Fort Hood Carnage seared in her memory

FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS
Carnage seared in her memory
Fort Hood nurse helped supervise triage at shooting rampage.
By Marty Toohey
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Monday, November 16, 2009
FORT HOOD — Paulette Smith-Kimble stood, stunned, in the entryway of a large room where she had helped put many wounded soldiers on the path to healing.
Blood covered the floor. Men and women writhed in pain. Some were past feeling pain.
Outside, the shooting suspect was down. Smith-Kimble, an experienced nurse, had verified that the medic had kept him alive. She had checked on a police officer who had returned fire. And she had helped coordinate the nursing students who had come flooding onto the scene from their graduation next door to help.
Inside, a downed soldier lay to her left. She was too far gone. Move on.
Smith-Kimble's eyes moved to another person. He wore civilian clothing, and he lay in a pool of blood.
She recognized him. They spoke often. She knew instantly: He was dead.
But some in the room were still alive.
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Carnage seared in her memory