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How I got involved in the Fort Hood terrorist attack. and my honest feelings on the live streamed execution. Last night was the first time my wife heard this story and may have only told it twice before. She knew I was involved but didn't know anything more. When the shooting happened, 3 of the victims were sent to a hospital south of Fort Hood. Where I worked, there were 9 of us who were still serving in the Guard/Reserves. And we wanted to help anyway we could. So the boss said, “Cool, help ‘ em out.” We went down to the hospital. One of the soldiers was in a very bad way. His family was flying in, and our main focus was picking up family at the airport, getting them meals, anything we could do to let them focus on their soldier. The next day, one of the soldiers was told by the doctors he was being released. Had no one from his unit or family available to assist him. (Wisconsin Guard). The day of the attack a General showed up and talked to us and one of the wounded. So my buddy and I called the boss and got permission to put him in my unit and drive him to Hood ourselves. We called around the base, but it was clear Fort Hood was not prepared for this. The drive is about 45 minutes, and once we got on base, nobody seemed to know where his unit was. We finally talked to someone who sent us to one of the chapels. On the way there, his arm started bleeding again, so we took him to Darnell. I might have had a little incident with the staff because I don't think they were handling the situation well. I told him to get his OIC, and an LT came up and was way more helpful. But this kid would not let me leave his side. At the moment, he had two bullet holes in him and had no idea what was going on. So I stayed in the room with him while they examined and bandaged him. After he was released, a member of his unit came in the ER, and after hugs, he took that young man home back to his unit. A lot of people don't know nearly a quarter of his unit was killed or wounded that day. The ones who remained pushed forward and deployed. I think the worst part of this for me is I don’t remember his name. For brevity I left it short. Opinion: We deserve to see this man die if we choose. He watched too many of my brothers and sisters flee in terror, and many died.

— Crimeguy1812 (@EAMckinstry) October 9, 2026

How I got involved in the Fort Hood terrorist attack. and my honest feelings on the live streamed execution.

Last night was the first time my wife heard this story and may have only told it twice before. She knew I was involved but didn't know anything more. When the shooting happened, 3 of the victims were sent to a hospital south of Fort Hood. Where I worked, there were 9 of us who were still serving in the Guard/Reserves. And we wanted to help anyway we could.

So the boss said, “Cool, help ‘ em out.” We went down to the hospital. One of the soldiers was in a very bad way. His family was flying in, and our main focus was picking up family at the airport, getting them meals, anything we could do to let them focus on their soldier.

The next day, one of the soldiers was told by the doctors he was being released. Had no one from his unit or family available to assist him. (Wisconsin Guard). The day of the attack a General showed up and talked to us and one of the wounded. So my buddy and I called the boss and got permission to put him in my unit and drive him to Hood ourselves. We called around the base, but it was clear Fort Hood was not prepared for this.

The drive is about 45 minutes, and once we got on base, nobody seemed to know where his unit was. We finally talked to someone who sent us to one of the chapels. On the way there, his arm started bleeding again, so we took him to Darnell. I might have had a little incident with the staff because I don't think they were handling the situation well. I told him to get his OIC, and an LT came up and was way more helpful. But this kid would not let me leave his side. At the moment, he had two bullet holes in him and had no idea what was going on. So I stayed in the room with him while they examined and bandaged him.

After he was released, a member of his unit came in the ER, and after hugs, he took that young man home back to his unit. A lot of people don't know nearly a quarter of his unit was killed or wounded that day. The ones who remained pushed forward and deployed. I think the worst part of this for me is I don’t remember his name.

For brevity I left it short.

Opinion:
We deserve to see this man die if we choose. He watched too many of my brothers and sisters flee in terror, and many died.

I was on active duty at a 1LT at the old Walter Reed at the time. We saw the shooting on the news and my oic a were savvy Philippina major said ‘you junior people, get out of here. I and the contractors will hold it down. They’re going to lock the post down.’ And she sent us home- and just in time. They locked down for like five days. No one in or out, because that fucking piece of shit had been there for a long time. CID was crawling over that hospital and installation for months. It turns out he worked one floor under me for months. That hospital had good people in it – soldiers worked hard to take care of combat wounded through the height of the war and Iraq and Afghanistan. And they got hit hard by this monsters actions. He was one of us and he betrayed everything that we stand for. Honor, courage, selfless service, duty to nation and our brethren- *everything*. So, Fuck that guy. I don’t care what happens to him. Public, private, firing squad or kick his crippled ass in a river- his justice will come in this life or the next.

— 7% NaCl (Salty) (@TwoRulesOfWar) October 9, 2026

I was on active duty at a 1LT at the old Walter Reed at the time. We saw the shooting on the news and my oic a were savvy Philippina major said ‘you junior people, get out of here. I and the contractors will hold it down. They’re going to lock the post down.’ And she sent us home- and just in time. They locked down for like five days. No one in or out, because that fucking piece of shit had been there for a long time. CID was crawling over that hospital and installation for months. It turns out he worked one floor under me for months. That hospital had good people in it – soldiers worked hard to take care of combat wounded through the height of the war and Iraq and Afghanistan. And they got hit hard by this monsters actions. He was one of us and he betrayed everything that we stand for. Honor, courage, selfless service, duty to nation and our brethren- *everything*.

So, Fuck that guy. I don’t care what happens to him. Public, private, firing squad or kick his crippled ass in a river- his justice will come in this life or the next.