The attack began at around 1:30 P.M. CST with Hasan firing two handguns.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/texas.fort.hood.shootings/index.html Hasan is a mental health professional from Virginia and was about to be deployed. All the shootings occurred in the Soldier Readiness Center.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/05/national/main5539067.shtml?tag=cbsContent;cbsCarousel

Police officer Sgt. Kimberly Munley is credited with shooting Nidal Malik Hasan.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/11/06/2009-11-06_police_sgt_kimberly_munley_credited_with_ending_fort_hood_gunman_maj_nidal_malik.html

The fort's website listed the fort as "closed," with an emergency situation. Fort Hood is the nation's largest U.S. Army installation. It is located near Killeen, Texas. Fort Hood has incurred the most casualties of the American bases during the Iraq War.

On Friday, Former president George W Bush visited Darnall Army Medical Center at Ft. Hood. The visit was private, and not accompanied by press.http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/fmr-president-george-w-bush-visits-ft-hood-visits-soldiers-wounded-in-thursday-shooting-rampage.html

• Obama will delay his trip to Asia in order to attend the service. He will now leave on Thursday http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5A71YE20091109
• According to experts, the Obama attendance at the memorial service might be a key event for the relationship between him and the military. Democratic leaders have a long history of tension with military, with sometimes even public disagreements on issues like the gay enlistees. The president’s reactions will be closely watched and analyzed http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/07/could-fort-hood-visit-redefine-obamas-relationship-with-the-military/

• Michelle Obama held a speech at George Washington University on Veterans Day, in which she explicitly commented on the Fort Hood victims. She said she feels “pride, gratitude and true awe" about the "unspeakable tragedy." She explicitly named Amber Bahr, who helped victims of the shooting even though she herself was hit, and Daniel DeCrow, father of one of the victims.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-first-lady-vets-1111-1nov12,0,7558612.story

• Investigation also involves examining hard drives, e-mail accounts and internet history.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fort-hood-probe9-2009nov09,0,5487900.story