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Last Thursday, a gunman opened fire at Fort Hood Army post in Texas, leaving 13 dead and 30 wounded. Our deepest sympathy goes out for the men and women who have fallen and to their families. The victims will always be remembered as heroes who died courageously while serving their country. This tragedy has deeply saddened us, and we hope that, as details emerge, we will become better equipped to prevent similar incidents going forward...
...they died, which made watching executions easier for witnesses. Chapman's proposal was approved by the Oklahoma state legislature the same year and quickly adopted by other states. In 1982, Texas became the first to use the procedure, executing 40-year-old Charles Brooks for murdering Fort Worth mechanic David Gregory...
...engaged in their communities, and only 13% strongly feel their transition back to civilian life is going well. "They are a vulnerable population, especially during the transition home," says the study. Those rocky returns have led to higher-than-average rates of homelessness, unemployment and suicide; the shootings at Fort Hood last week highlight just how malignant the stresses of military service can be. (See pictures of the tragedy at Fort Hood...
Read "Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan...
...tease out the difference between his "Commander in Chief moment" and his "pastor-in-chief role," as various TV pundits undertook to do while waiting for President Barack Obama to speak at a memorial service Tuesday for the men and women killed last week in the massacre at Fort Hood. Televised speeches now come larded in so much analysis, before and after, that it becomes almost impossible to connect with them in a genuine, visceral way. (See pictures from Fort Hood...