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Injured Utahn helped other troops at Fort Hood

I don't know if PFC Foster will read this but I have to say that while I admire your modesty, YOU ARE A HERO, Private. If not for your actions the people you pulled to safety with no regard for youself might now be listed among the dead at Ft. Hood.
Be proud of yourself and your actions in this crisis situation. You have every right to.

Semper Fi, PFC. Foster

I saw you on the news here in Chicago (ABC), Aggie.
You did a great job with the press.
It isn't easy when they shove a mic in your face and ask, "How did you feel when...."
Thanks for raising a hero.

our prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. May God bless the families of the fallen. Our prayers are with them too.

Sometimes bullets can just mess with things and screw the whole system up. I hope that you recover well with little problem.

If an NCO or Petty Officer committed these henious crimes, it would be a black eye to every enlisted leader - Corporal to Sergeant Major. But the fact that this crime was committed by a commissioned officerm means that we have to evaluate why he did it (as if MAJ Hasan is a victem of circumstance or hurt feelings).

Face it; enlisted personnel are held to a higher standard than officers.

For the sake of those who died and were wounded, I hope Deseret News has the guts to start mentioning with a little more conviction who the shooter was and his motives.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are suffering at this time.

Love and Blessings to your family, and to your son!!

SSG H. Exuse me! I don't know where you are coming from but your comment is way off base and very offensive!

SSG H.- At first I was as offended as Col wife. While the first part of your comment is still highly offensive the last sentece I have to agree with. Why shouldn't the people who lead the enlisted soldiers be held to a higher standard. They are supposed to be setting an example for everyone. Would you want to follow someone who didn't practice what they preached?

The worst feeling in the World is being in a tight spot and being helpless to do anything about it.

Every Solider Is A Weapon, every Solider is Trained to figure out what is going on and react.

First you get safe. Then you figure out what the Danger is. Then you or you and others do osmthing about it.

Apparently this was a fairly open area with out much place to take cover.

Soliders are trained to react and respond. Soliders where loading the Wounded into a Truck piling people to take to the nearby ER.

They where Not Hapless, Helpless or Hopeless, just unarmed.

The Brave Female Cop came in and took the Male out, one reason we want Women to be equal in America, strong and Not Victims.

No one expects somthing like this to happen, this was/is, A Field Grade U.S. Army Officer, and a Mental Health Worker.

Being Wierd in America is Not A Crime. Acting on the Wierdness as this male did clearly is.

This was an Act Of Terror and the Goverment saying it was Not does not change the fact that it was.

Our Prayers are for the loved ones.