Beginning at 1:30 p.m. today at Ft. Hood in Texas, a disgruntled soldier, Major Nadil Malik Nadan allegedly opened fire in the Soldier Readiness Center, killing 11 and injuring 31. In this area of the base, soldiers were preparing for deployment, and also screened soldiers returning from deployment. According to reports, Nadan was preparing for deployment overseas as well. The shooter was shot by authorities.
The supsect was a psychiatrist at Darnell Army Medical Center on the Army base. According to the Chicago Tribune, this shooting is being considered one of the worst mass shooting in history at a U.S. military base. According to the article, Nadan had a history of violence concerning the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and the continuing U.S. presence there.
The weight of that is almost hard to comprehend. In my opinion, the one place in the world that would seem safe from this type of attack would be a military base. However, today that was not the case.
