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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (74805)	11/7/2009 7:36:48 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

Fort Hood Hero Kimberly Munley's Gunfight With Major Nidal Malik Hasan Wounded in Both Legs and Wrist, Sergeant Kept Firing By SARAH NETTER and ALICE MAGGIN Nov. 6, 2009 abcnews.go.com The Fort Hood massacre ended when Sgt. Kimberly Munley spotted Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as the alleged gunman was chasing a soldier who was already wounded and trying to shoot him again, officials said today. Munley, the mother of two girls, came upon Hasan after rounding a corner outside the Soldiers Readiness Facility where he had wrecked havoc in a deadly rampage Thursday. "She fired on him twice and drew the attention toward her. He immediately spun around and charged her," said Chuck Medley, director of emergency services at Fort Hood. "She fired a couple more rounds and fell back, continuing to fire," Medley said. Munley was wounded in both legs and her wrist during the close range gunfight, but she stayed upright and kept firing at the charging gunman. "She struck him a couple times in the upper torso and he went down," Medley said. "When she rounded that corner she made a split-second decision to put her life at risk," he said. "If she had not responded the way she had, we would have had an extremely high number of dead and injured," Medley said. "The number of lives that this person saved ... we will probably never know. But there is a lot of ammunition left, a lot of magazines," he said referring to what Hasan was allegedly carrying. He said Munley was wounded in the right wrist and twice in both thighs. Medley believes the two rounds that pierced Munley's left thighs also went through her right thighs. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said Munley, 34, was doing traffic control in the area when Hasan allegedly began spraying unarmed soldiers with rounds from two pistols. The civilian cop headed straight for the sound of gunfire. "She had been trained in active response," Cone said. "They had rehearsed scenarios like this. Oftentimes, the idea is you would encircle the building and wait until you have more backup. What the belief is, if you act aggressively, to take the shooter out, you'll have less fatalities." Munley acted aggressively, not waiting for backup. She went after the gunman and quickly found him. As Cone put it, Munley decided "to seek him out, to confront hm." ABC News' Bob Woodruff reported today that Hasan is paralyzed from his injuries. Medley said Munley, 34, is a former soldier who became a member of the base's civilian police department. "She has some special qualifications," Medley said. "She's a firearms instructor. She's a member of our SWAT team...a weapons and marksman expert." Munley's brother Daniel Barbour told ABC News at the Metroplex Hospital today that his sister has surgery Thursday night and will undergo surgery again today as one of the bullets pierced an artery. Her husband, Matthew Munley, is a soldier at Fort Bragg, N.C., and was being flown to Fort Hood. She also has two daughters, ages 15 and 2, from a previous marriage. Taken into surgery afterwards, Munley spent Thursday night calling her fellow co-workers from her hospital bed to make sure everyone was okay. "She's doing very well," said Medley who visited Munley at 2 a.m. today. "She was in good spirits. She was smiling and laughing." Her boss said he told Munley, "When you finally have the opportunity to lay your head on this pillow... here's what I want you to know: The action you took saved countless peoples' lives. People are healthy, alive and walking around today because of the action that this officer took. She's a hero." Munley's grandmother Monirie Metz told ABC News that the former South Carolina surfer girl would probably object to being called a hero. "Kim doesn't want be called a hero. She's worried about everyone else right now and is very concerned about her colleagues with whom she is very close," Monirie said. With the majority of the Army's military police attachments deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, civilian police officers have been hired in large numbers to provide security for the bases stateside. They are contracted, Banks said, from private companies. "Their role is just the same as the military police officers. They do everything that they do," he said. "Hey, they are great. They do an excellent, excellent job." In the hours after the shootings, two Facebook groups sprung up dedicated to Munley and her heroic actions. "At that tragic moment you were able to use your training and abilities to bring an end to a day that will haunt the lives of many for years to come," one member posted in the group "God Bless SGT Kimberly Munley." "Thank you for being a true hero." And in the group "Sgt. Kimberly Munley: A Real American Hero!" one woman stationed in Japan with her military husband said that Munley had inspired her to learn how to shoot once she returned to the U.S.

To: lorne who wrote (74805)	11/7/2009 11:28:44 AM
From: MJ	Respond to of 224750

Lorne Not Ann---but MJ. Quietly I have been doing research to learn who he is----quite frankly my opinion is that he should never have been in the Army and in the Medical division. What really puzzled me as a Virginian is how he became licensed in Virginia by the Medical Board. And, how he got licensed as a psychiatrist. The Medical Board report on this Hasan provides little information------it is as though he is a blank slate. Psychiatrist are supposed to help people not do a jihad terrorist attack on others that leads to their own killing-----actually his own suicide killing. Obviously, he knew that when he shot and killed all of those Americans that he would also be shot. His actions before the shooting in giving away his belongings according to one site is said to be an indication of suicidal thinking according to my readings. No doubt the terrorist abroad are celebrating that one of their own did this dastardly deed. Yes , he is a terrorist of the worst kind. Retribution should be served swiftly------if the military won't have jurisdiction over this killer then send him to Virginia. What a pleasure it would be to see him stripped of his life just as he stripped others----my understanding that he is still alive. A tip of the hat to the young woman, who ran to defend and take down Hasan. nytimes.com

To: lorne who wrote (74805)	11/8/2009 2:17:54 PM
From: chartseer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

Oh bummer! It is not like he grew up in a anti-American, kill the infideal mosque with an anti American , kill the infidel imam, did he? Not according to the media. According to the media he suffered from Pre Trauma Stress, nothing to do woith being a muslim. More to do with the stress of the Bush wars. Pre Trauma may turn out to be worst than Post Trauma. Post trauma you have already been through it. Pre trauma stress your fears cause even more stress than you may actually face. Now is the blithering ditherer dithering include the damages to the troops from Pre trauma stress and post trauma strees? All this Pre trauma and post trauma stress of war has broken our armed forces. You must realize as children they weren't even permitted to pay dodge ball. Now they are expected to handle the stresses of Pre Trauma and Posr trauma of war. comrade chartseer