For many military families in our area, the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas hit too close to home.
At the Black Diamond American Legion Post in Kingston, attention was focused on the television, with people hoping to hear the latest developments from Fort Hood, Texas.
"It's terrible. It just hits you. You just feel bad for the families and everything they have to go through with this. It's terrible," said Chris Gensel of Kingston. His son has been in the Marines for three years, spending one year in Iraq. After fearing for his safety overseas, Gensel now worries about him in his own country. "What if that was my kid? I couldn't even imagine."
Military officials said the suspected gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan was scheduled to be sent to Iraq and appeared to be upset about that. They said it would have been his first deployment.
Dean Brown of Forty Fort spent six years in the Navy Seals doing special operations. He said his service included helping the Shah flee Iran in 1979.
He believes war takes its toll on those who serve.
"A lot of people that go over there, they see the things that they see and things that they have to do. Some people can take it and some can't," said Brown.
At the Black Diamond American Legion Post in Kingston, attention was focused on the television, with people hoping to hear the latest developments from Fort Hood, Texas.
"It's terrible. It just hits you. You just feel bad for the families and everything they have to go through with this. It's terrible," said Chris Gensel of Kingston. His son has been in the Marines for three years, spending one year in Iraq. After fearing for his safety overseas, Gensel now worries about him in his own country. "What if that was my kid? I couldn't even imagine."
Military officials said the suspected gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan was scheduled to be sent to Iraq and appeared to be upset about that. They said it would have been his first deployment.
Dean Brown of Forty Fort spent six years in the Navy Seals doing special operations. He said his service included helping the Shah flee Iran in 1979.
He believes war takes its toll on those who serve.
"A lot of people that go over there, they see the things that they see and things that they have to do. Some people can take it and some can't," said Brown.
