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4 Victims Came From Same Madison UnitBy Michael GeorgeMADISON - Four of the five Wisconsin soldiers killed or injured in the Fort Hood attacks came from the same unit: the Army Reserves' 467th Combat Stress Detachment out of Madison.
The unit is trained to help soldiers overcome issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as assist soldiers who are headed to or headed back from a combat zone.
It was a somber day at the 467th medical detachment's Madison office. News came in Friday that Russell Seager and Amy Krueger had been killed, and Dorothy Carskadon and Grant Moxon had been injured in the attack. More than 40 members of the unit were sent to Ft. Hood just a week ago, according to Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle says he will reach out to the families.
"We will make available to those families everything that we have, all of the resources we have in the state, to help them deal with this incredibly difficult time. But I know I speak for all the people of Wisconsin when I say our prayers are with those families," said Gov. Doyle.
Soldiers at the 467th unit's office in Madison said they were not authorized to comment on Friday. |
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