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« Reply #400 on: November 06, 2009, 10:04:44 PM »

McHugh: Families must be 'Army Strong' after Fort Hood shootings

Nov 7, 2009
By C. Todd Lopez

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 6, 2009) -- After a moment of silence for those killed in the shootings Nov. 5 at Fort Hood, Texas, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army George W. Casey Jr. addressed Soldiers, family members and the press.

"I tell you candidly, this was a kick in the gut -- not only for the Fort Hood community, but also for the entire Army," Casey said during the press conference Nov. 6 at Fort Hood.

At about 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Maj. Hasan Nidal Malik, an Army psychiatrist, allegedly fired shots into the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood. The shooting resulted in 13 dead and some 30 others injured. Most of the casualties were Soldiers preparing for deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan.

"This is a time for the Army family to stand together, this is a time for 'Army Strong' to mean what it says -- and this is a time to know that we are working every moment to ensure that their safety and security is met to the highest possible degree," McHugh said.

McHugh, Casey and Casey's wife spent the day at Fort Hood. The three visited the SRP center where the shooting occurred, visited with law enforcement officials investigating the incident, and met with doctors at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center to discuss the status of those injured. They also met with members of the 36h Engineer Brigade in a chapel on base. Members of the unit were victims of the shooting.

"That's a group of Soldiers that had an extraordinarily tough day amongst so many Soldiers who had a tough day," said McHugh of the unit. Within the 36th, four were killed and 11 were wounded.

"We tried to do our best to try to talk about how the Army family will stand with them," McHugh said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those of the fallen."

The general relayed anecdotes he'd heard regarding the tragedy. One story, for instance, involved medics attending a graduation ceremony in a building near where the shooting occurred. Those medics responded to the sounds of the gunfire so they could help those in need.

Another story involved a young private who had been nearby in his truck. Upon hearing the gunshots, he enlisted the aid of friends and brought four of the wounded to the hospital emergency room.

"The stories of courage and heroism I heard today make me proud to be a leader of this great Army," Casey said. "I am very proud, not only of the men and women here at Fort Hood, but of our whole Army. We take care of our own, we will grieve as a family, and we will maintain our focus on our missions around the world."

Both Casey and McHugh discussed Army efforts to better understand and better deal with post traumatic stress disorder, suicide, and domestic violence. The Army has commissioned a study on the causes of suicide among Soldiers, for instance. And in October, it kicked off the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, which is designed to help Soldiers develop mental strength in the way they develop physical strength.

Asked about his concerns for a potential backlash against Muslim Soldiers serving in the Army now -- based on the Muslim background of the alleged shooter -- Casey said he's aware that could be a problem and he's asked commanders to ask Soldiers to not draw conclusions.

"I wouldn't say I fear it, but one of the reasons I told our leaders to keep their people informed and not rush to judgment or speculate until the investigation comes out, is I do worry slightly about a potential backlash, and we have to be concerned about that," he said.

The general also said he wants commanders and Soldiers to stay focused on the mission, and that the "full resources of the Army and the DOD" are behind the Fort Hood community.

http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/11/07/29998-mchugh-families-must-be-army-strong-after-fort-hood-shootings/?ref=news-arnews-title0
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« Reply #401 on: November 06, 2009, 10:08:05 PM »

Army sends support teams to aid Fort Hood Soldiers, families

Nov 6, 2009
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON (Nov. 6, 2009) -- Resources to help those affected by the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, are flowing to the post, Army officials said today.

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan killed 13 Fort Hood personnel and wounded another 30 during a shooting spree at the post's Soldier-Family Readiness Center yesterday. Hassan was wounded and is in custody.

Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. are at the post conferring with officials to determine the best way forward, said Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, chief of Army public affairs.

Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, the commander of 3rd Corps and Fort Hood, has requested additional capabilities to help post personnel get through this tragedy. "We are already generating capabilities to deal with the consequences of the situation at Fort Hood," Bergner told reporters this morning.

The service is sending 13 unit ministry teams to the post. Each team has chaplains and chaplain assistants who can support the spiritual needs of Soldiers, families and civilians at Fort Hood, Bergner said.

The Army also is sending 35 family life consultants to the base. "These are folks who specifically are trained and equipped to deal with the stress that military families confront - from the children to the spouses," the general explained.

The service also is sending 13 behavioral health specialists from to Fort Hood from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio to help with grief counseling.

