The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture
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York native Darlene Beckett, an Army veteran and daughter of city councilwoman Carol Hill-Evans, was a block away when a gunman opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas.
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With Veteran's Day less than a week away on Nov. 11, here's a list of public events to honor those who have served the country:
--- York County Veteran's Day Breakfast: Beginning at 7:30 a.
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The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) is raising money to purchase long-distance calling card for wounded or disabled veterans receiving treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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CAIRO—U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Follow members of a National Guard unit and see what they need to do to get ready for battle - to learn the art of war. · Related story:Guardsmen to head to Iraq
Gonzalez, 21, of New Freedom, died March 25, 2007, in Baqubah, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in rolled over an improvised explosive device.
He was an Army paratrooper.
Army 1st Lt. Robert A. Seidel III
Seidel, 23, of Emmitsburg, Md., died May 18, 2006, while on patrol in Iraq.
He was with three other soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter in an armored-up Humvee when it was struck by an improvised explosive device.
His parents, Sandy and Robert Seidel Jr., live in Gettysburg.
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder
Snyder, 20, of Westminster, Md., died March 3, 2006, in a Humvee crash in Al Qaim, Iraq.
He served with the Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq.
His father, Albert Snyder, lives in Spring Garden Township.
Marine Sgt. Jonathan Eric McColley
McColley, 23, was among 10 service members who died Feb. 17, 2006, when a pair of Marine Corps helicopters crashed off the coast of Africa.
The helicopters were from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina.
McColley was a Gettysburg native.
Army National Guard Spc. John N. Kulick
Kulick, 35, of Montgomery County, died Aug. 9, 2005, in Bayji, Iraq, when a bomb exploded under his Humvee.
Kulick was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
His daughter lives in Dillsburg.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden
Walden, 40, of Dover Township, died Aug. 5, 2005, in Rubiah, Iraq, when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while performing a convoy mission.
Walden was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II
Zeigler, 22, of Dillsburg, died May 12, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Zeigler was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton
Blanton, 23, of Georgia, died Dec. 12, 2004, fighting in Iraq's Al Anbar province.
Blanton was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.
His wife, Amber, is from Conewago Township.
Marine Cpl. Michael R. Cohen
Cohen, 23, of Jacobus, died Nov. 22, 2004, as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Cohen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Army Spc. Nicholas Zangara
Zangara, 21, of Philadelphia, died July 24, 2004, when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.
Zangara was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.
His wife, Melanie, is from York County.
Henry A. "Hank" Doll III
Doll, 56, formerly of York, died May 13, 2004, in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
He was working as a police liaison officer for Computer Sciences Corp.'s DynCorp International business unit as part of a U.S. Dept. of State program.
Army Spc. Martin Kondor
Kondor, 20, of Lower Windsor Township, died April 29, 2004, when a makeshift bomb exploded near the Humvee he was riding on.
The incident happened near Baqubah, a town about 40 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Spc. Ryan G. Carlock
Carlock, 25, of Macomb, Ill., died Sept. 9, 2003, in Iraq.
He was shot and killed while driving a fuel truck for the 416th Transportation Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion.
His wife, Heather, is from York.
Army Pfc. Corey Lee Small
Small, 20, of East Berlin, died July 3, 2003, of a non-combat cause, according to the U.S. Dept. of Defense in Baghdad.
He was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment.
Marine Reservist Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione III
Maglione, 22, of Montgomery County, died April 1, 2003, in northern Kuwait in what the U.S. Dept. of Defense described as a non-combat weapon discharge.
Maglione was assigned to a bridge construction unit.
His father, Joseph B. Maglione, lives in Spring Garden Township.
Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy
Kennedy, 25, of Houston, died March 20, 2003, in a helicopter crash in Kuwait.
He was the grandson of Jack W. Kennedy, who was president of the former York International/York Corp. (now Johnson Controls) from 1970 through the late 1980s.
His uncle, Todd Kennedy, lives in Hanover and is president of McClarin Plastics in Penn Township.
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts
Roberts, 32, of Woodland, Calif., died March 4, 2002.
He was shot and killed by al-Qaida forces after he fell from a helicopter in the Kharwar Mountains of Afghanistan.
His wife, Patricia, was born and raised in York County.
Army Pfc. Orlando E. "Eric" Gonzalez
Army 1st Lt. Robert A. Seidel III
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder
Marine Sgt. Jonathan Eric McColley
Army National Guard Spc. John N. Kulick
Army Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden
Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton
Marine Cpl. Michael R. Cohen
Army Spc. Nicholas Zangara
Henry A. "Hank" Doll III
Army Spc. Martin Kondor
Army Pfc. Corey Lee Small
Marine Reservist Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione III
Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts
