Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

Vigil for victims of Fort Hood shooting brings calls for prayer, faith and reconciliation

Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil

Associated Press | Nov 6, 09 8:42 PM CST in US 

Several hundred people gathered at a base stadium where the Army's chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at Fort Hood, Texas.

Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)   (Associated Press)
A tear runs down the face of Col. William Salter during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
A tear runs down the face of Col. William Salter during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday....   (Associated Press)
Major William McKnight wipes tears from his eyes during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, early Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Major William McKnight wipes tears from his eyes during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, early Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)   (Associated Press)
U.S. Army soldiers attend a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in honor of the fallen from the mass shootings on Fort Hood Army Post Thursday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
U.S. Army soldiers attend a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in honor of the fallen from the mass shootings on Fort Hood Army Post Thursday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)   (Associated Press)
Soldiers pray during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Soldiers pray during a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

Chaplain Douglas Carver told those a the Friday night vigil -- many dressed in fatigues and black berets -- to "remember to keep breathing ... keep going."

God Bless America and Amazing Grace were sung as husbands wrapped their arms around their wives, babies cried and old men in wheelchairs bowed their heads.

It was the first community gathering since the killings.

MORE ABOUT:
world

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.