Four Operation Homecoming counselors, 20 more behavioral health specialists and 17 critical-incident stress-management personnel will deploy to Fort Hood soon, Bergner said, and five combat stress teams are moving to the post to augment teams already at the base.

Some of the additional teams will arrive today and tomorrow, and others will flow in later, the general said. "If more is needed, we will provide it," he added.

http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/11/06/29983-army-sends-support-teams-to-aid-fort-hood-soldiers-families/?ref=news-home-link3
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« Reply #402 on: November 06, 2009, 10:11:49 PM »

I came back to try and get more pictures out..and cant. I just cry. TY Heart for continuing on.. I do have one question?? Is it possible to make a part of this section simply for the wounded adn deceased. I am srry but it is killing me to have info on that srry evil vile SOB mixed in with the heros. If it is not possible I understand. If it is.. I promise to pull it together and get all the pics up tomorrow(and lol I think I am safe in saying Heart would also)

 I am not sure why it is all just hitting me..but all those families..hurting..broken scared mad..ughhhhhh. I think the the thing that did me in this day..when I was searching for pics. I type Alonzo Lunsford name is google, and the first hit was his family searching for him on red cross.. I cant remember what time it was, but they didnt know right away.. they had to wait and worry and THEN GET THE CALL..oh my heart shattered.

 The only thing I will say on the SOB IS..I HOPE the story is TRUE..I hope he is paralyzed, but that his mind works great..(well as great as an evil mind can work) I hope he has to lay around unable to move and contimplate (sic I know) just exactly what he has done..

 Ok gonna pull it together now!!! 
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« Reply #403 on: November 06, 2009, 10:14:23 PM »

Blood Donations Aid Fort Hood Victims

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 – Blood donations came from nine different sources in overwhelming quantities in response to yesterday’s shooting on Fort Hood, Texas, showing strong pride around the nation for the military community, the director of the Army’s blood program at the said at the Pentagon today.

Twelve soldiers and one civilian were killed, and 30 people were injured in the shooting at Fort Hood’s Soldier-Family Readiness Center.

As of this morning, at least 17 of the wounded were treated with some form of blood transfusion at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center on Fort Hood, whether by plasma, red blood cells or platelets, Army Col. Ron Fryar said in a Pentagon Channel interview.

Several of the other wounded were evacuated to civilian hospitals in Killen and Austin, Texas, but Fryar said he did not have statistics available for those who may have received blood transfusions outside of Fort Hood.

Fort Hood’s Robertson Blood Center maintains an inventory of 30 to 40 units of blood products. But almost immediately after yesterday’s shooting, more than 800 products were moved there and to other nearby civilian medical facilities, he said.

“I’m extremely proud of how our folks reacted across the Army blood program and across the armed services,” Fryar said, also noting his satisfaction for support from civilian blood clinics. “Across the U.S., blood came pouring down to central Texas to help.”

Most of the patients are now stable or nearly so, so the Army is asking all of its blood centers to stand down their collection transfers, he said.

The unused blood products from civilian blood centers are expected to be returned, and the blood from military blood centers will be redistributed based on routine needs, the colonel said.

Fryar also pointed out that blood donations aren’t in need only amid a mass-casualty crisis, and he encouraged the population, particularly young people, to donate when and as often as they can. Donations support a host of routine needs throughout the medical community, he said.

Someone somewhere always is in need of blood, Fryar said.

“Just don’t lose that thought or that feeling of wanting to help our fellow citizens out,” he said. “We can do that all year long. A blood donation is one of those ways you can contribute to your community.”

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« Reply #404 on: November 06, 2009, 10:27:09 PM »


Army Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford was among those wounded in the mass shooting at Fort Hood Thursday.


His wife, Gherri Lunsford, emotionally recounts her husband's face-to-face encounter with the gunman who killed 13.

Fort Hood massacre survivor recounts narrow escape after being shot by gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan


KILLEEN, Tex. - A survivor of the Fort Hood rampage recalled Friday the chilling moment when he locked eyes with the gunman.

"I looked him right in the eyes, and he looked at me. There was nothing there," Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, 41, told his wife from his hospital bed.

A moment later, the shooting started.

"I began pushing everyone out of the way when I felt the gunshots," Lunsford said, according to wife Gherri. "It all happened so fast."

Lunsford, who was standing three feet away from Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was shot twice in the stomach and grazed in the head.

His wife of two years got a call from a friend that the sergeant, a 19-year Army vet, had been wounded.

"It was the kind of call that no one ever wants to get," Gherri Lunsford told the Daily News.

