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Fort Hood shooting victims had different reasons for enlisting

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a... Full Article at The Californian

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  1. Sheryll Pearson, mother of slain soldier Pfc. Michael Pearson says: "We're all very angry""I never thought she was going to die [in the U.S.]," Francheska Velez's father saysSister recalls Spc. Full Article at CNN

  2. The military has not released the names of the 13 victims killed in the Fort Hood massacre. The following list of nine of the victims was compiled from various news agencies and based on interviews with their families. Full Article at San Antonio Express

  3. The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a... Full Article at Tampa Bay Online

  4. Velez, 21, of Chicago, had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. She was three months pregnant and due home by December for the start of maternity leave. She was a 2006 graduate of Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago. Full Article at CBS News

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