MSNBC:
Military hails 2 heroes in Fort Hood rampage
Civilian cop stopped bloodbath, wounded army nutritionist helped others
FORT HOOD, Texas - The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Bob Cone also hailed a young Army nutritionist who helped wounded victims.
Both women heroically intervened despite being shot.
Cone said Friday that Fort Hood police Sgt. Kimberly Munley and her partner responded within three minutes of reported gunfire Thursday afternoon. Cone said Munley shot the gunman four times despite being shot herself. . .
. . .Cone also hailed Amber Bahr, 19, as an "amazing young lady."
The commander told NBC's TODAY show that the nutritionist put a tourniquet on a wounded soldier and carried him out to medical care. And only after she had taken care of others did she realize she had been shot, he said.
'In and out of pain'
On Thursday, her mother, Lisa Pfund, told the Sheboygan Press that she spoke briefly to Bahr after she was taken to a community hospital.
"I actually got to talk to Amber and I talked to her for about 30 seconds and she was in a lot of pain," Pfund said. "She couldn't tell me nothing, either."
Later that night, she was able to speak with her recovering daughter, she told the Sheboygan Press. She was "in and out of pain" and on medication but in good spirits, adding that she tried to help others during the rampage, the Sheboygan Press reported.
The suspected gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is hospitalized on a ventilator.
Military hails 2 heroes in Fort Hood rampage
Civilian cop stopped bloodbath, wounded army nutritionist helped others
FORT HOOD, Texas - The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Bob Cone also hailed a young Army nutritionist who helped wounded victims.
Both women heroically intervened despite being shot.
Cone said Friday that Fort Hood police Sgt. Kimberly Munley and her partner responded within three minutes of reported gunfire Thursday afternoon. Cone said Munley shot the gunman four times despite being shot herself. . .
. . .Cone also hailed Amber Bahr, 19, as an "amazing young lady."
The commander told NBC's TODAY show that the nutritionist put a tourniquet on a wounded soldier and carried him out to medical care. And only after she had taken care of others did she realize she had been shot, he said.
'In and out of pain'
On Thursday, her mother, Lisa Pfund, told the Sheboygan Press that she spoke briefly to Bahr after she was taken to a community hospital.
"I actually got to talk to Amber and I talked to her for about 30 seconds and she was in a lot of pain," Pfund said. "She couldn't tell me nothing, either."
Later that night, she was able to speak with her recovering daughter, she told the Sheboygan Press. She was "in and out of pain" and on medication but in good spirits, adding that she tried to help others during the rampage, the Sheboygan Press reported.
The suspected gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is hospitalized on a ventilator.
8 comments:
I applaud Sgt Munley and the other woman but as for guys not living it down well unless there was another officer nearby who was male she was the only armed person around to react.
A military post and no one but a civilian peace officer able to carry a weapon is a sad state of affairs.
But KUDOS to the 2 brave women.
I lived on military posts when I was in the military, they are really just like giant nieghborhoods and people dont walk around armed any more than in the civilian world
rumcrook -- "people dont walk around armed any more than in the civilian world"
um. . .
24/7 my friend, except where prohibited by law.
Check it out, Bahr is a Muslim name.
Once again, a woman of Middle Eastern heritage helps to save the day.
MR,
You said: 24/7 my friend, except where prohibited by law.
I say: Yeah, but you're a rare and truly Free American.
I couldn't get away with that where I live.
Bahr -- picture now added.
"I couldn't get away with that where I live."
That's true. Unless you were a politician or celebrity.
Hey wait. . .
Wow, Amber Bahr sure doesn't look ME, does she?
Where the f&*k did she get a name like Bahr?
Is she a convert?
;-)
Macus,
No, it's not meant to be a joke. There are Muslims named Bahr.
I didn't know Bahr was also a German name.
She looks much more German than Arab. So, I'm going with what you say.
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