While everyone is talking about Nidal Hasan’s execution being livestreamed, I want to make sure we remember the 13 people whose lives were taken at Fort Hood.

On November 5, 2009, Hasan opened fire inside the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Twelve soldiers and one civilian employee were k!lled. More than 30 others were wounded.

The 13 victims were Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman, 55; Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52; Capt. John P. Gaffaney, 54; Capt. Russell Seager, 51; Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, 32; Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29; Spc. Jason Hunt, 22; Pfc. Frederick Greene, 29; Pfc. Aaron Nemelka, 19; Pfc. Michael Pearson, 22; Pfc. Kham Xiong, 23; Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21; and retired Chief Warrant Officer Michael Cahill, a civilian employee at Fort Hood.

These weren’t just names attached to a headline. They were soldiers preparing for deployments, medical professionals, husbands, wives, parents, children, friends, and coworkers. One year later, Fort Hood unveiled a granite memorial bearing all 13 names so they would not be forgotten.

Now, nearly 17 years later, the conversation has shifted to Hasan’s scheduled firing-squad execution on December 3 and the Pentagon’s announcement that it will be livestreamed. That’s obviously going to get attention.

But I don’t want the spectacle of an execution to become bigger than the people whose lives were actually stolen.

Say their names. Remember them first. 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸

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