Topic: Nidal Hasan

The survivors and family members of those killed in an attack on Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, received Purple Hearts on Friday.

A change in the law allows those killed and wounded in the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, to receive the Purple Heart, Army Secretary John McHugh said Friday.

Fort Hood shooting victims may soon be eligible to receive Purple Heart medals after the House agreed to add language to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Nidal Hasan, the U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, has written a leader of the Islamic State requesting citizenship, Fox News reported.

The Pentagon missed chances to prevent the shooting at the Navy Yard last September, an internal review of the incident found.

Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood, Texas, massacre, made 21 requests while awaiting court-martial, including a Bible, KXAS-TV, Dallas, reported.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.

U.S. legislation to give Fort Hood, Texas, massacre victims the same status as the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack victims is being mulled, a representative said.

Officials said Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan was shaved after his move to death row and Texas legislators proposed a new compensation bill for shooting victims.

The death sentence for Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hassan and life in prison for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales shows the true face of U.S. justice, the Taliban said.