

The weapon's characteristics have made it popular in law enforcement SWAT roles[12], where criminals wearing body armor may be encountered.

Ammunition

Particularly significant to the design of the Five-Seven is the 5.7x28mm cartridge created by FN for use in it. This cartridge weighs roughly half as much as a typical 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge[19][20], allowing extra ammunition to be carried more easily. It also produces roughly 30% less recoil[16][20], improving controllability.

One of the design intents of the SS190 variant of this cartridge (not sporting variants) was that it have the ability to penetrate Kevlar protection vests such as the NATO CRISAT vest.[16] In testing conducted by Passaic County, New Jersey Sheriff's Department, the SS190 penetrated 11 inches in bare ballistic gelatin, and penetrated 9 inches in gelatin protected with a Kevlar vest.[17] The SS190 and similar 5.7x28mm projectiles have been shown to yaw or "tumble" in testing in ballistic gelatin and other mediums[16][17][21], using the .850 inch projectile length[9] to create a larger wound cavity. However, some are skeptical of the bullet's performance and question whether this behavior is sufficient to overcome the bullet's small diameter.[16]

Since the SS190 projectile does not rely on fragmentation or the expansion of a hollow point, FN claims the cartridge (and the Five-Seven) are suitable for military use under the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, which prohibit use of expanding or fragmenting bullets in warfare.

Five-Seven USG

The USG (United States Government) is the current version of the Five-Seven. This variant debuted in 2005 and replaced the IOM. The USG retains the changes incorporated in the IOM, but has further modifications. These include a conventionally-shaped (square) trigger guard, tightly checkered grip pattern, and a larger, reversible magazine release. In addition to the standard black furniture, the USG is available in FDE (Flat Dark Earth) and ODG (Olive Drab Green). Starting in 2009, the Five-Seven USG is also offered with fixed sights.

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- MAY NOT BE USED AFTER 3:00 A.M. EST SUNDAY NOV. 8 -- A frame grab from a security video provided by CNN shows Maj. Nadal Malik Hasan in a convience store in Killeen, Texas early Thursday morning, Nov. 5, 2009. Hasan was identified by authorities as the man who shot and killed people at Fort Hood, Texas, in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. (AP Photo/CNN)
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« Reply #357 on: November 06, 2009, 05:37:41 PM »

Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment

By JEFF CARLTON and MIKE BAKER (AP) – 1 hour ago

FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbors said Friday.

One neighbor, Patricia Villa, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came over to her apartment Wednesday and Thursday and offered her some items, including a new Quran, saying he was going to be deployed on Friday.

Authorities said the 39-year-old Hasan went on a shooting spree later Thursday at the sprawling Texas post. He was among 30 people wounded in the rampage and remained hospitalized Friday in a coma, attached to a ventilator. All but two of the wounded were still hospitalized and a doctor warned that "everyone is not out of the woods."

Investigators were trying to piece together how and why Hasan allegedly gunned down his comrades in one of the worst mass shootings ever on an American military base. Though his motive wasn't known, some who knew Hasan said he may have been struggling with a pending deployment to Afghanistan and faced pressure in his work with distressed soldiers.

Hasan's family said in a statement Friday that his alleged actions were "despicable and deplorable" and don't reflect how the family was raised.

President Barack Obama ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings be at half-staff and urged people not to draw conclusions while authorities investigate.

"We don't know all the answers yet. And I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts," Obama said in a statement.

A moment of silence was held Friday afternoon at Fort Hood and other U.S. military bases as a show of respect for the victims.

"I've asked our leaders around the country to look at their installations, to look at what's going on and to adjust their force protection measures to deal with it," Army Chief of Staff George Casey said at a news conference afterward. "I do worry slightly about a backlash" against Muslim soldiers in the Army, he said.

Casey said about 20 different units were affected by the shooting. Secretary of the Army John McHugh singled out the 36th Engineer Brigade as especially hard hit, with four killed and 11 wounded.

McHugh said officials have not determined whether a case would be pursued in federal or military court and that no charges have been filed yet.

The shooting spree began as some 300 soldiers had been lined up to get vaccinations and have their eyes tested at a Soldier Readiness Center, where troops who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening. Nearby, others were lining up in commencement robes for a ceremony to celebrate soldiers and families who had recently earned degrees.

Soldiers reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great!" — before opening fire, said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the base commander. He said officials had not confirmed that Hasan made the comment.

Officials are not ruling out the possibility that some of the casualties may have been victims of "friendly fire," shot by responding military officials.

When the gunfire subsided, soldiers described a scene that looked like a war zone: too many wounded to count, shells and blood on the floor, and comrades ripping off their clothes to make tourniquets to keep the injured alive. One woman, suffering from a wound to the hip, carried another victim to get help.

"You had people without tops on. You had people ripping their pant legs off," said Sgt. Andrew Hagerman, a military police officer from Lewisville, Texas.

Hagerman arrived at the scene minutes after the shooting stopped. When he entered the building, he kept his head down to avoid stepping in the pools of blood or kicking any spent shell casings.

"You could go around it," he said. "There was definitely a path."

The gunman was struck four times by a civilian police officer who was wounded herself. Authorities said Kimberly Munley fired on the suspect just three minutes after the gunfire erupted.

