Honoring Fort Hood

"Members of the Fort Hood family in Texas are doing what they do best when they are not on the front lines to protect the United States of America: They are tending to each other -- patching the wounds, sharing what must be shared, and figuring out what all military families must figure out: how to move forward.

"This is what happens in every military community that has taken fire and lost soldiers, at home or overseas, and Fort Hood is the big dog of military communities. The largest active-duty armored post in the U.S. Armed Services sprawls across 350 square miles tucked in among the hills and lakes of central Texas. Fort Hood has long been known as "The Great Place" for reasons of size, scope and spirit.
"All of that is under a tough spotlight today as military and civilian members of The Great Place remain wrenched by Thursday's carnage caused by one of their own. They are wondering why this happened, and they are wondering what it will take to move forward.
They will move forward. This is what the military does, and they help each other.
With trouble on post, with military men and women deployed in troubled places, and with Veterans Day approaching on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, all of us can help. Do so, please.
Send donations:
--- The Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter of Association of the U.S. Army has set up a "Community Response to 11/5 Fund" for anyone wishing to make monetary donations to help support the families of the victims involved in Thursday's shooting. Make checks payable to the Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter, Association of the U.S. Army, and send them to Community Response to 11/5, P.O. Box 10700, Killeen, TX 76547. Donations are tax-deductible. The tax identification number is 530193361.
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Chaplain's Fund Office, Building 44, 761st Tank Battalion Ave., Fort Hood, TX 76544-5000. Make checks payable to "CTOF" (Chapel's Tithes and Offerings Fund) with a note on the memo line stating "Nov. 5 Tragedy." "

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