"I felt sick. I just kept thinking that I can't lose my husband. I just can't. He can't die."

She immediately flew from North Carolina to Texas where her husband had regained consciousness at Scott White Hospital. He tried to allay her fears.

"He said to me, 'Baby, I'm fine. It all happened so fast,'" she said.

"They can't kill his spirit. It's a miracle," she added.

"He is a hero. He was shot while pushing one of his brothers out of the line of fire. That's the kind of man Alonzo is," Lunsford said.

Lunsford is in stable condition at the hospital in Temple, Tex., where hundreds waited in line to give blood for the wounded.

"They spill their blood for us all too often. It feels good to give some back for a change," said Ginger Marie Oates, 41, of Killeen.

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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/11/06/2009-11-06_fort_hood_survivor_recounts_tale_of_survival_after_being_shot_by_gunman_maj_nida.html#ixzz0W8lnOEL1


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« Reply #405 on: November 06, 2009, 10:34:11 PM »

I came back to try and get more pictures out..and cant. I just cry. TY Heart for continuing on.. I do have one question?? Is it possible to make a part of this section simply for the wounded adn deceased. I am srry but it is killing me to have info on that srry evil vile SOB mixed in with the heros. If it is not possible I understand. If it is.. I promise to pull it together and get all the pics up tomorrow(and lol I think I am safe in saying Heart would also)

 I am not sure why it is all just hitting me..but all those families..hurting..broken scared mad..ughhhhhh. I think the the thing that did me in this day..when I was searching for pics. I type Alonzo Lunsford name is google, and the first hit was his family searching for him on red cross.. I cant remember what time it was, but they didnt know right away.. they had to wait and worry and THEN GET THE CALL..oh my heart shattered.

 The only thing I will say on the SOB IS..I HOPE the story is TRUE..I hope he is paralyzed, but that his mind works great..(well as great as an evil mind can work) I hope he has to lay around unable to move and contimplate (sic I know) just exactly what he has done..

 Ok gonna pull it together now!!! 

Thank you Txsflame for bringing the Lunsfords to my attention.  Hope you get back up and running soon.

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« Reply #406 on: November 06, 2009, 10:48:14 PM »

Injured Fort Hood soldier NC native

ROXBORO (WTVD) -- One of the soldiers shot and wounded during the fort hood rampage was born in Roxboro.

Staff Sergeant Alonzo Lunsford Junior, who's been in the Army for nearly 20 years, was shot four times in the massacre at Fort Hood. His father says he was hit twice in the stomach and glancing blows to his side and head area.

He spent a long time in surgery and had part of his colon removed.

His dad, who still lives in Person County, says he talked to Lunsford from his hospital bed at Fort Hood Friday afternoon.

"It was wonderful hearing his voice," Lunsford said.

Alonzo Lunsford Sr. says learning his son survived the shooting and then hearing his voice was a blessing.

"Just a few words, 'Dad, I'm doing good. I'll be alright'," Lunsford said. "I said, 'like I told you son, put your faith in God, you'll come through. Doctor does the treatment, but God does the healing'."

He says he's still having a hard time believing what happened and is praying for the families who lost loved ones.

Lunsford and Alonzo Lunsford Junior's half brother, Tony Lunsford, says they watched hours of news coverage Thursday from their Roxboro home.

They said their first concern was for Alonzo's two children Tres and Adrianna.

Once they found out the kids were okay, they figured Alonzo, a former basketball star and a big strong man nearly seven feet tall, was probably alright too.

"Even then, I was like, he couldn't have been involved in it, or like he couldn't have been anywhere around it," Tony Lunsford said.

But they later found out he was.

"I went into a daze, wondering, how bad? What happened," Lunsford said.

He says he is thankful his son's injuries are not life-threatening, learning more about what happened Thursday, and Lunsford says he wonders how it was that the suspected shooter, Major Nidal Hasan, was able to inflict so much carnage.

"Seeing him on base, knowing the condition he was in, somebody dropped the ball," he said.

A nurse at Fort Hood says Alonzo Lunsford Jr. has since been moved out of the intensive care unit.

Meanwhile, parents of another soldier shot at Fort Hood also live in North Carolina.

Specialist Matt Cooke's parents live in Stanly County.

They say their son woke-up from a coma Friday morning after being shot several times in the stomach. His mother says the 30-year-old lost most of his colon and his bladder and doctors worked on his intestines.

Cooke was scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in January.

