Fort Hood Police Officer Undergoes Second Surgery
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Fort Hood Police Officer Undergoes Second Surgery
The Fort Hood police officer who first fired at the gunman who went on a rampage Thursday in a deployment-processing center has undergone surgery for a second time, but is in stable condition.
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TEMPLE (November 8, 2009)—Fort Hood police Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who’s hailed as a hero for her quick actions in response to the shooting rampage Thursday on post, has undergone a second surgery and her family says she is grateful for all the good wishes.

Munley is credited with helping end the rampage by shooting the gunman.

Fort Hood spokesman Col. John Rossi read a statement on Munley's behalf at a news conference Saturday in which he said she and her family were thankful for all the support and prayers that have some their way since the story of her actions emerged.

Rossi said she underwent her second surgery Saturday and is in good condition.

She is most concerned that the wounded survivors of the shooting make speedy recoveries.

A doctor said earlier that Munley had a gunshot wound that had hit an artery.

Munley was the first officer to open fire on suspected gunman Maj. Nidal Maik Hasan.

She was shot in the exchange of gunfire.

A second officer, Sgt. Mark Todd, then opened fire on Hasan.

He said he handcuffed the Army psychiatrist, and then turned his attention to helping the injured.

Todd rejects the notion that he's a hero, saying the confrontation with Hasan was what he was trained to do.


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Posted by: James Lee Location: Iraq on Nov 9, 2009 at 04:41 AM

God bless you life was taken and only God no why.Life was save because of your action and for that i say thank you with all my heart and my prayer go out to those that lost a love one.US Army Ret.
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Posted by: Patriot Location: Clifton, Tx on Nov 8, 2009 at 07:55 PM

Our prayers are with her for a speedy and complete recovery. If only she would have had a .45 ACP instead of a 9 mm. Then we would probably be talking about the suspect who was deceased, not living on our tax payer dollars.
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Posted by: Joann Brown Location: Killeen on Nov 8, 2009 at 05:13 PM

Hello, on thursday, I, along with my daughter, who is a soldier in the Army, stationed at fort Hood, were preparing to graduate from Houze theater that is adjacent to the Readiness center. At the time of the incident, we were stnding on the side of the theater building getting ready to go inside to graduate. However, the day turned tragic as we have all seen and heard. As we were standing there, a wounded soldier told us to get inside because there was a gunman in the parking lot. Unfortunately, one of the graduates was shot a total of three times. We didn't hesitate in our effort to get back in the building. It was sad that what was supposed to be a joyous occasion, turned into a sad one. Had it not been for the quick response of the officer that arrived on the scene as quickly as she did, there would have been a lot more victims, not too mention, the children that were in attendance at the graduation ceremony. That officer is indeed a hero and should be recognized as such. Thank God!
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