Fort Hood Victims Names Include Pregnant Woman Francheska Velez

Although an official list has not been formally released, the media has been paying close attention to honoring the 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. Those that were wounded in the shooting are now spread throughout various hospitals and the New York Times reports that many local hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of victims.

One of the victims of the Fort Hood shooting was Francheska Velez, 21, who was three months pregnant and preparing to return home to Chicago from a tour of duty in Iraq. She was due home by December to begin her maternity leave.

A heart attack two weeks ago didn't claim the life of Michael Grant Cahill, a 62-year-old physician assistant. He returned to work at the base as a civilian employee after taking just one week off for recovery, according to his daughter Keely Vanacker.

"He survived that. He was getting back on track, and he gets killed by a gunman," Vanacker said.

There will be so many personal stories coming forth about the victims of the Fort Hood shooting. Each fatality has not only touched the country, but the lives of family members who are grieving the loss of their loved ones.

Here is an unofficial list and not yet complete list of the fatalities at Fort Hood, compiled from various media sources.

Michael Grant Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas (civilian)

Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow, 32, of Plymouth, Indiana

Reservist John Gaffaney, 56, of Serra Messa, California

Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Tipton, Oklahoma

Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wisconsin

Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah

Pfc. Michael Pearson, 21, of Bolingbrook, Illinois

Russell Seager, 51, of Racine, Wisconsin

Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago, Illinois

Juanita Warman, 55, of Pittsburgh

Spc. Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minnesota

According to CNN, the military has now released an official list of those wounded in the Fort Hood shooting.

Among them are Justin Johnson of Punta Gorda, Florida; George Stratton II of Post Falls, Idaho; Kimberly Munley, the Fort Hood police officer who returned fire and halted the suspect; Nathan Hewitt of Lafayette, Indiana; Keara Bono of Independence, Missouri; Ray Saucedo, hometown unspecified; Spc. Grant Moxon of Lodi, Wisconsin; Amber Bahr of Random Lake, Wisconsin; Matthew Cooke, hometown unspecified; Staff Sgt. Joy Clark of Des Moines, Iowa; and Pfc. Joey Foster of Ogden, Utah.

The names of those fatally shot at Fort Hood will be forthcoming as the US Military performs the sad task of working with each family who are grieving over their loss.

Cheryl Phillips
HULIQ.com

source: NYTimes, CNN, CBS.com, San Antonio Times