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« Reply #407 on: November 06, 2009, 10:52:25 PM »

Ft. Hood shooter has Durham family (article + video)

DURHAM (WTVD) -- The man who allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood Thursday has family in Durham.

Investigators say Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and hurt 30 before a former North Carolina police officer shot him four times.

He's in intensive care at a Texas hospital.

As investigators dig into Hasan's past as they try and understand a motive for the attack, they say they intend to interview members of his family.

It's unclear if they've talked to Durham family members tracked down by the ABC11 Eyewitness News I-Team. By phone Friday, a relative said the family was too distraught to do an on-camera interview and were standing by a statement released by a cousin.

"We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events at Fort Hood," read the statement. "We send the families of the victims our most heartfelt sympathies."

"We are filled with grief for the families of today's victims. Our family loves America. We are proud of our country, and saddened by today's tragedy," it continued.

The family also says it's still trying to piece together the tragic events, and at this point is afraid to say anything more.

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« Reply #408 on: November 06, 2009, 11:11:09 PM »

At a news conference late Friday, Army Col. John Rossi, deputy commander at Fort Hood, said 23 people remained hospitalized, about half still in intensive care. He praised the soldiers' quick actions during and after the shooting barrage, which he said saved lives.

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« Reply #409 on: November 06, 2009, 11:17:08 PM »

Holland councilman’s daughter at Fort Hood's ground zero
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« Reply #410 on: November 07, 2009, 12:05:15 PM »

I haven't been commenting much here, but I a wondering if our so-called President has made the phone calls to the families of the dead and wounded? I haven't heard anywhere that he has. His "shout out" message at the beginning of this turned my stomach, and his political "speech" in the Rose Garden yesteday didn't do any more for me either. I had to turn my computer and TV off most of yesterday and last night.

I hope I am wrong, and I hope he did a better job later. The tears are still flowing this morning for me.

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« Reply #411 on: November 07, 2009, 12:07:28 PM »

Aggies to Wear Helmet Decal in Honor of Fort Hood

DENVER, CO --Texas A&M will be wearing a helmet decal during Saturday's game at Colorado in honor of all the men and women who serve our country that are stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

The logo contains patches that represent many of the divisions stationed at Fort Hood.

The centralized logo is that of the III Corps Command, which is headquartered at the base. Fort Hood is located about 94 miles northwest of Kyle Field.

Senior offensive lineman Michael Shumard and sophomore wide receiver Nick Trice both attended Harker Heights High School, just minutes from Fort Hood. In addition, many other members of the staff and team--and Aggies across the country and around the world--have friends and family that serve in the United States Armed Forces.

Saturday's game will kick off at 12:40 p.m. (CST) and will be televised nationally on FOX College Sports (DirecTV Ch 617)

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« Reply #412 on: November 07, 2009, 12:10:05 PM »

First aid began when Hood shooting ended

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 11:38 AM

FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The two police officers who ended the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, said they began first aid on Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as soon as they shot him.

Sgt. Mark Todd told CNN the shift from gunfight to medical aid began immediately after he and his partner, Kimberly Munley, traded shots with Hasan outside the building where he had opened fire on a crowd of troops.

"It was like instantaneous," said Todd. "We started life-saving measures to keep him alive as well."

Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, was wounded and arrested after he allegedly pulled two handguns and began firing inside a building Thursday. By the time it was over, 13 people were dead and 38, including Hasan, were wounded.

Spec. Francisco de la Serna was also on the scene and applied a tourniquet to Munley, who had been wounded in the leg during the shootout. He then turned his attention to Hasan, who remained hospitalized Saturday.

"I couldn't get him to answer," de la Serna said when he asked Hasan where he had been hit. "He looked really calm, really pale."

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« Reply #413 on: November 07, 2009, 12:12:25 PM »

I came back to try and get more pictures out..and cant. I just cry. TY Heart for continuing on.. I do have one question?? Is it possible to make a part of this section simply for the wounded adn deceased. I am srry but it is killing me to have info on that srry evil vile SOB mixed in with the heros. If it is not possible I understand. If it is.. I promise to pull it together and get all the pics up tomorrow(and lol I think I am safe in saying Heart would also)

 I am not sure why it is all just hitting me..but all those families..hurting..broken scared mad..ughhhhhh. I think the the thing that did me in this day..when I was searching for pics. I type Alonzo Lunsford name is google, and the first hit was his family searching for him on red cross.. I cant remember what time it was, but they didnt know right away.. they had to wait and worry and THEN GET THE CALL..oh my heart shattered.

