Kimberly Munley, the police officer identified as bringing an end to Fort Hood rampage Thursday, applied protocols established
in the aftermath of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings.
Some reports suggest the alleged shooter in the Ft. Hood massacre, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was troubled. That raises questions
about how well-equipped the Army is to spot disturbed individuals.
At Fort Hood, Army filmmaker and Iraq war vet Elliot Valdez raced to the scene of the shooting, filming the aftermath of tragedy
and heroism. What he recorded will help officials understand what happened.
The shootings at Fort Hood Thursday point to a military mental-health system stretched to the breaking point. The suspect
is an Army psychiatrist, Nidal Malik Hasan.
Military officials say the shootings at Fort Hood were an 'isolated incident.' But the stress of repeated wartime deployments
has led to several such incidents in recent years.
Obama has been criticized for 'dithering' on whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan. But Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he's OK with the time frame.
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