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Returning Veterans, Coming Home SHATTERED LIVES: Survivors of the Fort Hood Shooting Rampage On Nov. 5, 2009, a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded. The survivors waited almost four years for the trial of Nidal Malik Hasan. Hasan, a military psychiatrist getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan, admitted his guilt, and said he was justified in shooting U.S. troops to stop them from harming the Taliban, its leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, and women and children. Many of those shot had served in Iraq and Afghanistan and many were in the final stages of preparation for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. As the trial was postponed again and again, many survivors fought with the Army to get the benef Copyright: xLisaxKrantzx

April 10, 2015 - Fort Hood, Texas, U.S - Jeffrey and Sheryll Pearson, parents of Pfc. Michael Pearson, second picture from right, who was killed during the attack by Maj. Nidal Hasan in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, visit in front of his picture prior to a Purple Heart ceremony held at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, April 10, 2015. Survivors and family members of those killed during the attack were awarded medals: a Purple Heart for soldiers and Defense of Freedom Medals for civilians. Fort Hood U.S. - ZUMAp124