 The only thing I will say on the SOB IS..I HOPE the story is TRUE..I hope he is paralyzed, but that his mind works great..(well as great as an evil mind can work) I hope he has to lay around unable to move and contimplate (sic I know) just exactly what he has done..

 Ok gonna pull it together now!!! 
TxFLAME. 

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I hope the Army keeps him on life supports forever and that he can never die a martyr. 
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« Reply #414 on: November 07, 2009, 12:16:55 PM »


Ft. Hood shooting suspect endured work pressure and ethnic taunts, his uncle says
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-fort-hood-suspect-uncle8-2009nov08,0,1886826.story
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« Reply #415 on: November 07, 2009, 12:26:09 PM »

Shooter Said Muslims Should 'Stand Up' - video
Co-Worker talks of conversations with Malik Nidal Hasan

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« Reply #416 on: November 07, 2009, 12:29:47 PM »

I came back to try and get more pictures out..and cant. I just cry. TY Heart for continuing on.. I do have one question?? Is it possible to make a part of this section simply for the wounded adn deceased. I am srry but it is killing me to have info on that srry evil vile SOB mixed in with the heros. If it is not possible I understand. If it is.. I promise to pull it together and get all the pics up tomorrow(and lol I think I am safe in saying Heart would also)

 I am not sure why it is all just hitting me..but all those families..hurting..broken scared mad..ughhhhhh. I think the the thing that did me in this day..when I was searching for pics. I type Alonzo Lunsford name is google, and the first hit was his family searching for him on red cross.. I cant remember what time it was, but they didnt know right away.. they had to wait and worry and THEN GET THE CALL..oh my heart shattered.

 The only thing I will say on the SOB IS..I HOPE the story is TRUE..I hope he is paralyzed, but that his mind works great..(well as great as an evil mind can work) I hope he has to lay around unable to move and contimplate (sic I know) just exactly what he has done..

 Ok gonna pull it together now!!! 
TxFLAME. 

You and HEART have been a wonderful job. I don't know how either of you have been holding it together. I lost it completely yesterday. 

I hope the Army keeps him on life supports forever and that he can never die a martyr


I totally agree on the martyr part. But as far as being kept on life support that would be on our dime and I think that he has proffered on her dime for far too long. 
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« Reply #417 on: November 07, 2009, 12:33:14 PM »

I came back to try and get more pictures out..and cant. I just cry. TY Heart for continuing on.. I do have one question?? Is it possible to make a part of this section simply for the wounded adn deceased. I am srry but it is killing me to have info on that srry evil vile SOB mixed in with the heros. If it is not possible I understand. If it is.. I promise to pull it together and get all the pics up tomorrow(and lol I think I am safe in saying Heart would also)

 I am not sure why it is all just hitting me..but all those families..hurting..broken scared mad..ughhhhhh. I think the the thing that did me in this day..when I was searching for pics. I type Alonzo Lunsford name is google, and the first hit was his family searching for him on red cross.. I cant remember what time it was, but they didnt know right away.. they had to wait and worry and THEN GET THE CALL..oh my heart shattered.

 The only thing I will say on the SOB IS..I HOPE the story is TRUE..I hope he is paralyzed, but that his mind works great..(well as great as an evil mind can work) I hope he has to lay around unable to move and contimplate (sic I know) just exactly what he has done..

 Ok gonna pull it together now!!! 
TxFLAME. 

You and HEART have been a wonderful job. I don't know how either of you have been holding it together. I lost it completely yesterday. 

I hope the Army keeps him on life supports forever and that he can never die a martyr


I totally agree on the martyr part. But as far as being kept on life support that would be on our dime and I think that he has proffered profited  on her dime for far too long. 
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« Reply #418 on: November 07, 2009, 12:59:15 PM »

I'm just at a loss for words at how sad this tragedy is. These wonderful, honorable, young people had their entire lives in front of them. I'm going to have to rely on Faith to trust that He can make this right, because everything I can understand just screams that this is so, so wrong. My prayer for the Fallen:


Father, You shaped us from clay and with Your breath we lived. I know Your hand is capable of righting all wrong, and making sense out of chaos. I know that through You, all things are possible. We watch this and other horrors with disbelief and despair, and we would reach out with comfort if we could. Help us remember that the compassion we feel is a dim reflection of You within us, but that You see clearly the same tragedies with Wisdom, Ultimate Love, and Power. Please be with those that are suffering loss and hold close those who are with You as a result of this evil. Their triumph is already realized. Those who are left will struggle, and I pray You will touch them with Your Comforting Hand and calm their troubled spirits. Open our eyes and help us discern and abhor evil, in whatever measure we encountered it. Help us to remember that these are spiritual battles fought and won in Heavenly places. Let us look up, Father, knowing You hear our questions and know the meditations of our hearts. Empower us to be part of Your answers. In Christ's name, we remember the Fallen and offer this prayer.

