Survivor of Ft. Hood Islamic massacre says Obama used her as 'political prop' at 2010 State of the Union address

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2/12/13, "Fort Hood hero claims White House has ‘betrayed’ shooting victims as dramatic video is released of massacre’s aftermath," NY Daily News, Erik Ortiz

 "Sgt. Kimberly Munley told ABC News the survivors have been ‘neglected’ by President Obama and the government since the 2009 attack. A lawsuit claims the government is wrongly categorizing the attack as ‘workplace violence’ instead of terrorism. Maj. Nidal Hasan is accused of targeting his fellow soldiers and awaits a military trial....

Among the claimants is civilian police Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who shot Hasan during the Fort Hood attack and was struck by gunfire.

She told ABC News that President Obama has “betrayed” the survivors.

“Not to the least little bit have the victims been taken care of,” she said. “In fact, they’ve been neglected.”
Munley added that the White House used her as a political prop when she sat next to Michelle Obama during the 2010 State of the Union address.
 
The Army declined to comment about pending litigation but disputed that victims have been neglected.

Sher (a plaintiff attorney) said the U.S. military knew years earlier that Hasan was a ticking time bomb who supported Islamic extremism and violence — and the horrific attack could have been prevented.

“This was a tragedy that was completely avoidable,” Sher said. “To treat (victims) as callously as they’ve been treated is putting a mountain of salt on very deep wounds.”

"Police Officers Mark Todd (l.) and Kimberly Munley, who helped take down the Fort Hood gunman, look on before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in 2010." getty

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Top photo, "A soldier tries to revive a fallen comrade in dramatic video broadcast Tuesday by ABC News taken just after the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009." ABC News

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