Thirteen people were killed and 31 were wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. The suspected gunman, Major Malik Nadal Hasan, is alive at a hospital and is in custody.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fort-hood-shooting6-2009nov06,0,7495383.story Two other suspects have been released.http://abcnews.go.com/WN/soldiers-killed-fort-hood-shooting/story?id=9007938

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

A memorial service will be held at Fort Hood on Tuesday, November 11. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will attend the service.http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5A53M820091107

• 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/

On Veterans Day, November 11, a special tribute was given to the marching band and troops of the First Cavalry Division from Fort Hood. They were part of the Dallas and Fort Worth celebrations, where hundreds of veterans formed a parade. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kera/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1577067/North.Texas/Veterans.Day.Tributes.to.Fort.Hood.Soldiers

• 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

Immediately after the shooting an investigation by both FBI and army was started. One of the subjects of investigation was a possible link between shooter Hasan and militants at a mosque in Virginia. There were no direct evidence to support this, a federal law enforcement official said.

• 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

According to offical sources, the gun used At the Fort Hood killing was a 5.7-millimeter pistol. This typ of gun, also called 'Cop Killer' can pierce bulletproof vests. The gun was bought legally by Malik Hasan. http://cbs5.com/national/fort.hood.shooting.2.1297441.html

• ABC News reported that Hasan was able to buy the gun, even though there had already been an investigation to contacts between him and a radical imam suspected of having ties to al Qaeda. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force wasn’t informed of Hasan buying the weapon. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/fort-hood-shooter-obtained-weapon-ongoing-terrorism-investigation/story?id=9058803

• Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, Havre de Grace, Md.
• Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52, Woodbridge, Va.
• Cpt. John P. Gaffaney, 54, San Diego, Calif.
• Cpt. Russell Seager, 41, Racine, Wis.
• Staff Sgt. Justin Decrow, 32, Plymouth, Ind.
• Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, Kiel, Wis.
• Spc. Jason Hunt, 22, Tillman, Okla.
• Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, Mountain City, Tenn.
• PFC Aaron Nemelka, 19, West Jordan, Utah
• PFC Michael Pearson, 22, Bolingbrook, Ill.

• Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, Chicago, Ill.
• Michael G. Cahill, Cameron, Texas [civilian] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125763279691636145.html?mod=article-outset-box