Photos: USA Fort Hood Victims Farewelled By Nation, President and Families

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Army Spc. Brian Hill bows during  memorial service for the 12 soldiers and one civilian killed at Fort Hood U.S Army Post near Killeen, Texas, November 10 2009. Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan reportedly shot and killed 13 people, 12 soldiers and one civilian, and wounded 30 others in a rampage on November 5 at the base’s Soldier Readiness Center where deploying and returning soldiers undergo medical screenings. UPI/Tannen Maury/Pool Photo via Newscom. Content © 2009 Newscom All rights reserved.

Editor’s Note: At Fort Hood, with its high Samoan military population, pacificEyeWitness.org has readers based there. So, it is with them in mind that we publish these photos and honour the victims. Our deepest respect and condolences to all those who mourn their passing.

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Captain Saralyn Ative (L) comforts Captain Michael Worsley as they wait for the start of the memorial service

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Family members of the fallen pass pictures of their loved ones at the memorial service. UPI/Tannen Maury/Pool Photo via Newscom. Content © 2009 Newscom All rights reserved.

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The family of Army specialist Kham S. Xiong grieves by his photo at the memorial service

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A soldier wounded in the shooting arrives at the memorial service

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U.S. Senator Roland Burris (Democrat, Illinois) (L) greets soldiers as he arrives at the memorial service

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The Soldiers Cross, boots, rifle, and helmet, of the fallen are placed on the podium before the start of the memorial service

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Soldiers embrace each other while waiting for the start of the memorial service

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama prepare to take part in a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, to honor the victims

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U.S. Army soldiers grieve together during the memorial service that U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama

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President Barack Obama pays tribute to the fallen soldiers. UPI/Erin Trieb/Pool Photo via Newscom.

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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama pay tribute to fallen soldiers

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A wounded soldier arrives

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