The Department of Defense is making it clear: The military opposes awarding Purple Hearts to the victims of the Fort Hood shooting.

Reporting from Washington — Five years after the 2009 shooting rampage at Ft. Hood, Texas, a new push is underway to make the victims eligible for the Purple Heart. But the idea is drawing ...

FORT HOOD, Texas (April 10, 2015) -- After nearly six years and a legislative wording change, shooting victims from the Nov. 5, 2009, attack on Fort Hood were recognized during a Purple Heart and ...

Fort Hood Victims Awarded Purple Hearts After Long, Controversial Battle DoD had long denied survivors medals, likening attack to workplace violence.

Victims of the 2009 Fort Hood terror attack finally received their long-delayed honor on Friday at a Purple Heart ceremony in Texas -- though they may have to keep ...

AUSTIN – The Army announced Thursday it will grant benefits aligned with Purple Hearts to victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shootings. The victims had lobbied for years to receive the benefits ...

Fort Hood victims pursue Purple Heart honors"You would expect the secretary of defense to move quickly and correct the injustice in terms of treatment of Fort Hood soldiers and civilians," he said ...

Awarding Purple Hearts for the Fort Hood massacre could hamper the trial of the accused killer, the Pentagon says.

Congress is passing legislation which makes eligible those killed and injured in the Fort Hood terrorist attack of 2009 to receive the Purple Heart.

The Army will award Purple Hearts to those killed and wounded during the 2009 attack at Fort Hood. The wounded civilians and the families of those who died will receive the Defense of Freedom Medal.

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