IN MEMORY OF FALLEN HEROES

Rest in Peace: Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, MD, was a psychiatric nurse and registered nurse practictioner who was excited to deploy back to the Middle East. The highest ranking officer to be killed at Ft. Hood, Juanita is survived by her husband, two daughters, and six grandchildren.

Rest in Peace: Capt. Russell Seager, 51, of Mt. Pleasant, WI, a teacher and nurse practitioner, Russell was dedicated to helping soldiers deal with the stress of war. He is survived by his wife and son.

Rest in Peace: Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, VA, an immigrant from Mexico who arrived in the United States knowing very little English and went on to earn a doctorate degree in psychology from the University of Arizona. He is survived by his son, also named Eduardo.

Rest in Peace: Capt. John Gaffaney, 56, of San Diego, CA, who retired from the military in 1999 and then reenlisted with the Army Reserve following 9/11. John, whose father was a Korean War veterean, is survived by his wife and son.

Rest in Peace: Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, TN, was active in his church while growing up and was known as a hard worker and computer whiz to his friends. Frederick is survived by his wife and two children.

Rest in Peace: Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, 32, of Ft. Gordon, GA, who is survived by his wife and 13-year old daughter.

Rest in Peace: Pfc. Michael Pearson, 21, of Bolingbrook, IL, who joined the Army last year and was training as an engineer specializing in defusing explosives. Michael hadn't seen his family in over a year and was planning on coming home to visit this Christmas.

Rest in Peace: Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago, pregnant and recently having returned to Ft. Hood from deployment in Iraq. She had planned on making a lifelong career in the Army.

Rest in Peace: Michael Grant Cahill, 62, who worked as a physician's assistant at Ft. Hood and was just returning to work after taking a leave of absence to recover from a heart attack. Pictured here with his grandson, Michael's survived by his wife and three children.

Rest in Peace: Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah, who planned to ask his girlfriend to marry him this Christmas, just before his scheduled deployment to the Middle East. One of the very first shot at Ft. Hood, he died instantly.

Rest in Peace: Pfc. Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, MN, father of 3, whose father and grandfather fought with the U.S. against the Viet Cong and whose brother is a Marine serving in Afghanistan. First generation immigrant from Laos whose American Dream came to an abrupt end at Ft. Hood.

Rest in Peace: Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Frederick, OK, joined the Army in '05, and was married only two months ago. Among 13 killed at Ft. Hood.

Rest in Peace: Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, who joined the military shortly after 9/11, determined to hunt down Osama bin Laden.

My most sincere thanks go to Dan, a friend at Facebook,
for compiling this list, information, and photos. --Jz