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Atty: Hospital hearing set for Hasan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:00 GMT

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.

Army allows review of body armor tests

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:38 GMT

Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced Friday that the National Research Council will perform an independent assessment of the Army's body armor testing. The announcement follows last month's recommendation by the Government Accountability Office for an independent review.

Leader of last US bayonet charge dies

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:19 GMT

A Medal of Honor recipient who led what reportedly was the last major American bayonet charge has died.

Tenn. community buries Ft. Hood soldier

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:49:25 GMT

About 200 family and friends gathered on a cold windy cemetery hillside in a tiny northeast Tennessee community to bury Army Spc. Fred Greene, one of 13 soldiers killed in the massacre at Fort Hood.

AG Holder disturbed by Hasan's contacts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT

Attorney General Eric Holder said he was disturbed to learn of contacts between Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan and a radical imam overseas.

Ft Carson honors troops killed in Afgh.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:06 GMT

Fort Carson paid somber tribute Wednesday to 15 of its soldiers killed in Afghanistan last month, the worst single month for combat deaths the post has endured since the Vietnam War.

Army helps vets with PTSD find jobs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:13:37 GMT

Army officials say many new veterans suffering from PTSD and brain injuries struggle to find and keep a civilian job. Advocates say many employers don't know how to accommodate veterans with these 'invisible wounds' and worry that they cannot do the job and might even 'go postal' someday.

Ft Hood victims could get more benefits

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:13:07 GMT

A Texas lawmaker is proposing to treat the 13 people wounded or killed this month at Fort Hood by a gunman as casualties of combat.

Army suicides to top 2008 total

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:46:54 GMT

Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is starting to make progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.

Sen. Cornyn sees Ft. Hood as terrorism

Blair Shiff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:24:23 GMT

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, wrote to the president expressing his concern about the administration's reluctance to call the Fort Hood mass shootings a terrorist attack.

Army to probe alleged shooter's career

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:11:49 GMT

The Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people in the Nov. 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, two newspapers reported Monday.

Arlington to get two Ft. Hood victims

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:45 GMT

At least two people who were killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Artillery skills honed to reduce deaths

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:59:51 GMT

Deep in the woods on the Kentucky-Tennessee line, infantrymen headed for Afghanistan are honing their precision with powerful weapons like mortars in a key element of the American military's new mandate to reduce civilian deaths.

Mom refuses deployment to care for baby

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:50:21 GMT

An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care for her infant son while she was overseas.

Ft. Hood soldier's body flown home

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:35 GMT

The body of Pvt. Francheska Velez arrived at Midway Airport in Chicago Monday morning. Velez had just returned from deployment in Iraq because she was pregnant.

Fort Hood shooting victim mourned

Josh Hinkle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:24:27 GMT

A central Texan killed in the Fort Hood mass shooting is being mourned at a funeral mass. Friends and family of Michael Cahill gathered this afternoon at Saint Monica's Catholic Church in Cameron.

Wis. community mourns Fort Hood victim

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:51:08 GMT

Hundreds packed into the Kiel High School gymnasium for a visitation for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, many sobbing and wiping their tears as they filed past her flag-draped casket. Click on the headline to read the story.

Honored for heroism

Tiffany Tarpley — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:27:18 GMT

To fight overseas, troops go through lots of training, but former Army Staff Sergeant and war veteran Gregory Wilson actually had to use some of those skills back at home to save his neighbor's life.

Morale down among Afghanistan troops

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:06:24 GMT

The Army said morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war.

Secretary Gates tours Army contractor

Ryan Dietz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:48:40 GMT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says armored transport trucks that protect soldiers from roadside bombs are worth every dime spent on them. Click on the headline for the full report.

Defense lawyer: Hasan may be paralyzed

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:06:01 GMT

The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused of killing fellow soldiers at Fort Hood said doctors have told the soldier he may be paralyzed from the waist down.

Obama orders intel review on shooting

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:03:18 GMT

President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies.

No record Hasan sought Army discharge

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:13:45 GMT

The Pentagon has found no evidence that an officer accused in the Fort Hood shooting rampage formally sought release from the Army.

Veterans Day parade has new meaning

Josh Hinkle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:43:00 GMT

With last week's mass shootings fresh on the minds of people in Killeen, Wednesday's Veterans Day Parade was especially emotional. Hundreds of people lined the streets of Killeen to show their appreciation for service men and women.

Ft. Hood returns to 'normal'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:35:52 GMT

The crowd of families begins cheering as soldiers step from buses and march onto the field in formation. "Charge!" yelled an announcer as women and children ran full speed towards the soldiers, jumping into their arms.

Death row possible for Ft. Hood suspect

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:46 GMT

Major Nidal Malik Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted of the mass shooting at Fort Hood. However, the military justice system is not very "bloodthirsty."

Blame-game starts in Ft. Hood shootings

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:31:52 GMT

The mystery over whether the military knew Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was communicating with a radical Muslim imam lapsed into finger-pointing ahead of congressional investigations looking into the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any extremists.

Sgt. remembers being shot at Fort Hood

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:48:40 GMT

Sgt. Kimberly Munley said she remembers being shot during the rampage at Fort Hood and never lost consciousness during the shootings.

Hundreds turn out for soldier's funeral

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:36:34 GMT

Hundreds of people who lined the streets of Terre Haute, Ind., for a Veterans Day parade stood silently as a hearse passed by carrying the coffin of a soldier whose return to the country was marked by a salute from President Barack Obama.

Fort Hood homecoming is bittersweet

Shannon Wolfson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:45 GMT

The homecoming at Fort Hood Tuesday night was bittersweet as 295 soldiers returned home from a year-long deployment in Iraq.