St. Paul Soldier Killed In Fort Hood Massacre
Published Date: 11-06-2009 06:50 PM CT
A St. Paul, Minnesota soldier is among those who were killed in the Fort Hood massacre.Army Specialist Kham Xiong was at Fort Hood, preparing for a deployment in Iraq around New Year's.Xiong's wife and three children had been with him in Texas for five months as he got ready for his assignment.The rest of his family is grieving in St. Paul.Family members say Xiong was in line for a physical when the shooting broke out.Xiong's father is upset none of the soldiers, including his son, was armed.Chor through interpreter: "The sad part is that he had be taught and trained to protect and to fight, yet it's a tragedy he did not have an opportunity to protect himself at the base."Only police on the base are allowed to carry weapons.Xiong has ten siblings, including a 17-year-old brother, who's a Marine in Afghanistan.The suspected gunman, Major Hasan Nidal Malik, remains on a ventilator at a Texas hospital.
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