U.S. Army Base Violence Has Bloody History

Fort Hood, Fort Carson, and Camp Liberty in Iraq Have Had Some of the Deadliest Violence

(CBS)  Unsuspecting violence at U.S. military bases around the world has a long, bloody history. Fort Hood, Fort Carson, and Camp Liberty in Iraq have had some of the deadliest violence, reports CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian.

October 16, 1991: A 35-year-old civilian drives a pickup truck into a Fort Hood cafeteria and fatally shoots 23 people wounding 20 more before killing himself. It was the deadliest shooting rampage in American history until the Virginia Tech Massacre.

July 18, 2009: Thirty-year-old soldier from Wisconsin is shot and killed by a bullet fired during a party at Fort Hood. A fellow soldier is charged with the murder.

Sept. 8, 2008; A 1st Lieutenant goes looking for missing military equipment at an apartment near Fort Hood is shot and killed by a solider from Alabama, who then turns the gun on himself.

More coverage of the tragedy at Fort Hood:

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Ft. Hood Suspect ID'd as Army Psychiatrist
Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead
What was Shooter's Motive?
U.S. Army Base Violence Has Bloody History
Obama: Fort Hood Shooting "Horrific"
Fast Facts: Fort Hood
Tragedy at Fort Hood

In Fort Carson, Colorado, 14 soldiers allegedly committed or were charged with murder between 2005 and 2008 - and most were from the same brigade. An Army study concluded that the brigade "experienced slightly higher levels of combat than any other brigades." And in 11 of the 14 alleged murders there were documented problems with alcohol and drugs - less than half got help from the military.

Earlier this year, at Camp Liberty in Iraq, an army sergeant walked into a combat stress center and opened fire, killing five fellow soldiers. In the days leading up to the attack, that soldier allegedly had been acting erratically and had expressed suicidal thoughts. But a military report later pointed to a lack of guidelines for dealing with soldiers in distress.

"Such a tragic loss at the hands of our own forces is a cause for great and urgent concern," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

[wjonesy]

Aside from the parallel shooting rampage at Fairchild AFB in 1994, does anyone remember details about a shooting at (Seymour-Johnson?) in the 70's or 80s? A military gunman shot the Emergency Room crew or similar details.

[JMRasmussen]

CBS News needs to correct this story online and on the air. As several others have noted, the Oct. 16, 1991 shooting did not take place at Fort Hood and had nothing to do with the military. The shooter was a civilian and the incident occurred in Killeen, Texas.

[wjonesy]

Probably nothing more sinister than just a case of new-hire young interns trying to be relevant.

[fss2009]

What do you expect from a bunch of ignorant warmongers with no conscience?

[jwesel1]

Are you talking about Cheney?

[bubbadubba]

Typical trashing of our military.
A nothingburger story.
How about violence in the media, I would love to see that story.
"News media has history of violence and drug use".

[jaclay]

The shooting on October 16, 1991, took place at the Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, not on Fort Hood. Please get your facts straight before reporting them. Your quote in this article regarding the worse mass killing in U.S. history prior to the Virgina Tech shooting sheds a bad light on Fort Hood, when in reality, the Luby's shooting was totally unrelated to the military.

[nowonder1]

The US Army us under trained and it looks like the DOD is not doing their job when it comes to background checks. It is a pitty that this happens within the US military much less overseas. Shame on the US Army...a disgrace!! Step up to the plate and do it right. How can they expain this? "oh- we let a terorist goin the US Army?" or "our doctors do not need a background check or evaluations." NO EXCUSE Is the military belly up just like the rest of the economy? SHAME

[crowtrob]

actually, the October 16, 1991, massacre occurred in killeen, tx. this is offpost, not on ft. hood.