Fort Hood Texas Army Base shooting Survivors, Families Share Heroic, Tragic Tales

Tales of heroism and tragedy from soldiers and civilians alike emerged from Texas today as survivors recover from the Fort Hood shooting that left 13 people dead and dozens more injured.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly opened fire in the Army post's Soldier Readiness Processing Center Thursday, firing dozens of bullets into the crowd of unarmed soldiers. The rampage ended when the suspect was reportedly shot by a responding civilian officer, Kimberly Munley of Enola, Pa., who was shot in the process.

But Munley, 34, is far from the only soldier being hailed as a hero after Thursday's attack. Several soldiers, some of whom where shot, provided immediate first aid to people who were worse off before looking after themselves, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the commanding officer at Fort Hood, said.

Cpl. Nathan Hewitt, 27, took two bullets to the hip and calf before helping other people escape danger.

"I heard somebody shooting at them, and then I tried to get people out with me as I saw a way to get out," Hewitt told ABC News. "There was people hurt worse than I was. I was trying to help them out before I worried about myself.

"Pray for the ones that didn't make it and the ones that are hurt worse than I am."

A female soldier rushed to put a tourniquet on the leg of a downed comrade and then carried him from the building, all without realizing she had been shot in the hip, Cone said.

Soldier Ray Saucedo, who joined the Army last year, was hit in the arm as he escorted a fellow soldier to the medical facility.

Cone said he heard reports of soldiers ripping their own uniforms to use as makeshift bandages.

Army Spc. Keara Bono was wounded in the rampage when she was shot in the back and grazed on the head, her mother, Peggy McCarty, told "Good Morning America" today.

Bono told a friend that a fellow soldier removed a bullet on site, rather than waiting to get to the clinic, Bono's husband, Joey Torkelson, said.

"They were right there helping each other," Torkelson said.

"It is absolutely inspiring," Cone said Thursday of all the soldiers' actions. "This could have been much worse. As horrible as it was, it could have been much worse."

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[aperisions]

Mohammad was a mass murdering pedophile-why are people shocked when muslims do this? after all Islam is a satanic deathcult.

[nucsol]

He is a Traitor, the lowest form of human trash. Stop making this more than it is, get him to his Court Martial. If he loves his terrorist buddies we can Execute him the way they do, by sawing off his head. Hell I'd bet we could get one of them to do it for free.

[justanoldman1]

I also would like to extend my deepest heart felt wishes to all the people at Fort Hood.

Sorry but I think of this as a terrorist act, this man was a muslim and he did what most muslims want to do to our soldiers.

If I were in the military I should would not want a muslim sholdier standing behind me with a gun in his hands.

[MultiCoyote19]

@CantMakeAName123:

Hitler died over 60 years ago and bank robbers are not trying to dominate our civilization with Sharia law and their religious beliefs.

Some context here please...

[dpoakaspine]

just following your logic: well, christians are killing other christians all over the world (just look at the u.s. crime rate)... to hell with religion! science ftw! :D

[wrodjr]

A senseless act by a mad man! My heart goes out to the Men & Women of the Armed Forces at Fort Hood

[napedog208]

Can't make a name123....You are so blind it isn't funny! Muslims cause death everywhere they go! Every attack on American soil has been done by Muslims in the name of THEIR GOD. How many more Americans have to die before we wake up? Whos side are you on anyway? They kill christians in every country where they are the located. Why don't you take maj. Hasan coffee and doughnuts when he gets out of ICU? This man killed our troops and left families without a father or a husband. To hell with Islam!

[CantMakeAName123]

Now everyone is gonna start talking shit about Muslims because of this........

Ever tought that there are other pople that did more horrible things? like the 2 bank robbery guys in LA or something or Hitler or more which i dont know?

[dyadtwo]

It's going to be a sad Veterans Day this year!

[agapelove4you]

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasans family told that he was very devoted to Islam (Quran). I have been telling West since 2005, posting blogs and published book here is the USA to protect our people from evil religion Islam. Just know our God name is I AM I AM, GREAT I AM, He came on earth as visible man Jesus to save us; but demon came to kill us. Who is killing innocent people? Jinn, through a religious mask named Islam (Muslims).