The gunman then spun around and charged at Munley with a gun in each hand, said her boss, Chuck Medley, director of emergency services at Fort Hood. He said Munley shot Hasan in the upper torso, allowing officers to take him into custody.

Munley, who was shot in the thighs and wrist, was recovering Friday at a hospital.

Hagerman said he saw Hasan laying on the ground receiving medical assistance for a gunshot wound as responders tried to get his handcuffs off to better treat him.

Hasan reported for duty at Fort Hood in July, after working at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for six years. Though he apparently had problems at Walter Reed, Fort Hood officials said they weren't aware of any issues with his job performance.

One of Hasan's bosses praised his work ethic and said he provided excellent care for his patients.

"Up to this point I would consider him an asset," said Col. Kimberly Kesling, deputy commander of clinical services at Darnall Army Medical Center.

Neighbors described a man who appeared to be getting his affairs in order just hours before the shooting. Hasan was set to deploy to Afghanistan with an Army Reserve unit that provides what the military calls "behavioral health" counseling, Army spokeswoman Col. Cathy Abbott said.

Villa, who moved next door to Hasan about a month ago, said she had never spoken to him before he came over to her apartment.

She said Hasan gave her frozen broccoli, spinach, T-shirts and shelves on Wednesday, then returned Thursday morning and gave her his air mattress, several briefcases and a desk lamp. He then offered her $60 to clean his apartment Friday morning, after he was supposed to leave.

Another neighbor received a phone message from Hasan at 5 a.m. Thursday.

Jacqueline Harris, 44, said Hasan called her boyfriend, Willie Bell. "He just wanted to thank Willie for being a good friend and thank him for being there for him," Harris said. "That was it. We thought it was just a nice message to leave."

The manager of the apartment complex said Hasan recently was involved in a spat with another soldier living there over Hasan's religious beliefs. A bumper sticker that read "Allah is Love" was ripped off Hasan's car, which was keyed, said the manager, John Thompson.

Thompson said the neighbor had been in Iraq and was upset to learn that Hasan was Muslim.

Another neighbor, 42-year-old Kim Rosenthal said Hasan didn't seem too upset by his scratched vehicle.

"He said it was Ramadan and that he had to forgive people," Rosenthal said. "He forgave him and moved on."

Hasan's mindset about his mission overseas wasn't clear. Someone who used to work with Hasan said he had expressed some anger about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but neighbors said he appeared fine with his pending deployment.

"I asked him how he felt about going over there, with their religion and everything, and he said, `It's going to be interesting,'" said Edgar Booker, a retired soldier who works in a cafeteria on the post.

Cone said authorities have not yet been able to talk to Hasan, but interviews with witnesses went through the night.

The wounded were dispersed among hospitals in central Texas. W. Roy Smythe, chairman of surgery at Scott & White Memorial Hospital, said some of the wounded have "extremely serious injuries" and several patients were still at "significant risk" of losing their lives.

The dead included a pregnant woman who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

U.S. Muslims reacted with both anger and fear of backlash after revelations that Hasan is a practicing Muslim. The nation's major Muslim organizations and several mosques condemned the attacks as contrary to Islam.

"The community is in a state of agony," said Muqtedar Khan, director of the Islamic studies program at the University of Delaware and a well-known progressive Muslim intellectual.

Some U.S. mosques stepped up security on Friday, the main prayer day for Muslims.

Hasan, who was born in Northern Virginia, pursued a career in psychiatry at Walter Reed, working as an intern, a resident and a fellow in disaster and preventive psychiatry.

But his record there wasn't sterling. He received a poor performance evaluation, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly. And while he was an intern, Hasan had some "difficulties" that required counseling and extra supervision, said Dr. Thomas Grieger, who was the training director at the time.

In an interview with The Washington Post, Hasan's aunt, Noel Hasan of Falls Church, Va., said he had been harassed about being a Muslim in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, and he wanted out of the Army.

"Some people can take it and some people cannot," she said. "He had listened to all of that and he wanted out of the military."

At least six months ago, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated suicide bombers to soldiers who throw themselves on a grenade to save the lives of their comrades.

Investigators had not determined for certain whether Hasan was the author of the posting, and a formal investigation had not been opened before the shooting, said law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the case.

Federal authorities seized Hasan's computer Friday during a search of his apartment and took away a trash bin, said a military official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.

Baker reported from Killeen, Texas. Associated Press Writers Lara Jakes, Devlin Barrett, Brett J. Blackledge, Eileen Sullivan and Ben Feller in Washington, Allen Breed and April Castro in Killeen, Matt Curry in Dallas and Eric Gorski in Denver contributed to this report.

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« Reply #358 on: November 06, 2009, 05:41:00 PM »


Col. John Rossi, left, and Col. Steven Braverman walk away from a news conference outside Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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This photograph taken on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 in Killeen, Texas, shows a copy of the Quran and a briefcase holding this business card that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan gave to his neighbor a day before going on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)


Patricia Villa, next-door neighbor to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, stands in her apartment door in Killeen, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. A day before Hasan went on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base, he gave Villa furniture, clothing and a copy of the Quran.(AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
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