Web Posted: 11/06/2009 11:16 CST
Wounded soldier shot back, ending rampage FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS
By Scott Huddleston - Express-News One neighbor wasn't at all surprised to hear that Sgt. Kimberly Munley acted heroically to stop a gunman's deadly rampage Thursday at Fort Hood.

“I've always found her to be a very strong woman,� said Erin Houston, who lives on Munley's street.

When many of the military wives on the block cared for families while their husbands were deployed, Munley would keep an eye out for them and let them know of any criminal activity, Houston said. One night, after going on a date with her husband, Munley shooed away a couple of men trying to break into their house.

“She told them, ‘If you try to come in, I'm going to shoot you,'� Houston said. “After they went away, she walked the neighborhood — by herself — to make sure they were nowhere around.�

It was that kind of courage and fortitude that apparently kicked in for Munley on Thursday. Wounded, she unloaded four rounds into the gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, ending a shooting spree that killed 13 soldiers and injured 30 others.

Munley, 34, remained hospitalized Friday.

There was little activity on her block in the Bridgewood subdivision, a new, fast-growing neighborhood about two miles south of Fort Hood. No one answered the door at Munley's house, and an empty garbage bin was left sitting by the curb.

Neighbors said Munley and her husband both are in the military and had lived on the block with their young daughter for about two years.

“They seem like nice people. I would see them every now and then,� said one soldier, who did not want to be identified.

“Their daughter would play with my kids sometimes,� he said.

Houston said the Munleys are friendly, thoughtful neighbors. Kimberly Munley would let everyone on the street know of any suspicious activity or reports of break-ins. Her confrontation with the would-be burglars occurred in the summer, while Houston's own husband was in Iraq.

Houston, whose mother is a paramedic at Fort Hood, called Thursday's shooting “a horrific thing.� But she said Munley may well have prevented more deaths of soldiers and civilians who happened to be in the line of fire.

“It's so sad. It could've happened to any one of us,� Houston said.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Wounded_soldier_shot_back_ending_rampage.html

I heard on the news this AM that there were 300+/- lined up in there for vaccinations.

Good for Kim..that said she was NOT Military, she was a Civilian base Police Officer.

"Neighbors said Munley and her husband both are in the military and had lived on the block with their young daughter for about two years."


This is what the article states. Homer clued me in as to her being a DoD contractor in the Rx addict thread.

Monday, November 9, 2009
Let's Not Forget Sgt. Mark Todd

Due to the media hype a very courageous police officer was overlooked and overshadowed by the actions of his fellow officer Sgt. Kimberly Munley. Sgt. Mark Todd showed the same willingness to sacrifice himself in order to save the lives of innocent, unarmed victims who were catching hell from a Muslim terrorist during the recent massacre at Ft. Hood. Scroll down to the 'Sergeant's Story' section to read about Sgt. Todd.

Sgt. Todd also did what all officers are trained to do - he ran TOWARD the gunfire and engaged the suspect. There seems to be some debate over which officer's rounds brought the suspect down, but in my opinion, it really doesn't matter. The fact is the suspect WAS taken down by two officers whose performance was exemplary. It may be true that the wounds sustained by Sgt. Munley make for heroic news, but pushing Sgt. Todd to the periphery of the incident does not do justice to his heroic actions.

Give credit where credit is due. To the soldiers who helped their comrades by dragging them out of the free fire zone and/or administering immediate care - you had a direct effect on saving the lives of your brothers and sisters in arms. If not for you, the death toll would have been higher.

To those assholes that still insist Islam is a religion of peace - fuck you. I'm sick of hearing it. I am an expert in collecting and analyzing evidence. When it comes to Islam, the evidence more often than not points to a tendency toward radicalism, a desire to impose that sharia shit and a willingness to kill, maim and subjugate those that don't agree. Hell, they can't even live in peace with other believers.

As I have stated before, I have issues with all religions but I am a "live and let live" sort of guy. If your belief gets you through the day - super. Just don't proselytize to me and try to convert me and we will get along great. As of today I have decided to withdraw that courtesy from the religion dreamed up by the self-serving, conniving and child molesting piece of shit known as Muhammed. What? You don't like that statement? As we used to say in the Army, "Come get some!" I'll be waiting.

http://beatandrelease.blogspot.com/2009/11/lets-not-forget-sgt-mark-todd.html