She stood ground, even as bullets struck her

Houston Chronicle ^ | 11/6/2009 | GARY SCHARRER

[Saije]

However complete her training or rounded her experience, Sgt. Kimberly Munley may be forgiven if she never expected a scene quite like the one Thursday, when she found herself in a courtyard facing an Army major apparently gone berserk and a body count that would keep rising unless she stopped him.

Two quick shots from her Beretta 9 mm — pop, pop — and now Munley had the attention of the gunman. She had missed. He was angry. Now his Belgian-made 5.7 mm pistol was pointed not at the already wounded soldier he was chasing, but at Munley, a civilian police officer hired to help keep order at the sprawling base.

He charged her, firing rapidly along the way. She returned fire and dropped to the ground to give herself more cover. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who in an inexplicable instant had turned from caregiver to accused mass murderer, was allegedly in the process of killing 13 people and wounding 38 more. He now had Munley in his sights.***

The two fired again, perhaps simultaneously, Medley said. Each was struck. The gunman took a bullet to the upper torso; Munley was hit in her legs and wrists. Both would survive and the carnage had ended.***

Munley was one of two people who shot the gunman, officials said Friday. Little information was available about Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, who also engaged the gunman and shot at him.

Munley, a 5-foot-2 weapons expert, was still on the scene when paramedics rushed Hasan to the hospital...She had only one request for her boss: Bring her husband, Staff Sgt. Matthew Munley — a soldier who recently transferred to Fort Bragg, N.C. — to Fort Hood to see her. The Army agreed, small compensation for a big act.

[TornadoAlley3]

Talking head ‘expert’ on MSLSD has already accused her of friendly fire wounding our soldiers, expects an investigation. Said over 100 rounds fired and I am sure these commie libs will hold hearings and attack her, wait for it.

[TXnMA]

Although not a Marine, SGT Kimberly Munley honored their credo, "Run to the sound of the guns..."

[davetex]

Thank you for your contribution to this thread. Your eloquence is much appreciated. You wrote what I’m sure many were thinking.

[snowsislander]

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who in an inexplicable instant had turned from caregiver to accused mass murderer, was allegedly in the process of killing 13 people and wounding 38 more.

When a Muslim starts shouting "Allah Akbar" and slaughtering infidels, it's not "inexplicable".

If these cretins in the SRM would bother to spend the least amount of time reading a few history books, they could find countless instances of this type of Islamic terrorism.

It's not unique to Islam — certainly, the Thuggees were probably even more committed to random, senseless murder than the average Muslim — but unfortunately, Islam is now practiced by a large percentage of the world's population, and numerous nations are officially Islamic states. The Thuggees, on the other hand, were finished off by the British in the 19th century.

[MinuteGal]

"SHE STOOD GROUND EVEN AS BULLETS STRUCK HER......"

Five-foot-two
Aim so true
And, oh, what those five feet could do
Doesn't everybody love this gal?

And if you run into
This five-foot-two
You'll know just what she could-she-would-she do
Hey, Abdullah...just don't test her, pal

Leni

[aculeus]

A Happy tune for a wonderful gal!

[aculeus]

I'm reminded of a SWAT Team in Binghamton, New York in the Spring who -- tactical weapons and all -- couldn't bestir themselves to enter an immigration processing center until the gunman finally killed himself.

They were only copying the Columbine Swatters who were doing some play-marching nonsense while the killers continued their rampage.

Perhaps it was the Army training (I know she's a civilian but contracted to the Army) that got it right: move against the shooter and kill him. If the Columbine/Binghampton and (not sure about this) Virginia Tech responders had done the same the losses would have been smaller.

[Vendome]

Oh no. I hate the things but, can’t wait to her on TV.

[Vendome]

Can’t wait to see her on TV.

fixed

[Bizzy Bugz]

I love it. True You.

[ReneeLynn]

She’s an east coast girl. Nyah!

[osagebowman]

Very Well said indeed - thank you for posting this excellent summary.

[KrisKrinkle]

“Talking head ‘expert’ on MSLSD has already accused her of friendly fire wounding our soldiers,...”

I wonder if the accusation is accurate. If so, I'd have to chalk it up to "fortunes of war". What should she have done? Risk letting the target shoot substantially more innocents or risk hitting a few herself while she took him down?

I've read comments to the effect that she should have put him down sooner, but it occurred to me that she may not have had a clear shot at first. From the floor, whether she got there from being wounded or on purpose, she may have had a better shot because she would have been shooting up making it less likely, but not impossible, that over-penetration would have harmed innocents behind the target.

Of course the above is mostly insufficiently based speculation about possibilities.