Posted on 11/08/2009 3:53:10 PM PST by Freedom2specul8
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah soldier fatally shot at Fort Hood was proud to serve and felt keenly the responsibility of representing his nation and his family, his uncle said.
Michael Blades of Helena, at a news conference Saturday in Utah, said Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka of the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan had a tremendous love for his family and a deep sense of duty.
Blades cited several of Nemelka's relatives who were in the military, including a grandfather who served in the Korean War and received a Purple Heart.
"He felt it was his duty to stand with them in defense of our country," Blades said.
Blades, himself an Army officer, said family members are struggling to make sense of the shooting rampage that killed 12 others at the Texas base.
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The Question begs.....Why did an Army base need Armed Public Police Protection ? ? ?
A cop stopped the Jihadist.
Sacrificed to the alter of liberalism.
Pray for America and Ft Hood
If you have been forced to attend too many diversity and sensitivity training class it may not make sense but if you understand Islam and Muslims it makes perfect sense. It was personal jihad, period.
my friend’s great-granddaughter was also among the victims there. she had helped 2 people stop their bleeding before being shot in the back by this piece of Islamic debris...she’s heading back home to Wisconsin as we speak with her family to recover...
I applaud Senator Lieberman in calling for a full investigation. Let's make him the chairman and be sure it doesn't get whitewashed.
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