For Those Lost at Fort Hood
For condolences, an online guest book and a Prayers for Fort Hood facebook page have been created for today's shooting victims. Wish to help? Consider donating to TAPS. May their grief be comforted.[UPDATE Nov 6, 2009 10:51 a.m.]
Today, Friday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered U.S. military forces across the world to observe a moment of silence at 2:34 p.m. EST for those lost at Fort Hood. President Obama has also ordered all federal building and White House flags be flown at half-staff from now until Veterans Day.
TAPS has suggestions for those wishing to lend support to the victims and grieving families. If you are a service or military family member, Military OneSource offers counseling options; please seek out their help (or that of others providing such support) if you are feeling the need to discuss the situation.
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Moment of Silence Firday at 14:34 EST
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James, at 11/06/2009 10:13:00 AM
I hold the families and the soldiers of those killed and wounded at Ft. Hood in my daily prayers. May the knowledge that all Americans grieve their loss with them sustain them in their darkness of grief and suffering.
I also hold the family of the shooter in my prayers. Let us be as the Amish and with forgiveness, let us be reconciled and healed. Secondary Post Traumatic Stress is suffered by caregivers. I suffered of it at Walter Reed as I cared for my son. I saw it in the RN's and medical staff.
I am so sorry this happened and pray for healing for all of us.
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Katy Zatsick, at 11/06/2009 09:21:00 AM
Yes, Katy, healing is where the focus should be now for everyone involved. Thank you, Jim, for alerting us to the moment of silence planned for later today; I've passed it along on my facebook page and twitter page as well.
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Ilona Meagher, at 11/06/2009 10:40:00 AM
God bless those who have suffered from this tragic event and let's pray for those family and friends who have lost their loved ones.
We need to stop this from happening again. If anyone has a loved one or knows someone that has a loved one in the military please inform them of the free download available from Prescription Audio. The download is for PTSD sound therapy and they've recently started to allow the download to be free to those in the military - http://www.prescriptionaudio.com/pages/ptsd
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Lindy, at 11/07/2009 11:33:00 AM
Thank you, Lindy, for your comment and news of the Prescription Audio offer. Here's what they have to say about this resource:
"Due to the unfortunate incident at Fort Hood, Prescription Audio is making their ground-breaking sound therapy, currently being prescribed within the VA and US Army hospitals to aid in the treatment of PTSD, insomnia, high stress and compassion fatigue, available FREE as a download.
The download is being made available to the first 250,000 veterans, active servicemen and women, and compassion fatigued healthcare providers suffering from mental health issues related to PTSD and other related conditions."
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Ilona Meagher, at 11/07/2009 05:05:00 PM
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