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Posted on 11/06/2009 10:45:08 AM PST by Steelfish
November 6, 2009
Texan Police Officer Kim Munley Who Shot Fort Hood Gunman Hailed As A Heroine
(AFP/Getty Images) [Pic in URL] Sergeant Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer stationed at the base, was first on the scene as Major Nidal Malik Hasan picked off his victims
A police officer who intervened to stop a shooting spree at America's biggest military base was hailed today a heroine as she received treatment for the wounds received in a shoot-out with the gunman.
Major Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist due to be posted to Afghanistan, shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others after opening fire with two handguns at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon.
But the death toll from the rampage could have been far worse had it not been for the actions of Sergeant Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer stationed at the base who was the first on the scene as Major Hasan picked off his victims.
Sergeant Munley managed to hit Major Hasan four times but was herself hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses.
Colonel John Rossi, briefing reporters at Fort Hood this morning, said that Major Hasan's victims, who were killed in a part of the base used to process soldiers for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, had all been unarmed. Sergeant Munley had been the first armed person on the scene and had immediately taken him on.
"Her efforts were superb," he said.
Colonel Steven Braverman, commander of the base hospital and Major Hasan's supervisor, said that Sergeant Munley was in a stable condition in a nearby community hospital.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Don’t hold your breath and expect to see this fine heroine with a WH invitation or a note of thanks.
I pray for the safety of this brave officer and her family and friends now that her identity has been released to the public.
I know she did a great job, but where were the MP’s?
Does it bother anyone else that we basically just showed and told all our enemies "come on in and attack our domestic bases - theme parks have better perimeter and internal security"?
But A Congressional Gold Medal (give her a purple heart as well for her wound and I won't tell!)
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