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Sgt. Mark Todd's role obscured in Fort Hood aftermath

By Rob Quinn| Posted Nov 12, 09 1:21 AM CST|

Updated Nov 12, 09 5:30 AM CST

(Newser) – Kimberly Munley's heroism during the Fort Hood shootings isn't in question but her equally heroic partner deserves the credit for actually stopping Nidal Hasan's rampage, according to an eyewitness. Hasan shot Munley as she appeared from behind a building and was reloading, apparently unharmed, when Sgt. Mark Todd came around the corner and shot him several times, the witness tells the New York Times.

A military spokesman refused to respond to questions about which officer shot Hasan and why his role may have been obscured in the aftermath of the shootings. Todd and Munley discussed the "confusing and chaotic" incident on Oprah yesterday but didn't give a detailed chronology of events. Todd's wife told an interviewer that he asked the military to protect his identity after the shootings and that he doesn't consider himself the real hero. "They were in this together,” she said.

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Sgt. Kimberly Munley was shot before she could injure Hasan, according to a witness. (AP Photo/via Sgt. Munley's Twitter page)

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We’re trained to shoot until there is no longer a threat. And once he was lying down on his back, his weaponfell into his hand and I’m, like, ‘OK, now’s the time to rush him and secure him.’
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drlarrymitchell
Nov 12, 09 1:35 AM CST

I wonder what else they've lied to us about. Reply

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kirei_gaisuto
Nov 12, 09 2:02 AM CST

It's the military/government so: a lot.

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DarkFrancis
Nov 12, 09 1:36 AM CST

Odd. Why was this not made clear? Reply

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Netstorm2k10
Nov 12, 09 6:56 AM CST

Publicity on the female. Gotta be pc. Sigh. Whatever. At least she went forward.

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youngblood
Nov 12, 09 8:26 AM CST

Yeah why did they not make this clear? Now they have her parading around as if she took the guy down and the other cop was just hanging around, not saying she's not a hero and all but am saying she's not all of what they are saying.

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kirei_gaisuto
Nov 12, 09 1:43 AM CST

Sounds like there's two heroes. Give them both medals. Reply

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armywife
Nov 12, 09 2:31 AM CST

events like that are so crazy that it is very difficult to know exactly what happened and when, even if you were there, even if you were the one doing things. this is why eye-witness testimony is usually so unreliable. we may never know which of those two officers actually took down Hasan, but i dont think it really matters - they clearly acted as a cohesive team, and are both heroes in my book. Reply

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Galileo
Nov 12, 09 2:41 AM CST

Can't they match the bullets to the guns and figure out, based on which gun fired the bullets, which officer actually did the shooting?

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Reader65069154
Nov 12, 09 7:32 AM CST

Who cares which bullets "took him down", especially since he lived? Are they asking for bragging rights or scoring points at a range? I don't think so.

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objectivemind
Nov 12, 09 3:23 AM CST

it could been of been made clearer earlier... Reply

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cochiserocks
Nov 12, 09 3:56 AM CST

Does it matter that much? Two cops took down a psycho. Both seem very unwilling to enter the limelight - I think it's actually quite refreshing to see professionals who don't want to write a book or become a celebrity - just do there job and get on with their day. The only ones peeved here are the media - they're not used to folks not playing ball! Reply

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rkossik
Nov 12, 09 6:57 AM CST

Yeah, it matters when the government misrepresents important events. Think Tillman.

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bahari@bellsouth.net
Nov 12, 09 5:52 AM CST

I believed this from the start. While she was reloading he came around the corner and took the sicko down, yes, they worked together. That is what partners do. They book deserve media attention, but seems to just be doing their jobs and do not want the attention. They are both seemingly good cops. Reply

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vwsmurfy
Nov 12, 09 7:29 AM CST

And you are seemingly very bad with grammar. Reply

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Cat-Lover
Nov 12, 09 3:00 PM CST

You shouldn't begin a sentence with a conjunction!

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Kookey90
Nov 12, 09 5:49 PM CST

Overall a very tragic situation with a lot of folks killed and injured. It's in times like this that we try to find hero's to counter balance the tragedy that took place. Remember how the military tried to make Jessica Lynch a hero during the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), how she bravely fought off the Iraqi’s before she was injured and captured. It wasn’t until after Jessica was freed and came out in the open by saying that she never fired a round that the U.S. military/government recanted their story. My deepest respects to Jessica Lynch. I just hope this current female individual comes out with the truth whatever it may be. If she is a legitimate hero then fine; there’s nothing more lowdown than a false hero. Reply

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