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The Fallen13

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This document summarizes information about 13 service members and one police officer who were killed or wounded during the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. It provides their names, ages, hometowns, and for many, brief details about their careers and lives. The summary at the end honors all who died that day and vows not to forget their sacrifice.

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Fort Hood Texas 11-5-2009 13 fallen heroes and one Guardian Angel [email_address]
Capt. John Gaffaney Arrived at Fort Hood the day before the shooting to prepare for a deployment to Iraq We Will Not Forget
Capt. Russell Seager Seager, 51, of Racine, Wis., was a psychiatrist who joined the Army a few years ago because he wanted to help veterans returning to civilian life, said his uncle, Larry Seager of Mauston. We Will Not Forget
Lt. Col. Juanita Warman Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was a military physician assistant with two daughters and six grandchildren. We Will Not Forget
Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Va., arrived in the United States in his teens from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, knowing very little English said his son, also named Eduardo Caraveo. We Will Not Forget
Michael Grant Cahill Cahill, a 62-year-old physician assistant, suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and returned to work at the base as a civilian employee after taking just one week off for recovery, said his daughter Keely Vanacker We Will Not Forget
Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka Nemelka, 19, of the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, Utah, chose to join the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his uncle Christopher Nemelka said. We Will Not Forget
Pfc. Kham Xiong Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn., was a father of three whose family had a history of military service. We Will Not Forget
Pfc. Michael Pearson Pearson, 22, of the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Ill., quit what he figured was a dead-end furniture company job to join the military about a year ago. We Will Not Forget
Pvt. Francheska Velez Velez, 21, of Chicago, was pregnant and preparing to return home. A friend of Velez's, Sasha Ramos, described her as a fun-loving person who wrote poetry and loved dancing. We Will Not Forget
Sgt. Amy Krueger Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis., joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist attacks and had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden, her mother, Jeri Krueger said. We Will Not Forget
Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow DeCrow, 32, was helping train soldiers on how to help new veterans with paperwork and had felt safe on the Army post We Will Not Forget
Spc. Frederick Greene Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tenn., went by "Freddie" and was active at Baker's Gap Baptist Church while he was growing up, said Glenn Arney, the church's former superintendent and a former co-worker of Greene's We Will Not Forget
Spc. Jason Dean Hunt Hunt, 22, of Frederick, Okla., went into the military after graduating from Tipton High School in 2005 and had got married just two months ago, his mother, Gale Hunt, said. He had served 3 1/2 years in the Army, including a stint in Iraq We Will Not Forget
Police Officer Kimberly Munley of Killeen Texas Munley, has been hailed a hero by Fort Hood base commander Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, who credited her Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 with bringing the massacre to an end and saving an untold number of lives when she shot the Fort Hood assailant Special Hero and Guardian Angel We Will Not Forget
God Bless Our Troops November 5th 2009 Another date we will not forget

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The Fallen13

  • 1. Fort Hood Texas 11-5-2009 13 fallen heroes and one Guardian Angel [email_address]
  • 2. Capt. John Gaffaney Arrived at Fort Hood the day before the shooting to prepare for a deployment to Iraq We Will Not Forget
  • 3. Capt. Russell Seager Seager, 51, of Racine, Wis., was a psychiatrist who joined the Army a few years ago because he wanted to help veterans returning to civilian life, said his uncle, Larry Seager of Mauston. We Will Not Forget
  • 4. Lt. Col. Juanita Warman Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was a military physician assistant with two daughters and six grandchildren. We Will Not Forget
  • 5. Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Va., arrived in the United States in his teens from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, knowing very little English said his son, also named Eduardo Caraveo. We Will Not Forget
  • 6. Michael Grant Cahill Cahill, a 62-year-old physician assistant, suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and returned to work at the base as a civilian employee after taking just one week off for recovery, said his daughter Keely Vanacker We Will Not Forget
  • 7. Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka Nemelka, 19, of the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, Utah, chose to join the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his uncle Christopher Nemelka said. We Will Not Forget
  • 8. Pfc. Kham Xiong Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn., was a father of three whose family had a history of military service. We Will Not Forget
  • 9. Pfc. Michael Pearson Pearson, 22, of the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Ill., quit what he figured was a dead-end furniture company job to join the military about a year ago. We Will Not Forget
  • 10. Pvt. Francheska Velez Velez, 21, of Chicago, was pregnant and preparing to return home. A friend of Velez's, Sasha Ramos, described her as a fun-loving person who wrote poetry and loved dancing. We Will Not Forget
  • 11. Sgt. Amy Krueger Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis., joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist attacks and had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden, her mother, Jeri Krueger said. We Will Not Forget
  • 12. Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow DeCrow, 32, was helping train soldiers on how to help new veterans with paperwork and had felt safe on the Army post We Will Not Forget
  • 13. Spc. Frederick Greene Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tenn., went by "Freddie" and was active at Baker's Gap Baptist Church while he was growing up, said Glenn Arney, the church's former superintendent and a former co-worker of Greene's We Will Not Forget
  • 14. Spc. Jason Dean Hunt Hunt, 22, of Frederick, Okla., went into the military after graduating from Tipton High School in 2005 and had got married just two months ago, his mother, Gale Hunt, said. He had served 3 1/2 years in the Army, including a stint in Iraq We Will Not Forget
  • 15. Police Officer Kimberly Munley of Killeen Texas Munley, has been hailed a hero by Fort Hood base commander Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, who credited her Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 with bringing the massacre to an end and saving an untold number of lives when she shot the Fort Hood assailant Special Hero and Guardian Angel We Will Not Forget
  • 16. God Bless Our Troops November 5th 2009 Another date we will not forget