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.
I am so grateful to your son and all who serve our country.
A soldier reportedly dressed in Ninja-like attire fired live rounds from a .357-caliber Magnum into a physical training formation at Fort Campbell, Ky., this morning.
No one was hurt in the 7 a.m. shooting and the soldier, who has not yet been identified, was arrested by military police.
“Military police apprehended the solider and brought him into custody. He did have a weapon, it was a handgun, nonmilitary issue,” said Fort Campbell spokeswoman Cathy Gramling.
Charges have not been filed and Fort Campbell officials declined further comment, but according to a soldier in the area at the time of the alleged attack, the suspect fired three shots at a group of soldiers in formation for PT in front of the division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team headquarters.
After firing the first volley of shots, he ran behind the headquarters building of 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry, where several troops were at work, said the soldier, who spoke on the condition his identity not be revealed.
He said that when a soldier from the 2-327 opened a back door, the armed soldier allegedly fired another round of shots, which ricocheted off the ground and the building, then continued running.
After evading soldiers at the 2-327, the gunman allegedly ducked into a building of the 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry, shed a tactical holster, black jacket and balaclava mask, then walked out of the building and allegedly pointed to an area away from the building and told MPs at the site he had seen a man running in that direction, the soldier said.
The MPs arrested the soldier on the spot and placed him in confinement.
Agreed. No need to jump ahead of the facts.
I can imagine the adrenaline pumping on that day.
When I was in BCT (B-3-1 Ft Ord, Oct 1966 since everyone seems to be bragging on this thread) We occasionally did "Rifle PT". But then, I suppose it's kind of pointless with the lightweight weapons they train with today. Also, in those days, our M-14s were kept in an unlocked rack in the center aisle of the barracks - not "Dorms", Barracks; spit shined center aisle, foot lockers, butt cans, fire guard at night. Just like in the WWII John Wayne movies. They don't do that anymore.
My Dad used to tell a story about two rival platoons in adjacent barracks that got into a gun battle shooting at each other from the barracks windows. That was at one of those temporary training camps in the South in about 1942 or 43. My cousin, who was in the Marines in the early 1960s actually brought his M-14 to our house in the trunk of his car when he came to visit.
Anyway, by the mid 1970s the Army, at least, had locked up the weapons in an Arms Room and only issued them out for training or drill.
This guy was shooting with a personal firearm, a pistol, not his issue weapon. Lucky for the guys doing PT I'd say.
According to Post #82, he was from the 327th.
The soldier, whose name was not released, because it's obviously muslim, "is in custody after firing shots at a physical training formation"
Very nice. I rarely laugh out loud when reading stuff, but you got me. Joke of the month.
What a great story--thanks for that.
I didn't know that sKerry served in Vietnam or even served in the Navy.
Achmed?
Achmed?
Sean Penn Laden?
The Army and their pals in the News Cartel made sure that the incident got buried pronto. There was one brief account and then it disappeared into the black hole of news hiding.
We're losing great stories of honor and valor every week as they pass into eternity along with the men who lived and crafted them with their own flesh and blood.
The annals of history are the more impoverished being thus incomplete, and that without remedy.
If you have an old fighting man in your family, implore him with all that is in you to commit his tales to paper at least. Who knows but that a young man -- maybe his own great grandson -- may someday need his example to guide him?
A substantive portion of our National Treasure are our elderly and the stories of their lives, the bulk of which, to our shame, pass into eternity untold.
Old John Kerry article?
Thank you for your kind words.
This is bizarre. Thanks for letting me know.
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