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Such a beautiful prayer, and I have read it over and over. I am still having such a terrible time today, and the words are very meaningful and touching. Thank you CBB. AMEN  an angelic monkey
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The enemy within shakes military: Victims from Fort Hood shooting arrive at Dover Air Force Base

The 13 victims of the Fort Hood massacre were flown Friday night to Dover Air Force Base, the transit point for generations of soldiers slain by foreign enemies.

Only these were victims of an enemy from within.

As the coffins bearing 12 soldiers and a civilian base worker were loaded on an Air Force aircraft for the long flight to Delaware, the feds were trying to fathom why a U.S. Army shrink opened fire on his fellow soldiers.

There were reports that Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan - a Muslim opposed to the war in Iraq who once posted a comment sympathetic to suicide bombers on the Internet - hollered "Allahu Akbar!" before firing Thursday.

Army officials could not confirm that Hasan shouted "God is great" in Arabic. Wounded survivor Alonzo Lunsford told his wife, Gherri, the killer let his two guns do the talking.

"He didn't say a word," Lunsford told his wife.

Hasan, 39, told relatives he'd been harassed by other soldiers for his faith. Last month, soldier John Van de Walker, 30, was arrested for scratching Hasan's Honda with a key, police said.

The manager of the Killeen, Tex., apartment complex where Hasan lived said the vandal had returned from Iraq and targeted Hasan because he of a Muslim bumper sticker.

"No one should have to deal with that kind of hate. Maybe he snapped," said Alice Thompson, 53.

Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, said investigators haven't pinned down the motive for the massacre, only that it caught them completely by surprise.

"This was a kick in the gut," said Casey.

Silence reigned at Fort Hood and at U.S. military bases around the world at 1:34 p.m. local time on Saturday- one day to the minute after Hasan started shooting.

It was the worst mass shooting ever at an American military base.

President Obama ordered flags flown at half-staff on all federal buildings until Veteran's Day, which is next Wednesday, as "a modest tribute" to the victims.

"We don't know all the answers yet," said Obama, who intends to attend a base memorial service. "What we do know is there are families, friends, and an entire nation grieving right now."

Adding to the horror was the revelation that one soldier who died was pregnant. Francheska Velez, a 21-year-old Chicagoan who had just returned from a foreign posting, was filling out paperwork when she was shot.

Hasan might have claimed more victims were it not for Sgt. Kimberly Munley, a courageous civilian cop who shot Hasan four times - even after she was hit.

"She walked up and basically engaged him," said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, base commander at Fort Hood.

Hasan was moved from Fort Hood to an Army hospital in San Antonio, where he was in critical but stable condition and breathing with the aid of a ventilator.

Witnesses said Hasan was wearing an Army uniform and remained steely calm as he fired. He was armed with a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol known as a "cop killer."

When the shooting was over, Hasan lay motionless, leading officials to mistakenly assume he was dead.

Battle-hardened Sgt. Howard Appleby of the Bronx said, "It looked like a war zone. It was unbelievable. Guys were screaming and yelling."

Army Col. John Rossi, deputy commander at Fort Hood, said 23 people remained hospitalized, about half still in intensive care. Rossi said that Hasan fired more than 100 rounds and that his weapons were "purchased locally."

Law enforcement sources said Hasan bought the "cop killer" pistol at "Guns Galore" in Killeen.

Hasan, who specialized in combat stress, was about to be deployed to Afghanistan. So were most of his victims.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) said Hasan - who had worked with the wounded for years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center - tried to get his orders changed.

Neighbors said Hasan emptied out his pad before the rampage, giving away several copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book.

"He stopped by in the morning on the day before the shooting and he brought over lots of fresh vegetables," said neighbor Patricia Villa, 47. "He gave me a suit for my husband and pants and shirts. I just thought he was being nice.

"He offered me 60 dollars to clean his apartment. I didn't do it."

csiemaszko@nydailynews.com

With James Gordon Meek, Stephanie Gaskelland Kenneth R. Bazinet

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