In the days following the Fort Hood shootings a lot has been made of the valor and heroism of the first responders on the scene. And it should be. From the Soldiers on the scene at the Family Readiness Center who pulled fellow Soldiers to the ground or moved the wounded to safety to the police officers who rushed to the scene, bringing down suspected shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, our Army community stepped up to the plate.

An article in the Christian Science Monitor describes how the lessons following the Virginia Tech shootings, where 32 died, played a roll in the quick response of the Fort Hood police officers.

“The lesson from Virginia Tech was, don’t wait for backup but move to the target and eliminate the shooter,” says Chuck Medley, chief of Fort Hood’s emergency services. “It requires courage and it requires skill.”

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