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Hutchison: charge Hasan for murdering the fetus, too Hasan to face 13 counts of premeditated murder Live coverage: President Obama at the Fort Hood memorial service Air Force One and President Obama expected at Fort Hood before noon White House: investigators "eager" to interview Maj. Hasan He shouted, 'Allahu Akbar!' And your point is ... ? Killeen is an industry town, and the industry is war Lieberman: Congress will find out why Army missed signs Fort Hood hospital has hotline for soldiers troubled by shootings Categories
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Entries tagged with 'fort hood'Air Force One and President Obama expected at Fort Hood before noon@toddgillman our Washington D.C. Bureau chief is on Air Force One this morning. He reports that President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, looking somber and dressed in black, boarded Air Force One at 8:24 Central, four minutes behind schedule.... He shouted, 'Allahu Akbar!' And your point is ... ?Manya Brachear, religion writer for the Chicago Tribune, asks an interesting question: If a Christian soldier shouted "God is great" before opening fire on his fellows, would we assume that the shooting was religiously motivated? That the gunman acted because... Killeen is an industry town, and the industry is warMimi Swartz of Texas Monthly writes that America is now discovering something she and others Texas journalists have known for some time: That Fort Hood is a microcosm of all the problems facing soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan--and facing... Fort Hood hospital has hotline for soldiers troubled by shootingsThe Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood has established a 24-hour-a-day hotline for soldiers and Army families affected by the shootings. Those who need to talk to someone can call 254-553-3480. The hotline will remain open until Monday.... Wounded soldier knew Hasan, said he seemed 'down to earth,' Austin American-Statesman reportsIn this interview with the Austin paper, the soldier, Alonzo Lunsford, also said that just before the shooting broke out, he saw Maj. Nidal Hasan get up suddenly from a chair and shout, "Allahu Akhbar," which is Arabic for "God... Obama says 'despicable' shooting showed the valor of American soldiersIn his weekly address yesterday, President Barack Obama said of the Fort Hood shootings: "[E]ven as we saw the worst of human nature on full display, we also saw the best of America. We saw soldiers and civilians alike rushing... Fort Hood and the Sunday morning talk showsThe shootings should share center stage with discussion of health care reform and the 2010 midterm elections. Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, was scheduled to appear on NBC's "Meet the Press" and CNN's "State of the Union."... House resolution honors Fort Hood victimsFrom The Associated Press: The House passed a resolution honoring the victims of the attack at Fort Hood late Saturday. House members passed the resolution 428-0, just minutes after passing the Democrats' health care overhaul bill. The resolution was authored... Bushes visit wounded soldiersFormer President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, made a private trip to Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood Friday evening to visit with some of the wounded soldiers and their families. The Bushes also spoke with top... Obama to visit Fort Hood on TuesdayThe White House just announced that President Barack Obama will visit Fort Hood on Tuesday for a memorial service. Details are still sketchy. This will only be Obama's second trip to Texas since he became commander-in-chief. The first was a... Hundreds flocked to hospital to give blood after shootingsAn official with the blood center at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple this morning described a different kind of heroism that arose after Thursday's shootings, staff writer Theodore Kim says. Within a half-hour after the shootings, hundreds of... Fort Hood private who was shot three times describes ordealFrom staff writer Matthew Haag, details about the dramatic experience of one of the surviving victims in Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood emerged this morning. Army Pfc. Najee Hull, 21, of Chicago was waiting in line at the Military Personnel... Tweets toast officer who took down Fort Hood gunmanKimberly Munley, the Fort Hood civilian police officer who was injured while helping end the Fort Hood shooting, is receiving high praise and many followers on her Twitter account this morning. One of the thousands of tweets Munley has received... Remembering the deadImages from the day's somber remembrances: Marine Maj. Graham Hoppess observes a moment of silence with recruits at the Military Entrance Processing Site in downtown Dallas. (JEFFREY PORTER/DMN) Army Sgt. Fahad Kamalof Houston at a prayer service at the Islamic... Irving mosque got threatening phone call, police sayA harassing phone call was received at the Islamic Center of Irving Thursday afternoon, an Irving police spokeswoman said. A male caller left a recorded message making a "rambling" reference to the shooting massacre at Fort Hood military base... Killeen police report: Hasan had trouble with a neighborThe Dallas Morning News has obtained two Killeen Police Department reports concerning Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings. The first police report (below), from August of this year, involves a complaint Hasan made about someone... Women mark spontaneous moment of silence in downtown DallasFrom staff writer Avi Selk: The moment would have passed unnoticed, if not for pure chance. Or maybe it was divine intervention, as Marvelyn Cotropia later thought. The Heath resident was one of nine women moved to silent prayer in... Presidential proclamation honors Fort Hood shooting victimsFrom the White House, here's the text of a proclamation issued today by President Barack Obama: HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED... Country music star Dierks Bentley phones hero police officerEarly this morning a fan of country singer Dierks Bentley messaged him via Twitter to let him know that he had his photo taken with Sgt. Kimberly Munley July 4th when he performed at Fort Hood. Within a couple of... President Obama plans to visit Fort Hood, White House saysFrom Todd J. Gillman in our Washington Bureau: President Barack Obama plans to visit Fort Hood, though details haven't been worked out, the White House says. "When a service is scheduled, the president will attend," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs... |