Condolences to Fort Hood families

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 11:22am

I am so sorry for the families of those who died yesterday at Fort Hood. Imagine seeing your soldier survive tours of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, only to come home and be shot. My heart also goes out to the spouses and children who have had this insanity explode in their midst.

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Amen to that....

by Dave-T on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 4:03pm

Any one looking to help can contact T*A*P*S Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors http://tinyurl.com/yehlnzm

"Washington, D.C. – TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) is a national non-profit organization which cares for anyone suffering the loss of a military member, and today’s Fort Hood shootings hit very close to home.

TAPS is headquartered in Washington D.C. but has one branch office at Ft. Hood, the largest Army base in the continental United States. TAPS provides care and comfort for bereaved survivors of military loss, regardless of the circumstance or location of the death."

Sincere condolences

by Watson on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 12:58pm

Yeah, I had a close buddy who died in a stateside crash after he had done a tour in Vietnam as a marine combat pilot. Any death is hard on the loved ones, but something like this is especially hard to process.

Sincere condolences.