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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Updated Photos: Today in Fort Hood Texas; Death Toll Adds One More

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KILLEEN, TX – NOVEMBER 06: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. (3rd-R) and others stand together as they prepare for a moment of silence for the soldiers killed and wounded yesterday at Fort Hood on November 6, 2009 in Killeen, Texas. U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded 30 in a shooting rampage at the Soldier Readiness Center on the grounds of the military base Fort Hood yesterday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Arthur L. Coleman Jr. (C) walks with Command Sergeant Major Norman Corbett (R) after arriving together on a helicopter at Fort Hood today.

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KILLEEN, TX – NOVEMBER 5: Sgt. Fanuaee Vea (L) tries to reach friends and family as Pvt. Savannah Green covers her face outside Fort Hood on November 5, 2009 in Killeen, Texas. At least one gunman killed 12 people and injured 31 in a shooting on a military base at Fort Hood yesterday. (Photo by Ben Sklar/Getty Images) Read the rest of this entry »