OT OT Ft Hood Shooting
boB-Copter6
This was sent to me by a friend. I thought some here might like to read
it. Those that don't like it, don't read it. :)
I cut and pasted the message here so the format is off a bit.
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Subject: FW: Ft Hood Eyewitness Report (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
This came from a gentlemen named Bill Herridge.... this email
is from
last week.
I was at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon and got caught up in the
events
surrounding the shooting. I was in the Howze Theater to play my
bagpipes as a processional to bring in the soldiers who were
receiving
their college diplomas from area colleges and universities.
They have
one big ceremony each November for all the soldiers who have
completed
their degree requirements. I play for them every year.
At about 1:30, I was sitting on the front row of the theater on
the far
left side. A side entrance to the theater was located directly
to my
left about three feet away. I heard three or four muffled
"pops" and
thought it sounded a little odd. Suddenly, the door near me
flew open
and a man fell into the theater with a gunshot wound in his
back. I
started for the man to see what was wrong but two NCO's jumped
up and
grabbed the man and laid him on the edge of the stage. One of them
shouted "Are there any medical personnel in the building?" Two
of the
graduates ran to the stage, threw off their caps and gowns and
began
treating the man as best they could. They announced that his
wound was
not life threatening. As the man was being loaded onto a
stretcher,
five or six heavily armed civilian security personnel entered
the back
of the auditorium with their rifles and pistols pointing
upwards. One
of them shouted that everyone should take a seat immediately, and
believe me, that happened very quickly.
They asked that all senior NCO's in the building proceed to one
of the
eight entry doors in the building, and again, that was done
immediately.
One the security guys ascertained that the wounded man being
removed
from the stage would survive, they walked across the front of
the stage
and slowly opened a door on the opposite side of the auditorium-one
which opened out onto a parking lot that separated the Howze
Theater
from the Soldiers Dome where the rest of the shooting occurred. We
could hear rapid gunfire coming across the parking lot. One of the
security guys again shouted a request for any doctors and nurses in
attendance, and about 15 people immediately moved to the door
where the
security guys were standing. I heard one of the security folks
tell the
assembled medical personnel that there were many wounded people
in the
adjacent building, and that they were needed to help out. The
medical
people were told to follow the security guys, keep low, and
move quickly
without stopping. There was no hesitation on their part, they just
moved out to do their jobs.
There were three officers in the building, and to their credit
they just
got out of the way and let the NCO's handle the situation. I was
extremely proud of the professionalism that everyone displayed.
The
only people complaining were the civilians who were there for the
graduation ceremony, and soldiers continually moved among them
to calm
them down.
One interesting thing about all this-about an hour after the
shooting
died down, the loud speakers all over the base started playing
the old
Cavalry bugle call called "Recall." I have never heard that on an
active duty base before, but apparently the soldiers knew what
it meant,
that they were to drop what they were doing and return to their
units.
At about 7 p.m. they brought several cases of MRE's (combat
meals) and
starting handing them out. I figured we would be there all
night when
that happened. However, about 30 minutes later, we were allowed to
depart in small numbers. I had to pass through four check
points before
I reached FM116, and even after driving off the post, I had to
negotiate
two Texas DPS road blocks before being allowed to drive at
highway speed
to return home.
I hope you will all keep the families of the slain soldiers in your
prayers. I know that the Good Lord was looking after me-that
shooter
could just as easily have followed the wounded man into the
theater,
where he would have "enjoyed" many more victims. Anyway, that is a
brief eyewitness report of what happened at Fort Hood yesterday
afternoon.
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
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boB-Copter_Six
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Walter Mitty II
<cop...@xxxyahooxxx.vom> wrote:
>This was sent to me by a friend. I thought some here might like to read
>it. Those that don't like it, don't read it. :)
How will I know that I won't like it until after I've read it, boB ?
But to get back to the topic, this report is interesting, and as I've
said already, it's a very tragic situation and my heart goes out to
all those affected by this terrible event.
Walt
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email: waltK...@live.com
(Replace "K5J4H3K" with "mitty")
Peter
>>it. Those that don't like it, don't read it. :)
>
> How will I know that I won't like it until after I've read it, boB ?
I was thinking the same thing!?!?
:-P
The Old Bloke
I just sent an email to your yahoo address. Worth reading.
Gregory
>
>This was sent to me by a friend. I thought some here might like to read
>it. Those that don't like it, don't read it. :)
>
>I cut and pasted the message here so the format is off a bit.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: FW: Ft Hood Eyewitness Report (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
>
> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
>
> This came from a gentlemen named Bill Herridge.... this email
>is from
> last week.
boB.. about your formatting!! Check out legitgov dot org - especially
the `CLG Exclusive: Fort Hood� link. I haven't read it, but would like
to find time today.
-G
boB-Copter6
> Hey boB,
>
> I just sent an email to your yahoo address. Worth reading.
I just got on the computer. I'll go find it.