Come home from the mall America and read these names:


The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

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Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka

Nemelka, 19, of the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, Utah, chose to join the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his uncle Christopher Nemelka said.

"As a person, Aaron was as soft and kind and as gentle as they come, a sweetheart," his uncle said. "What I loved about the kid was his independence of thought."

Aaron Nemelka, the youngest of four children, was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in January, his family said in a statement. Nemelka had enlisted in the Army in October 2008, Utah National Guard Lt. Col. Lisa Olsen said.

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Pfc. Michael Pearson

Pearson, 21, of the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Ill., quit what he figured was a dead-end furniture company job to join the military about a year ago.

"He felt he was in a rut. He wanted to travel, see the world," his mother, Sheryll Pearson, told the Chicago Tribune. "He also wanted an opportunity to serve the country."

At Pearson's family home Friday, a yellow ribbon was tied to a porch light and a sticker stamped with American flags on the front door read, "United we stand."

Neighbor Jessica Koerber, who was with Pearson's parents when they received word Thursday their son had died, described him as a man who clearly loved his family — someone who enjoyed horsing around with his nieces and nephews, and other times playing his guitar.

"That family lost their gem," she told the AP. "He was a great kid, a great guy. ... Mikey was one of a kind."

Sheryll Pearson said she hadn't seen her son for a year because he had been training. She told the Tribune that when she last talked to him on the phone two days ago, they had discussed how he would come home for Christmas.

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Spc. Jason Dean Hunt

Hunt, 22, of Frederick, Okla., went into the military after graduating from Tipton High School in 2005 and had gotten married just two months ago, his mother, Gale Hunt, said. He had served 3 1/2 years in the Army, including a stint in Iraq.

Gale Hunt said two uniformed soldiers came to her door late Thursday night to notify her of her son's death.

Hunt, known as J.D., was "just kind of a quiet boy and a good kid, very kind," said Kathy Gray, an administrative assistant at Tipton Schools.

His mother said he was family oriented.

"He didn't go in for hunting or sports," Gale Hunt said. "He was a very quiet boy who enjoyed video games."

He had re-enlisted for six years after serving his initial two-year assignment, she said. Jason Hunt was previously stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

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Sgt. Amy Krueger

Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis., joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist attacks and had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden, her mother, Jeri Krueger said.

Amy Krueger arrived at Fort Hood on Tuesday and was scheduled to be sent to Afghanistan in December, the mother told the Herald Times Reporter of Manitowoc.

Jeri Krueger recalled telling her daughter that she could not take on bin Laden by herself.

"Watch me," her daughter replied.

Kiel High School Principal Dario Talerico told The Associated Press that Krueger graduated from the school in 1998 and had spoken at least once to local elementary school students about her career.

"I just remember that Amy was a very good kid, who like most kids in a small town are just looking for what their next step in life was going to be and she chose the military," Talerico said. "Once she got into the military, she really connected with that kind of lifestyle and was really proud to serve her country."

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Associated Press writers Jennifer Dobner in Salt Lake City, Richard Green in Oklahoma City and Amy Shafer in Chicago contributed to this report. Rousseau contributed from Bolingbrook, Ill., and Imrie from Wausau, Wis.

(This version CORRECTS ADDS vignette on Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka; corrects spelling of Hunt's hometown to Frederick, Okla., sted Federick; ADDS photo links. Will be led.)

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So many fine young lives snuffed out...

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In peace may they rest,
May we never forget,
Why they died.

from "A Pittance of Time" by Terry Kelly

So friggin' sensless

SSW! Thank You For The Partial List. "http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/pregnant-soldier-shot-dead-by-fort-hood-killer-screaming-allahu-akbar" Francheska Velez, 21, of Humboldt Park was three months pregnant when she was killed in the Fort Hood shootings, relatives said. (Sun Times)

One of the dead soldiers in Thursday’s slaughter was pregnant soldier Francheska Velez.

QUERTY Can I cry on Your Shoulder?? She was home for 3 days. She is very pretty. ((PHOTO at site)) RIP all and for Francheska Velez and her unborn baby

THERE IS MUCH SADNESS FELT BY ALL OF US FOR THE LOSS OF SUCH GOOD MEN AND WOMEN, AND FOR THE SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST YOUR BROTHERS IN ARMS AND FELLOW3 SOLDIERS. pLEASE KNOW THAT NOT ONLY ARE THEY IN OUR PRAYERS BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUARE AS WELL.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.

