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Michael Pearson, age 21, from Boilingbrook, Illinois, Will county.
Parents: Sheryll Pearson and Jeff Pearson
Spouse: None
Children: None
Schools: Boilingbrook High (2006)
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Cemetery: Abraham Lincoln National, outside Joliet, Illinois
Source: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times
Francheska Velez, age 21, from Chicago, Illinois, Cook county.
Parents: Juan Guillermo
Children: Three months pregnant
Schools: Kelvyn Park High, Chicago (2006)
Military history: Enlisted in January 2007.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Cemetery: Mount Olive, Chicago
Source: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times
Captain Russell Seager, age 51, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Son, 20
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 467th Medical Company, Madison, Wisconsin.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Chicago Sun Times, Associated Press, findagrave.com
Amy Krueger, age 29, from Kiel, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Schools: Kiel High (1998)
Military history: 467 Medical Detachment
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Herald Times Reporter, Chicago Sun Times
Aaron Thomas Nemelka, age 19, from West Jordan, Utah.
Schools: Graduated high school in 2008.
Military history: Enlisted in Army 2008.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Army, CNN
Jason Dean Hunt, age 22, from Tillman, Oklahoma.
Spouse: Married
Schools: Tipton High (2005)
Military history: Enlisted in Army 2006.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Army, CNN, The Oklahoman (2009)
Kham Xiong, age 23, from St. Paul, Minnesota.
Parents: Chor Xiong
Children: Three children
Schools: Community Peace Academy (2004)
Military history: Enlisted in 2008.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Army, CNN, Facebook
John Gaffney, age 56, from Sierra Mesa, California.
Children: One grown son.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Army, CNN
Justin DeCrow, age 32, from Plymouth, Indiana. Their last known residence was in Evans, Georgia.
Parents: Daniel DeCrow, Rhonda Thompson
Spouse: Marikay DeCrow
Children: Kylah, 13
Schools: Plymouth High (1996)
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Army, CNN, Austin American Statesman
Juanita L. Warman, age 55, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny county. Their last known residence was in Maryland.
Spouse: Philip Warman
Children: Two daughters, three step children
Schools: University of Pittsburgh graduate
Military history: 109th Medical Company, Independence, Missouri.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Source: Army, CNN