Fort Hood survivors still fighting for benefits | I-Team Investigation
Friday, November 08, 2019
Fort Hood Massacre
The is the first installment, we hope, of a full expose and a much larger story real truths behind the Fort Hood Massacre.
Mr. Howard Berry and I have labored unceasingly to obtain the long overdue recognition deserved by the victims and the benefits due them and their families. The manipulation of the facts surrounding this event is a blot on our country's honor and must be redressed.
Judicial Watch was helping in this mission, but this is no on hold due to funding issues. Here is a 9-minute video highlighting the case of one of the casualties. ( I am a survivor of the Fort Hood Massacre.) I hope that you will view this 9-minute documentary and pass it on to others so that they will be sufficiently compelled to join us in demanding justice for those who gave and continue to give the last full measure of devotion to our country.
While this national tragedy occurred 8 years ago, medical disability payments are still being denied the wounded because the shooter, Nidal Hasan, is not deemed an enemy of the state and the Fort Hood Massacre is not considered an act of domestic terrorism. There have been 6 suicides, per Mr. Berry, among the wounded and the survivors, including his beloved son.
Throughout the course of the last 5 years, I have contacted and implored 19 Congresspersons for assistance and intervention on behalf of the wounded and the families of the fallen and all of them have failed to respond to our pleas. Mr. Berry has personally contacted every single elected official in this great United States, but to no avail. Many actually slammed their doors in his face. This is purely contemptible.
Though the Purple Heart Medal was awarded to the 33 Soldiers and 13 KIA in 2015, the requisite benefits that accompany the Purple Heart have not. Furthermore, those who received other than gunshot wounds received nothing.
Please take a few minutes to watch this documentary and join us in taking action, whether active duty military, reserve forces, National Guard, civilian or simply interested in the pursuit of justice for the many victims of this tragedy.
2019
She survived the Fort Hood shooting. Now she’s counseling Dayton’s first responders. Military Times, August 2019
2017
The Discarded Veteran - Independence Day 2017 LemonWire, July 2017
2016
Hasan's Victims Struggle to Carry On-San Antonio Express. March 11, 2016
Neglecting Fort Hood Survivors Is a National Disgrace. Time Magazine. April 19, 2016
Fort Hood Survivors Still Struggle to Recover. May 25, 2016
The Radicalization of Nidal Hasan- From Medical Student to Mass Murderer. Lemon Wire. August 20,2016
The Fort Hood Massacre-a Message to the Heartless. Life Net, September 27, 2016
A Perpetual Travesty of Justice – The Fort Hood Massacre. Lemon Wire. October 1, 2016
The Fort Hood Massacre 7th Anniversary ~ A Tribute to the Fallen and the Wounded. Lemon Wire. November 8, 2016
2015
Memories of Ft. Hood rampage: 'He died at my knees.' LA Times. April 9, 2015
Fort Hood shooting victims denied pay and benefits (Video). FOX News. March 22, 2015
The Army’s Fort Hood Disgrace. Wall Street Journal. March 19, 2015
Fort Hood massacre victims, wounded to get Purple Hearts. Dayton Daily News. Feb. 10, 2015
2014
Ft. Hood Victims May Get Purple Heart, Lingering Questions Remain. TownHall.com. Dec. 8, 2014
Retired Col. calls for Ft Hood massacre to be labeled terrorist attack. Dayton Daily News. Nov. 14, 2014
Mental Health a Focus in Shooting. Dayton Daily News. April 6, 2014.
2010
Apparent suicide of soldier from Dayton reflects disturbing trend. Dayton Daily News. Dec. 5, 2010
2009
Healers Head to War, Bearing Their Own Wounds. Washington Post. Dec. 5, 2009
Fort Hood Unit Deploys Despite Losses. AP. Dec. 4, 2009
Editorial: Local Fort Hood Survivor, Other Reservists Deserve Healing. Dayton Daily News. Dec. 1, 2009
Reservists become 'family' after Fort Hood tragedy. Dayton Daily News. Nov. 29, 2009
Witnesses say reservist was Fort Hood hero. USA Today. Nov. 11, 2009
2013
Finally, a lot of lives are no longer on hold. San Antonio Express. Aug. 29, 2013
Nidal Hasan sentenced to death for Fort Hood shooting rampage. Washington Post. Aug. 28. 2013
Hasan sentenced to death for Fort Hood massacre. Military.com. Aug. 28, 2013.
Victims' relatives saw grisly photos in Fort Hood shooting. Houston Chronicle. Aug. 25, 2013.
Fort Hood shooter convicted; local survivor 'ecstatic' at verdict. Dayton Daily News. Aug. 23, 2013.
Fort Hood Survivors to Face Gunman at Trial. Yahoo News. June 4, 2013
Fort Hood Tears Down Site Of 2009 Massacre. Huffington Post. Feb. 18, 2014
TheBlaze Investigation: How Obama and the Army Betrayed the Victims of Fort Hood. TheBlaze.com Feb. 12, 2014
Bury Their Purple Hearts at Ft. Hood TownHall.com Jan. 11, 2014
Retired Col. Calls for Ft. Hood Massacre to be Labeled Terrorist Attack (PDF). Dayton Daily News. Nov. 14, 2014
How to stop the next Fort Hood attack. TIME. April 3, 2014.
Fort Hood Shooting Then and Now (video). CNN. April 3, 2014
Platoni '74: Shock and awe again. Hobart and William Smith Colleges. April 4, 2014.
Killeen residents worry about PTSD problem at Fort Hood. San Antonio Express News. April 6, 2014.
Second Active Shooter At Fort Hood (video). FOX News. April 7, 2014