THE VERY REVEREND THERECA TUCKER
HOLY ORDER OF ST.RAPHAEL INTERFAITH
THERECA@MSN.COM

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The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

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Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka

Nemelka, 19, of the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, Utah, chose to join the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his uncle Christopher Nemelka said.

"As a person, Aaron was as soft and kind and as gentle as they come, a sweetheart," his uncle said. "What I loved about the kid was his independence of thought."

Aaron Nemelka, the youngest of four children, was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in January, his family said in a statement. Nemelka had enlisted in the Army in October 2008, Utah National Guard Lt. Col. Lisa Olsen said.

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Pfc. Michael Pearson

Pearson, 21, of the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Ill., quit what he figured was a dead-end furniture company job to join the military about a year ago.

"He felt he was in a rut. He wanted to travel, see the world," his mother, Sheryll Pearson, told the Chicago Tribune. "He also wanted an opportunity to serve the country."

At Pearson's family home Friday, a yellow ribbon was tied to a porch light and a sticker stamped with American flags on the front door read, "United we stand."

Neighbor Jessica Koerber, who was with Pearson's parents when they received word Thursday their son had died, described him as a man who clearly loved his family — someone who enjoyed horsing around with his nieces and nephews, and other times playing his guitar.

"That family lost their gem," she told the AP. "He was a great kid, a great guy. ... Mikey was one of a kind."

Sheryll Pearson said she hadn't seen her son for a year because he had been training. She told the Tribune that when she last talked to him on the phone two days ago, they had discussed how he would come home for Christmas.

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Spc. Jason Dean Hunt

Hunt, 22, of Frederick, Okla., went into the military after graduating from Tipton High School in 2005 and had gotten married just two months ago, his mother, Gale Hunt, said. He had served 3 1/2 years in the Army, including a stint in Iraq.

Gale Hunt said two uniformed soldiers came to her door late Thursday night to notify her of her son's death.

Hunt, known as J.D., was "just kind of a quiet boy and a good kid, very kind," said Kathy Gray, an administrative assistant at Tipton Schools.

His mother said he was family oriented.

"He didn't go in for hunting or sports," Gale Hunt said. "He was a very quiet boy who enjoyed video games."

He had re-enlisted for six years after serving his initial two-year assignment, she said. Jason Hunt was previously stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

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Sgt. Amy Krueger

Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis., joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist attacks and had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden, her mother, Jeri Krueger said.

Amy Krueger arrived at Fort Hood on Tuesday and was scheduled to be sent to Afghanistan in December, the mother told the Herald Times Reporter of Manitowoc.

Jeri Krueger recalled telling her daughter that she could not take on bin Laden by herself.

"Watch me," her daughter replied.

Kiel High School Principal Dario Talerico told The Associated Press that Krueger graduated from the school in 1998 and had spoken at least once to local elementary school students about her career.

"I just remember that Amy was a very good kid, who like most kids in a small town are just looking for what their next step in life was going to be and she chose the military," Talerico said. "Once she got into the military, she really connected with that kind of lifestyle and was really proud to serve her country."

HEROES...
"...Uncommon Valor was a common Virtue..."...
Most Respectfully, SUNLINER81

Just when ya think the worse has past, it only gets more worse.
Considering this tragedy being all military, it is my true feelings that this tragedy is 'our' own personal 9/11.

SSW Yes I am crying for her and her unborn child.

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Originally posted by SignalSgtWilliams:
Just when ya think the worse has past, it only gets more worse.
Considering this tragedy being all military, it is my true feelings that this tragedy is 'our' own personal 9/11.

This is everyone's 09/11/01...
It is all the more sad, in that it happened where it did...
Like all of the tragic, for lack of a better term, "incidents", the signs were all there and no one put two and two together to get four...
The U.S. Military is a brotherhood and sisterhood of people dedicated to the protection of the U.S. Constitution and the people of our nation, when this happens, it is all the more so tragic...
These Brave Guardians and Protectors, died as martyrs for God, Country, Citizenry and Family...
Heroes in life, Saints in Death...
IMHO...
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by SignalSgtWilliams:
Just when ya think the worse has past, it only gets more worse.
Considering this tragedy being all military, it is my true feelings that this tragedy is 'our' own personal 9/11.

This is everyone's 09/11/01...

To me, 9/11/01 was everybodies, military, civilian, foriegn and citizens, old and young. I was angry like the rest of the nation. I haven't been that angry till yesterday, Ft Hood hit closer to home for the military family.

