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Gen. George Casey: 'This Is One Person Out of An Army of a Million’

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, in Fort Hood, Texas, to counsel troops in the aftermath of Thursday’s shootings, told Charles Gibson in an exclusive interview that the Army is stretched thin, but the ongoing drawdown in Iraq and...

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How to Help Soldiers, Families Affected by Fort Hood Shooting

Thirteen people lost their lives and 30 more were injured when Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan allegedly opened fire in a room crowded with hundreds of soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas. For those who want to donate to organizations honoring...

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Fort Hood Ground Zero for Innovative Mental Health Training

ABC's Whitney Lloyd reports from New York: Fort Hood – where 13 soldiers were killed and 34 more shot by a fellow soldier yesterday – is at the forefront of an Army experiment to combat the emotional assault of war...

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Quotes of the Day: 'There Was a Burst of Shots ... And People Running Everywhere'

"There was a burst of shots and more bursts of shots and people running everywhere.” -- Rev. Greg Schannep, who was about to enter a graduation ceremony at Ft. Hood when shots rang out “He was mortified by the idea...

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