The Patriot Post® · The Names of Those Killed at Fort Hood

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.