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Originally posted by SignalSgtWilliams:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by SignalSgtWilliams:
Just when ya think the worse has past, it only gets more worse.
Considering this tragedy being all military, it is my true feelings that this tragedy is 'our' own personal 9/11.

This is everyone's 09/11/01...

To me, 9/11/01 was everybodies, military, civilian, foriegn and citizens, old and young. I was angry like the rest of the nation. I haven't been that angry till yesterday, Ft Hood hit closer to home for the military family.

I understand your feelings fully...
I am from a Military Family, my Father was a career Soldier...
I was permitted the Honor of serving in two branches of the U.S. Military...
When I was a child and later as an adult and married, I felt a sense of security, that my family and my wife were living on a U.S. Military installation...
There was and is this great sense of "Family", on a Military installation, at least it seemed so to me, less crime, neighbors knew neighbors, a sense of community, purpose of being, even though Military installations are targets, we all knew that but, it was a "shared" sense...
To have this happen, on one's "home ground", at the hands of someone who swore the Oath and wore the Uniform of the United States of America...
It is anguish beyond words...
IMHO...
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

RIP...tragic loss...11/5-NEVER FORGET.

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by SignalSgtWilliams:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:

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Originally posted by SignalSgtWilliams:
Just when ya think the worse has past, it only gets more worse.
Considering this tragedy being all military, it is my true feelings that this tragedy is 'our' own personal 9/11.

This is everyone's 09/11/01...

To me, 9/11/01 was everybodies, military, civilian, foriegn and citizens, old and young. I was angry like the rest of the nation. I haven't been that angry till yesterday, Ft Hood hit closer to home for the military family.

I understand your feelings fully...
I am from a Military Family, my Father was a career Soldier...
I was permitted the Honor of serving in two branches of the U.S. Military...
When I was a child and later as an adult and married, I felt a sense of security, that my family and my wife were living on a U.S. Military installation...
There was and is this great sense of "Family", on a Military installation, at least it seemed so to me, less crime, neighbors knew neighbors, a sense of community, purpose of being, even though Military installations are targets, we all knew that but, it was a "shared" sense...
To have this happen, on one's "home ground", at the hands of someone who swore the Oath and wore the Uniform of the United States of America...
It is anguish beyond words...
IMHO...
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

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"Well who would have guessed this?
Nidal Hassan sat on Obama’s national security panel last year."

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SSW! Thank You For The Partial List. "http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/pregnant-soldier-shot-dead-by-fort-hood-killer-screaming-allahu-akbar" Francheska Velez, 21, of Humboldt Park was three months pregnant when she was killed in the Fort Hood shootings, relatives said. (Sun Times)

One of the dead soldiers in Thursday’s slaughter was pregnant soldier Francheska Velez.

QUERTY Can I cry on Your Shoulder?? She was home for 3 days. She is very pretty. ((PHOTO at site)) RIP all and for Francheska Velez and her unborn baby

also on your URL

"http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/pregnant-soldier-shot-dead-by-fort-hood-killer-screaming-allahu-akbar/

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"Well who would have guessed this?
Nidal Hassan sat on Obama’s national security panel last year."

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Originally posted by EAG154:

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Originally posted by Agent991:
SSW! Thank You For The Partial List. "http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/pregnant-soldier-shot-dead-by-fort-hood-killer-screaming-allahu-akbar" Francheska Velez, 21, of Humboldt Park was three months pregnant when she was killed in the Fort Hood shootings, relatives said. (Sun Times)

One of the dead soldiers in Thursday’s slaughter was pregnant soldier Francheska Velez.

QUERTY Can I cry on Your Shoulder?? She was home for 3 days. She is very pretty. ((PHOTO at site)) RIP all and for Francheska Velez and her unborn baby

also on your URL

"http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/pregnant-soldier-shot-dead-by-fort-hood-killer-screaming-allahu-akbar/

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"Well who would have guessed this?
Nidal Hassan sat on Obama’s national security panel last year."

Oh yes EAG ....I saw that. The WH is trying to SQUIRM out of that! Typical! Is it not?? But yeah, this 'jihadi' was on the Board for '''you-know-who''' SICK!

The link to the URL where this murderer sat on that panel is very ''telling'' IMO and yet....not surprising. Yet it makes me furious. Just try to get the ""MEDIA"" to even sniff at this story is an exercise in total futility. All we will ever see is a "LINK" Wanna bet??

God bless those who were murdered, and prayers for the families, friends and all who have been affected by this tragedy.

May the lord be with my brothers and sisters. You will never be forgotten.