Fort Hood Families Want Shootings Declared Terrorist Act
Opens up additional benefits for victims
A group of soldiers and their families is pressing the Department of Defense to make victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage eligible for the Purple Heart and other benefits.
About 160 people affected by the shooting released a video this week describing the attack on the Texas Army post.
They say the only way Fort Hood victims will get the same benefits as troops killed or injured in combat is if the Defense Department designates the shooting a "terrorist attack."
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?