Fort Hood Shooting Essay
Fort Hood Shooting
The Fort Hood massacre, like all things, has a before, a during, and an after. Before the shooting, people were going about their day as if nothing were new. During the shooting, people became the people they were meant to become. After the shooting, people felt the pain of loss; they thanked God, and they moved on. “I just thank God he missed me” (CNN). “Unit at Fort Hood deploying a month after shootings” (Fox).
The morning before the shooting took place, everyone woke up to what was supposed to be a normal day. Families prepared for work and school. Police officers reported to duty and got their bagels, like every other day. Major Nidal Malik Hasan instead prepared to kill. He went about it in an odd, meticulous manner. “Major Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave …show more content…
leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier”(Yahoo). Major Hasan was to be deployed to Afghanistan to assist soldiers with combat stress. He had made it known that he did not like the fact that he would be fighting against his own people.
Major Hasan calmly walked into a military processing center at Fort Hood ,Texas and opened fire upon 300 unarmed soldiers and civilians who were lined up for vaccines and eye tests. The date was November 5, 2009. The time was around 1:30 p.m. “He was very swift, very tactical” (CNN). Thanks to the quick thinking of many soldiers, 600 civilians and military personnel were locked inside a building to keep the gun man, who was only 50 meters away, out. “Sgt. Kimberly Munley was cleaning the car and topping off the gas tank, routine duties at the end of her shift, when she heard the report last Thursday that shots had been fired at the Army post” (CNN). Munley ,with her partner, quickly responded to the scene. Munley stopped Hasan with four shots. Hasan was reportedly revived on the way to the hospital. Munley was shot in both thighs and a knuckle.
There were 43 victims total.
Thirty were wounded and have since been reunited with their families. Thirteen, however, will not be returning to their loved ones. Their names are as follows: “Chief Warrant Officer Michael Grant Chaill, Major Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, Army Staff Sgt. Justin Decrow, Captain John Gaffaney, Spc. Fredrick Greene, Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, Sgt. Amy Krueger, Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, Pfc. Michael Pearson, Captain Russell Seager, Pvt. Francheska Velez(was also three months pregnant), Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman, and Spc. Kham Xiong”(CNN) . Hasan was in a coma until the Monday following his assault on Fort Hood. Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down. Hasan is being charged with 32 counts of attempted murder along with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Additional charges are a possibility. “Sgt. Kimberly Munley said doctors have told her she needs a total knee replacement, a surgery set for January, but that her new knee is likely to wear out sooner if she runs or carries the 15- 25 pound gear pack required by her job”(Fox). Munley also says that even though she will not be able to return to the “street” that she will still stay on the
force.
Works Citied
CNN, “Police officer who shot Fort Hood suspect says she’s doing well”, cnn.com November 2009.
Fox News, “Fort Hood cops says career has been cut short”, foxnews.com, December 4, 2009.
Yahoo News, “Lawyer ask investigators not to question Hasan,” yahoo.com, November 9. 2009.
The Fort Hood massacre, like all things, has a before, a during, and an after. Before the shooting, people were going about their day as if nothing were new. During the shooting, people became the people they were meant to become. After the shooting, people felt the pain of loss; they thanked God, and they moved on. “I just thank God he missed me” (CNN). “Unit at Fort Hood deploying a month after shootings” (Fox).
The morning before the shooting took place, everyone woke up to what was supposed to be a normal day. Families prepared for work and school. Police officers reported to duty and got their bagels, like every other day. Major Nidal Malik Hasan instead prepared to kill. He went about it in an odd, meticulous manner. “Major Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave …show more content…
leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier”(Yahoo). Major Hasan was to be deployed to Afghanistan to assist soldiers with combat stress. He had made it known that he did not like the fact that he would be fighting against his own people.
Major Hasan calmly walked into a military processing center at Fort Hood ,Texas and opened fire upon 300 unarmed soldiers and civilians who were lined up for vaccines and eye tests. The date was November 5, 2009. The time was around 1:30 p.m. “He was very swift, very tactical” (CNN). Thanks to the quick thinking of many soldiers, 600 civilians and military personnel were locked inside a building to keep the gun man, who was only 50 meters away, out. “Sgt. Kimberly Munley was cleaning the car and topping off the gas tank, routine duties at the end of her shift, when she heard the report last Thursday that shots had been fired at the Army post” (CNN). Munley ,with her partner, quickly responded to the scene. Munley stopped Hasan with four shots. Hasan was reportedly revived on the way to the hospital. Munley was shot in both thighs and a knuckle.
There were 43 victims total.
Thirty were wounded and have since been reunited with their families. Thirteen, however, will not be returning to their loved ones. Their names are as follows: “Chief Warrant Officer Michael Grant Chaill, Major Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, Army Staff Sgt. Justin Decrow, Captain John Gaffaney, Spc. Fredrick Greene, Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, Sgt. Amy Krueger, Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, Pfc. Michael Pearson, Captain Russell Seager, Pvt. Francheska Velez(was also three months pregnant), Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman, and Spc. Kham Xiong”(CNN) . Hasan was in a coma until the Monday following his assault on Fort Hood. Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down. Hasan is being charged with 32 counts of attempted murder along with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Additional charges are a possibility. “Sgt. Kimberly Munley said doctors have told her she needs a total knee replacement, a surgery set for January, but that her new knee is likely to wear out sooner if she runs or carries the 15- 25 pound gear pack required by her job”(Fox). Munley also says that even though she will not be able to return to the “street” that she will still stay on the
force.
Works Citied
CNN, “Police officer who shot Fort Hood suspect says she’s doing well”, cnn.com November 2009.
Fox News, “Fort Hood cops says career has been cut short”, foxnews.com, December 4, 2009.
Yahoo News, “Lawyer ask investigators not to question Hasan,” yahoo.com, November 9. 2009.