Kim Munley, She stood ground, even as bullets struck her - Chron News
Sgt. Kimberly Munley, from a July photo in her Twitter page
Base officer’s training kicked in when it counted
By GARY SCHARRER and SCOTT HUDDLESTON
CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE
Nov. 7, 2009, 10:06AM
FORT HOOD - However complete her training or rounded her experience, Sgt. Kimberly Munley may be forgiven if she never expected a scene quite like the one Thursday, when she found herself in a courtyard facing an Army major apparently gone berserk and a body count that would keep rising unless she stopped him.
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“I've always found her to be a very strong woman,” said Erin Houston, who lives on Munley's street.
Munley is a police officer contracted to work with base police, a Fort Hood spokesperson said today.
When many of the military wives on the block were caring for their families, while their husbands were deployed, Munley would keep an eye out for them and let them know of any criminal activity, Houston said. One night, after going on a date with her husband, she shooed away a couple of men trying to break into their house.
(Note: Of the many articles on Officer Munley, I chose Chron because I felt their coverage was very fair. The article also included links to videos surrounding the events, such as "Muslim and in the army", where "Fahad Kamal, a soldier from Sugar Land, talks about his own concerns after a fellow Muslim was accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood")
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ETA Nov 12th Update:
Officers Todd and Munley, and the confrontation at Fort Hood...Officer Munley remembers being shot and firing at Hasan, but was not sure if she had struck the target. Officer Todd remembers shooting and hitting the target, but was not sure if Hasan had already been shot or not.