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Chairman McCaul Releases Statement on 4th Anniversary of Ft. Hood Terrorist Attack

November 5, 2013

Chairman McCaul Releases Statement on 4th Anniversary of Ft. Hood Terrorist Attack

Austin, TX – "Four years ago today America's war against a radical ideology once again came to our shores. Today we remember the 13 killed during the terrorist attack on Fort Hood and we continue to fight for the proper treatment of their families and the 32 men and women who were wounded when Nidal Hasan opened fire in an admitted act of jihad. I urge passage of legislation which would properly designate this attack as an act of terrorism, award purple hearts to soldiers killed or wounded during the attack, and finally provide combat benefits to the brave men and women who were gunned down that fateful day. The Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act would accomplish this. Defending America's freedoms knows no boundaries and we should never again treat soldiers wounded or killed in terrorist attacks at home any differently than those wounded or killed abroad."