Help Our Fort Hood Troops

From the office of Texas Governor Rick Perry:

Our fellow Americans need your help.

As Governor Perry said in response to the tragedy at Ft. Hood, "the Texas family suffered a significant loss with the tragedy at Fort Hood. Along with all Texans, Anita and I are keeping those affected by today’s incidents in our thoughts and prayers.

We are deeply saddened by these events, but resolve to continue supporting our troops and protecting our citizens.

To honor those who lost their lives Thursday, I have ordered that all Texas flags be lowered to half-staff until Sunday, and ask all Texans to pray for the victims, their families and the extended Fort Hood community."

We all grieve today.

One way you can help is by contributing to the Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter, Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Soldiers and their families will receive 100% of all funds. Please write "Community Response to 11/5" on the memo line of your checks and mail them to this address:

The Central Texas-
Fort Hood ChapterAssociation of the US Army
Attn: Community Response to 11/5
PO Box 10700
Killeen, TX 76547-0700

For additional updates on the situation, please visit the Governor's official state website.