Fort Hood Survivors, Families Share Heroic, Tragic Tales

Tales of heroism and tragedy from soldiers and civilians alike emerged from Texas today as survivors recover from the Fort Hood shooting that left 13 people dead and dozens more injured.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly opened fire in the Army base's Soldier Readiness Processing Center Thursday, firing dozens of bullets into the crowd of unarmed soldiers. The rampage ended when the suspect was reportedly shot by a responding civilian officer, Kimberly Munley of Enola, Pa., who was shot in the process.

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