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The Names of Those Killed at Fort Hood
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Our prayers go out to the families, friends and comrades in arms of those killed and wounded at Fort Hood last Thursday. Here are the 14 who died:
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Grant Cahill, 65, of Cameron, Texas, husband and father of three, had just returned to work as a physician assistant after suffering a heart attack.
Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was a native of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and leaves a wife, three sons and two step-daughters.
Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow, 32, of Evans, Georgia, was helping train new soldiers on how to help new veterans with paperwork. He was a husband and father.
Capt. John Gaffaney, 56, of San Diego, California, was married with a son. He was a psychiatric nurse and had arrived at Fort Hood the day before the shooting to prepare for deployment to Iraq.
Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tennessee, was a combat engineer who leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Tipton, Oklahoma, was recently married and had three children. He served a tour in Iraq and had re-enlisted for six more years.
Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wisconsin, with the Madison-based 467th Medical Detachment, had arrived at Fort Hood on Tuesday and was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in December. She enlisted just after 9/11.
Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah, was an Eagle Scout. He was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in January. His job: to defuse bombs. Nemelka had enlisted in the Army in October 2008.
Spc. Michael Pearson , 21, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, was a talented musician who joined the Army only a year ago.
Capt. Russell Seager, 51, of Racine, Wisconsin, was a psychiatrist who joined the Army a few years ago because he wanted to help veterans returning to civilian life. He had gone to Fort Hood for training before deploying to Afghanistan in December. He leaves behind a wife and a son.
Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago recently had returned from a tour of duty in Iraq and was pursuing a career in the Army. She was in the building where the shooting occurred filling out paperwork due to her pregnancy. Her unborn child was the 14th victim.
Juanita Warman, 55, of Pittsburgh was a military physician assistant and the daughter and granddaughter of Army veterans. She leaves behind a husband and two daughters.
Spc. Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minnesota, immigrated from Thailand as a child. He graduated from St. Paul's Community of Peace Academy in 2004 and was a husband and father. He was at Ft. Hood preparing for a January deployment.
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Millard
Our hearts will be forever hurt at the lose of these great men and women. Our prayers will be lifted up daily for their families.
Why oh why didn't the military see this one coming? Surely they can't be that blind! This does not seem to be the same military I served in the 70's. May God forgive our stupidity.
Posted November 11, 2009 at 11:46:57 AM
Joseph O'Donnell
Millard, the Ft. Hood tragedy was the result of willful ignorance on the part of those charged with our leadership and protection. I'm speaking about the political correct nonsence that won't allow a manger to be displayed on government property during CHRISTMAS and yet bends over at the ankles to protect the civil rights of those who defame our country and seek its destruction.
Ft. Hood is America's responsibility. When we first allowed the entry of "diversity" and "politically correct speech" into our market place, we set in motion the events which led to Kilene, TX.
Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:15:24 PM
Joe Brack
"An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself... A murderer is less to fear." --Marcus Tullius Cicero
Have the military leaders of this nation become so politically correct that they are more afraid of the Marxist socialist administration and the Muslim in the White House than they are of a real terrorist threat.
Theres no need for them to go to Iraq or Afghanistan to fight terrorism; they can do it in our own backyard. Just recently a group of Muslim doctors threatened to use car bombs and rocket grenades in terrorist attacks in the United States.
Just this past June a self proclaimed Muslim terrorist by the name of Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad -- a 24-year-old Little Rock resident formerly known as Carlos Bledsoe -- killed 24 year old Pvt. William Long, of Conway, and wounded Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville, no the terrorist are here among us.
But yet this administration has the audacity to label conservative tax paying American citizen, veterans, men and women in the armed forces, pro life advocates, and constitutionalist as domestic terrorist.
GOD bless or men and women serving our nation and the families of these fallen heroes and thank you for your service.
Posted November 11, 2009 at 1:57:48 PM
Edward
"By their acts shall ye know them." And by the acts of these terrorist Muslims we WILL come to know that they must be destroyed, for there is no living with Muslims unless you convert or accept living in subservience to them.
There is an old saying that is as true now as when it was first uttered: "Know your enemy!" I suggest that you get a copy of the Koran/Quran and read it carefully! Your live DOES depend on it!
Our president is alive today because he remains Muslim. You will find the keys to that comment in the Koran/Quran.
Posted November 11, 2009 at 5:29:02 PM
Ann
These men and women (and unborn baby) were victims of political correctness. May God give comfort to their grieving families and friends. It is a horrible loss. And may this finally wake up our nation to the cancer of political correctness.
Posted November 11, 2009 at 7:42:12 PM
Rachel
May these men and women rest in peace. Our hearts and prayers go to their families.
With this terrible event, hopefully eyes will open and prevent anymore tragedy such as this.
Posted November 12, 2009 at 6:28:11 AM
Dylan M. Pullum
God bless all those affected by this horrific happening in our time. May the victims of this murderer rest in peace and let them find justice. Let this be a lesson to us all that terrorism has come to our country and has shown no sign of leaving so long as we allow it.
Posted November 12, 2009 at 8:46:19 AM
Anton D Rehling
There are not two Islams, one of peace and one of violent radicals. There is one, with one goal, world domination by Islam. If you have any doubt read the Koran. It is written in the Koran that Islam must be spread over the entire world, by any means deemed necessary including killing those who will not convert. This is not just a Islamic radical minority teaching, it is from the teachings of Mohammad. All followers of Mohammad accept this. Spread Islam by occupation, war and conversion of the infidels. Misrepresenting Islam as a religion of peace is a politically correct folly that will only enable the stated goals of Islam. Those who are not Islamic combatants are not the peace loving people our politically correct, head in the sand leaders are trying to convince us they are, They are the supporters of those who use the guns and bombs in the fight to spread Islam and defeat the Great Satan; the non Muslim world. The non combatants of Islam are the one who are relocating to spread Islam through adverse possession. If you think Islamic immigrants are moving to non Islamic countries to assimilate into the host countries culture and governments you are just an uneducated believer in the politically correct BS being fed to you by MSM and other misinformed imbeciles.
Those that interpret the goals of Islam as they wish it was instead of how it is are more than just stupid, it is fatal to our beliefs and way of life. We are at war with the Islamic world and have been for over 1200 years, the survival of non Islamic civilizations are truly at stake. We had better get a clue real fast or we will consign ourselves to the religious fanatical tyranny of the Islamic agenda.
Posted November 12, 2009 at 4:16:14 PM
Q Madp
While our men and women serving our military overseas in harms way; our government keeps the back doors wide open to all those that want to destroy us.
Q
Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away
IraqWarHeroes.org
Posted November 12, 2009 at 11:46:05 PM
carter
To say that this was anthing less then a terrorist attack is wrong.What i dont understand is why the muslim population doesnt come out against this in a public forum,no i dont believe all muslims are radical,but not to come out against thi cowardly act is just wrong. Our freedoms and security are little by little being taken away by this administration,wake up america
Posted November 17, 2009 at 6:21:11 PM
Jeff Scism
Hasan was an Obama Adviser in Homeland Security.
Pretty bad when the president's men are terrorists.
He helped set Obama's foreign policy.
Anyone question the presidents statement that we should not jump to conclusions about Hasan? I do.
Posted November 19, 2009 at 1:20:11 PM