Remembering the Fort Hood Victims

Six years ago today, in a despicable act of terrorism (or workplace violence if you buy that), 13 were killed and 32 were injured at Fort Hood. I choose not to say another word about the incident other than to honor those who were taken or injured that day. They will never be forgotten.

Lost that day were:

Major Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, 52

Staff Sergeant Justin Michael DeCrow, 32

Captain John P. Gaffaney, 56

Specialist Frederick Greene, 29

Specialist Jason Dean Hunt, 22

Staff Sergeant Amy Sue Krueger, 29

PFC Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19

PFC Michael S. Pearson, 22 

Captain Russell Gilbert Seager, 51

PFC Francheska Velez, 21(pregnant, baby lost as well)

Lt. Colonel Juanita L. Warman, 55

PFC Kham See Xiong, 23

also lost was 

Civilian Physicians Assistant Michael Grant Cahill, 62

Injured were:

Specialist James Armstrong

Sergeant Patrick Blue III

Specialist Keara Bono Torkelson

Specialist Logan M. Burnett

Specialist Alan Carroll

Captain Dorothy Carskadon 

Staff Sergeant Joy Clark

Specialist Matthew D. Cooke

Staff Sergeant Chad Davis

Private Mich Engnehl

Private Joseph T. Foster

Private Amber (Bahr) Gadlin

Sergeant Nathan Hewitt

Sergeant Alvin Howard

Private Najee M. Hull

Staff Sergeant Eric Williams Jackson

Private Justin T. Johnson

Staff Sergeant Alonzo M. Lunsford Jr. 

Staff Sergeant Shawn N. Manning

Staff Sergeant Paul Martin

2nd Lieutenant Brandy Mason

Specialist Grant Moxon

Staff Sergeant Thuan Nguyen

Specialist John Pagel

Specialist Dayna Ferguson Roscoe

Chief Warrant Officer Christopher H. Royal

Major Randy Royer

Specialist Jonathan Sims

Specialist George O Stratton III

 Sergeant Miguel A. Valdivia

Staff Sergeant Patrick Zeigler

Also injured:

Civilian Police Sergeant Kimbery Munley

Kimberly Munley was shot while exchanging fire with the dirtbag perpetrator.

Police Sergeant Mark Todd was able to stop the attack with several shots.

Let us be ever vigilant and let us never forget the loss of these men and women. Our hearts were broken that day, but not destroyed. To the many family of those lost, we grieve with you.