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U.S. soldier opens fire on fellow troops
Reuters ^
| 10/13/5
Posted on 10/13/2005 12:14:34 PM PDT by SmithL
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier opened fire on a group of fellow soldiers during a morning exercise session at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Thursday but no one was injured at the Army base.
The soldier, whose name was not released, "is in custody after firing shots at a physical training formation" but no one was wounded, Fort Campbell said in a statement.
It provided no other details but said the matter was under investigation.
The facility, on the Kentucky-Tennessee border about 60 miles northwest of Nashville, is home to the 101st Airborne Division that has served in Iraq.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fortcampbell; mikel; nicholasdmikel; nicholasmikel; nickmikel; shooting; shotsfired
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No name given.
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:14:35 PM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
The soldier, whose name was not released Wesley Clark???
2
posted on
10/13/2005 12:15:51 PM PDT
by
Niteranger68
("Spare the rod, spoil the liberal.")
To: SmithL
Could the last name be Al-something?
3
posted on
10/13/2005 12:16:19 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singin' "whiskey for my men and beer for my horses!")
To: SmithL
To: SmithL
Aw, come on, give us his name. There's something that we're all kind of curious about...
5
posted on
10/13/2005 12:17:32 PM PDT
by
Kenton
(Tagline for rent)
To: SmithL
Why do I get the feeling that this "soldier" faces a particular direction while praying 5 times daily?
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:17:48 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(The quarterly FReepathon is the price you pay for FR...until enough people become monthlies!)
To: SmithL
If it was an accident discharge the idiot. If it was on purpose hang the treasonous POS.
7
posted on
10/13/2005 12:17:55 PM PDT
by
Spruce
(Keep your mitts off my wallet)
To: SmithL
Poor shot. Did they let the DC sniper out?
8
posted on
10/13/2005 12:18:05 PM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: SmithL
Hmmm...after the attack, did the soldier file for three Purple Hearts?
9
posted on
10/13/2005 12:19:06 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Scott Ritter: "Bush, Blair like Nazis."---Texas Eagle: "Well, good. Let's invade France.")
To: Beelzebubba
Didn't they have an event like this at Campbell about five years ago?
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:19:09 PM PDT
by
IGOTMINE
(Front Sight. Press. Follow Through. It's a way of life.)
To: RacerF150
> The soldier, whose name was not released Wesley Clark???
If it were a naval base, I'd wonder if it were a certain "Senator" from Massachusetts who, by the way, served in Vietnam and answers to the name Ketchup.
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:19:26 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(The quarterly FReepathon is the price you pay for FR...until enough people become monthlies!)
To: SmithL
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:20:35 PM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
( The RKBA doesn't apply if I have a bigger gun than your bodyguard. NRA)
To: skip_intro; Redcloak
Could the last name be Al-something? Mohammed, by any chance?
Mohammed Al-Qaida?
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:20:36 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(The quarterly FReepathon is the price you pay for FR...until enough people become monthlies!)
Probably some poor kid the rest of them ganged up on.
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:20:56 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: SmithL
Without more information I gotta assume he did'nt want to hit anyone.
Nobody is that bad a shot.
He should still be in a world of hurt for putting people at risk (assuming he just fired over their heads).
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:21:36 PM PDT
by
Dinsdale
To: SmithL
I knew the 101st couldn't shoot straight...
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:22:31 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: 2banana
Not in the mood for jokes on this topic. My son is in the 101st AB. They are in the process of heading back to Iraq.
Screaming Eagle Mom
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:27:21 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Keep an open mind; nothing will fall out.)
To: SLB
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:28:27 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: IGOTMINE
Bragg had a similar incident in 96 or 97. A group of SF guys circled around the hill as he was firing on soldiers doing PT and disarmed him. I can't remember Campbell having anything like this, except the regular murders that take place just off base.
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posted on
10/13/2005 12:29:14 PM PDT
by
DC Bound
(Bono? Santorum? How did Rove do that?)
To: SE Mom
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