Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
A tear falls from Scooby-Doo's eye in a sculpture that honors Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting victim Pfc. Francheska Velez, July 22, 2014. "This one is tough," said artist Troy Kelley, who was commissioned to design the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood Shooting Memorial using objects and symbols that were dear to the victims. "She was pregnant. We've been saying there were 13 killed, but there were......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
Shovels stand ready to flip over some dirt before the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood Memorial at the Killeen Civic Center, July 22, 2014. The memorial was designed by Salado artist Troy Kelley, who asked the family members of each victim killed in the tragedy to tell him which objects were most dear to their lost loved ones. He then created sculptures representing each......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
A message of comfort is etched onto the bronze screen of a sculpture July 22, 2014, created by Salado artist Troy Kelley to honor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin M. Decrow, of the 62nd Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, who was killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting. Kelley designed sculptures for each of the 13 victims who were killed in the tragedy using objects that were dear to......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, of the Killeen Police Department, touches a sculpture July 22, 2014, honoring U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Z. Greene, of the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, who was killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting. Todd fired the shots that finally brought down the gunman, Nidal Hasan, after a rampage that left 13 dead and 31 wounded. Salado artist Troy Kelley......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, of the Killeen Police Department, takes a moment to reflect July 22, 2014, on the memorial sculpture for U.S. Army Capt. Russell G. Seager, of the 467th Medical Detachment, who was killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting. Todd fired the shots that finally brought down the gunman, Nidal Hasan, after a rampage that left 13 dead and 31 wounded. (U.S. Army photo by......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, of the Killeen Police Department, takes a moment July 22, 2014, to reflect on the memorial sculpture for U.S. Army Capt. Russell G. Seager, of the 467th Medical Detachment, who was killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting. Todd fired the shots that finally brought down the gunman, Nidal Hasan, after a rampage that left 13 dead and 31 wounded. (U.S. Army photo by......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
Maj. Gen. Kendall P. Cox, III Corps and Fort Hood deputy commanding general, speaks to Joleen Cahill, widow of retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael G. Cahill, who was killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting on Fort Hood, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood Memorial at the Killeen Civic Center, July 22, 2014. The memorial was designed by Salado artist Troy Kelley, who......
Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2014
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Davis, who was shot in the back during the Nov. 5, 2009 Fort Hood shooting, escorts Joleen Cahill, widow of Chief Warrant Officer 2 (Ret.) Michael G. Cahill, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the November 5, 2009 Fort Hood Memorial at the Killeen Civic Center, July 22, 2014. The memorial was designed by Salado artist Troy Kelley, who asked the family members of each......