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9 US Soldiers Die During Training Exercise At Fort Hood, Texas
Four US soldiers who were missing after their vehicle overturned in flood waters during a training exercise at the Fort Hood military post were found dead, taking the death toll from the accident to nine.
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Texas Soldier's Death Investigated; Ebola Tests Negative
Officials are investigating the death of a Fort Hood soldier who was found outside an off-base apartment after he returned from deployment in West Africa. Tests for Ebola given as a precaution came back negative.
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US Army Promotes First Vietnamese-American General
A Fort Hood soldier whose family came to the United States as refugees when he was 10 years old became the first Vietnamese-American to reach the rank of general in the US Army on Wednesday.
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Near Fort Hood, church service honors fallen
The church program pictured an empty road being enveloped by the dark clouds of a sweeping thunderstorm, and the service's lesson was from Isaiah 35:4, "Be strong, fear not." The preacher implored those gathered on Sunday that they would find hope in God, but also acknowledged the question on everyone's mind: Why Fort Hood - again?
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No clear security fixes for violence at US bases
After three mass shootings at military bases in the U.S. over the last five years, security experts say the sad truth is that there is probably no practical way of preventing members of the armed forces or civilian employees from carrying guns onto big installations like the Army's Fort Hood in Texas.
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Fort Hood gunman had argument with other soldiers
The U.S. soldier who gunned down three other military men before killing himself at the Ford Hood base had an argument with colleagues in his unit before opening fire, and investigators believe his mental condition was not the "direct precipitating factor" in the shooting, authorities said on Friday.
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US Army names Fort Hood shooter, says had mental illness
The soldier suspected of shooting dead three people before killing himself at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas was identified as Ivan Lopez, a man battling mental illness when he went on a rampage, the base commander said on Thursday.
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Investigators seek Texas army gunman's motive after rampage kills three
Investigators delved into the background on Thursday of a US soldier who had been treated for mental illness before he killed three people and himself a day earlier at an Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, where another deadly rampage took place in 2009, military officials said.
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Shootings frustrate US military efforts to secure bases
The latest shooting at Fort Hood is throwing a spotlight on the U.S. military's so-far frustrated efforts to secure its bases from potential shooters, who increasingly appear to see the facilities as attractive targets.
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Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wounded
Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the commander of the US base said.
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9 US Soldiers Die During Training Exercise At Fort Hood, Texas
Four US soldiers who were missing after their vehicle overturned in flood waters during a training exercise at the Fort Hood military post were found dead, taking the death toll from the accident to nine.
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Texas Soldier's Death Investigated; Ebola Tests Negative
Officials are investigating the death of a Fort Hood soldier who was found outside an off-base apartment after he returned from deployment in West Africa. Tests for Ebola given as a precaution came back negative.
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US Army Promotes First Vietnamese-American General
A Fort Hood soldier whose family came to the United States as refugees when he was 10 years old became the first Vietnamese-American to reach the rank of general in the US Army on Wednesday.
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Near Fort Hood, church service honors fallen
The church program pictured an empty road being enveloped by the dark clouds of a sweeping thunderstorm, and the service's lesson was from Isaiah 35:4, "Be strong, fear not." The preacher implored those gathered on Sunday that they would find hope in God, but also acknowledged the question on everyone's mind: Why Fort Hood - again?
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No clear security fixes for violence at US bases
After three mass shootings at military bases in the U.S. over the last five years, security experts say the sad truth is that there is probably no practical way of preventing members of the armed forces or civilian employees from carrying guns onto big installations like the Army's Fort Hood in Texas.
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Fort Hood gunman had argument with other soldiers
The U.S. soldier who gunned down three other military men before killing himself at the Ford Hood base had an argument with colleagues in his unit before opening fire, and investigators believe his mental condition was not the "direct precipitating factor" in the shooting, authorities said on Friday.
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US Army names Fort Hood shooter, says had mental illness
The soldier suspected of shooting dead three people before killing himself at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas was identified as Ivan Lopez, a man battling mental illness when he went on a rampage, the base commander said on Thursday.
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Investigators seek Texas army gunman's motive after rampage kills three
Investigators delved into the background on Thursday of a US soldier who had been treated for mental illness before he killed three people and himself a day earlier at an Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, where another deadly rampage took place in 2009, military officials said.
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Shootings frustrate US military efforts to secure bases
The latest shooting at Fort Hood is throwing a spotlight on the U.S. military's so-far frustrated efforts to secure its bases from potential shooters, who increasingly appear to see the facilities as attractive targets.
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Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wounded
Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the commander of the US base said.
