Funerals to be held for 6 Fort Hood victims

Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger wanted to help soldiers heal from the anguish of PTSD. She was killed by someone else who cared little for the lives at Fort Hood. If we do nothing to honor her life and dedicate ourselves to taking care of those she loved, then people like the one who did all of this evil, win.

Jeffrey Phelps / The Associated Press
A veteran salutes the casket of slaim Army Sgt. Amy Krueger on Nov. 13 during the visitation for Kureger in Kiel, Wis. Krueger was one of 13 shot at Fort Hood, Texas, last week. Maj. Nidal Hasan faces 13 counts of premeditated murder.

Funerals to be held for 6 Fort Hood victims

By Ryan J. Foley - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Nov 14, 2009 10:50:55 EST

KIEL, Wis. — When Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger joined the Army Reserve after the 2001 terrorist attacks, she vowed to hunt down Osama bin Laden. When her mother said she couldn’t do it alone, the soldier defiantly told her, “Watch me.”

Krueger and several of the other 12 victims of the Fort Hood shooting rampage were set to be mourned at funerals across the country Saturday.

On Friday, hundreds packed into the Kiel High School gymnasium for a visitation for Krueger, 29, who was remembered as a determined, energetic young woman.

“We know what happened, but we don’t know why it happened,” said Geneva Isely, 57. “To give her all the way she did — and on United States soil. Just unbelievable.”

Krueger was set to deploy to Afghanistan for a second time in December and had recently arrived at Fort Hood for training. She had been studying psychology at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and was a mental health specialist who wanted to help soldiers cope with combat stress.
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