Posted on 11/07/2009 7:57:14 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
After Sgt. Kimberly Munley stopped the Fort Hood massacre by shooting Major Nidal Malik Hasan several times, she collapsed from her wounds and doctors who treated her were afraid she wouldn't survive.
Munley, a 34-year-old former soldier who became a civilian cop on the Fort Hood base, was shot twice in both legs during Thursday's confrontation. Two powerful "cop killer" rounds allegedly fired by Hasan tore through her left thigh, exited and blasted through her right thigh as well. She was also struck in the wrist.
Munley, the mother of two girls, was sped to Metroplex Hospital several miles away where doctors say she lost so much blood that they feared she wouldn't make it.
Munley proved to be as tough in the operating room as she was while confronting Hasan in their close range shootout.
Dr. Kelly Matlock, who treated Munley, said her first words in recovery were concern about Hasan's victims.
"She opened her eyes and said, 'Did anybody die?' That's what she said, 'Did anybody die?'" Matlock told "GMA."
Munley now knows that the man she shot is alive, but that he is accused of killing 13 unarmed people and wounding 38.
Chuck Medley, the director of emergency services at Fort Hood, said many more would have died if Munley hadn't leaped into action.
"If she had not responded the way she had, we would have had an extremely high number of dead and injured," Medley told ABC News on Friday. "The number of lives that this person saved ... we will probably never know. But there is a lot of ammunition left, a lot of magazines," he said referring to what Hasan was allegedly carrying.
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Can you give a congressional medal of honor to a civilian?
ABC just had to throw that term in there, huh?
Sgt Munley is a great hero.
I hope so ...
She should get an award for bravery.
Her first concerns were if anybody died? You mean, like, she didn’t give any “shout-outs” first? /sarc
Honor and Duty.
They're called that by the anti-gunners because their primarily construction is to punch through body armor, but that does not seem to be a factor here.
I'd guess the 5.7 would be less lethal on unarmored persons than a simple self defense or lead-head round. Anyone know?
God bless this brave public servant, and prayers for a full recovery.
This officer’s heroism stands in marked contrast to the muddled dishonesty of some segments of our government, which can’t talk about this incident forthrightly.
IMHO, military units in garrison need to return to the policy of issuing weapons to each servicemember and they lock them to their racks while asleep and carry them everywhere they go while on base.
Another report said she was also making phone calls to the families of the wounded/killed soon after her surgery.
Kimberly Munley is a true hero. Something that doesn’t exist in this President’s administration. We are lucky to have people like her. Her kind is what will keep America free and liberate us from the socialist left’s attempted, unconstitutional takeover of our country.
Pray for Kimberly’s speedy recovery! Thank her for her unselfish actions to protect her fellow Americans.
God bless Officer Munley.
Good thing they were only cop killer rounds. If they were deer killer rounds or elk killer rounds, she woulda been in really bad shape.
Yes, but it's not called that. I will find out and let you know...but remember, Bambi has to award it.
God Bless her. Give her a loaded Glock and wheel her in to finish the job on “Major” Malik Handjob, or whatever his name is
But with a terrorist sympathizer in charge of things, I wonder if that will ever happen.
A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress and is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. The decoration is awarded to an individual who performs an outstanding deed or act of service to the security, prosperity, and national interest of the United States. American citizenship is not a requirement.
The media is setting it up for an assault on gun ownership. I’m sure they’re frustrated that he didn’t use an “assault weapon”.
When was that the policy? And where?
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