Posted on 11/11/2009 1:21:59 PM PST by traumer
Days ago she was on the verge of death after losing half the blood in her body during a furious shootout with the Fort Hood gunman.
But as she sits smiling in her hospital bed, Sergeant Kimberley Munley looks as if she has made a miraculous recovery.
The slightly built policewoman was the first on the scene after army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan went on a murderous rampage, killing 13 of his fellow soldiers.
Fort Hood
Hasan was finally brought down by four shots, fired by Sgt Munley despite being wounded in both legs.
One of the shots cut an artery in her leg, leaving blood pumping out but she still managed to keep firing before collapsing.
As Miss Munley was lauded by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, Barack Obama attended a memorial service at Fort Hood where he denounced the 'twisted logic' that led to the shooting.
Speaking to a crowd of 15,000 servicemen, the US president urged Americans to never forget the the men and women who had died in the massacre.
'No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favour,' the President said.
'And for what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice - in this world and the next.' The President and the first lady Michelle Obama met privately with family members of those killed and wounded to offer their condolences.
Thousands of people - including those wounded in the attack - paid their respects in front of a moving tribute to the victims: 13 pairs of combats boots each with an inverted rifle topped with a helmet.
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Why I would just like to hug that man Gates and say “job well done.”
Feeling better: Kimberly Munley, seen with US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, shot and disabled the Fort Hood gunman
I’m proud of her.
sorry I don’t know why it posted twice...
I appreciate the photos of the soldiers and that civilian heroine lady.
Why do we have to go to a British Newspaper to get these Stories? What does that say about our media?
Hope her legs will be OK.
At least someone dressed Moose-chelle properly for the ceremony yesterday. For once.
What a great photo. A lady obviously full of spirit and life.
Slow.....really slow..............
Good lookin’ suit and tie.
Goes without saying, American media is too busy making excuses for Hasan.
She too was a soldier before she became a cop. And she's married to a soldier as well.
I think every soldier in that photo should have been wearing a sidearm.
What a great smile!
On the other hand, imagine the blood loss of the monster and that most likely Christian American blood was transfused into him and kept him alive.
God bless this woman. A church friend of ours trained her a couple of years ago for this type of incident. Said she was at the top of her class.
She is an American hero. But, she had a male partner who also shot the Jihadist Terrorist. Why does the media have her in the limelight and no mention of him?
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