News & Politics
July 19, 2019
LULAC Calls For Fort Hood to Be Renamed Fort Benavidez
The national Latinx civil rights organization pushes for the Central Texas army base to finally honor a Texan hero.
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Texas History
June 18, 2019
It’s Time to Rename Fort Hood for a Truly Texan Hero: Roy Benavidez
We should honor this badass Medal of Honor winner, not an incompetent Confederate general who fought against the United States government in defense of slavery.
The Daily Post
April 3, 2014
Here’s Everything We Know At This Point About The Shooting At Fort Hood
The last news anyone wanted about the Army post at Fort Hood was another mass shooting. Here's what we know right now.
The Daily Post
December 5, 2013
Can a Female Soldier Really Be “Recruited” into Prostitution by a Superior?
Master Sgt. Brad Grimes of Fort Hood was found guilty of conspiring to patronize a prostitute and solicit adultery. But the allegations that came out during his trial are much worse.
The Daily Post
September 16, 2013
Shooting At Washington Naval Yard Recalls Fort Hood
The shooting at the Washington Naval Yard comes as Texas Senators seek support for a bill declaring Major Nadal Hasan's attack on Fort Hood to be "terrorism."
Letter from Rochester
January 21, 2013
The Survivors
On November 5, 2009, Nader Hasan’s cousin Nidal Hasan killed thirteen people at Fort Hood. Kerry Cahill’s father, Michael, was one of the victims. Today, Nader and Kerry are unlikely allies.
Feature
January 20, 2013
“I Think We Got Blown Up for Nothing”
What happened to the brave men of Bravo Troop is everything, writ small, that’s gone wrong in our nearly-five-year fiasco of a war in Iraq.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Life During Wartime
Most of the 42,000 soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world, are in Iraq or preparing to go. Meanwhile, the loved ones who are left behind wait—and hope they don't hear an unexpected knock at the door.
Music
October 31, 2012
One Man’s Mission to Help Heal Soldiers
Darden Smith finds that music therapy can help soldiers with PTSD.
February 29, 2012
Soldiers Line Up at Food Pantry
For some military families at Fort Hood, there isn't enough money to make ends meet.
The Culture
January 9, 2012
Elvis Presley’s Letter to Fort Hood Sergeant Up for Auction
Presley's 1958 letter to William Norwood is a rare artifact chronicling his connection to Fort Hood and Killeen.
Letter From Austin
March 31, 2010
Fear Less
Can new research predict which soldiers will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder—and which won’t?
News & Politics
March 1, 1991
Into the Storm
In normal times, Fort Hood teems with troops training in tanks and helicopters. But in their absence, the huge base is left with a scattering of soldiers and a uneasy sense of peace.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1979
Chinks in the Armor
If the Soviet Union and the United States fought a nuclear war, no one would win. But who would win a conventional war?
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1979
Hell on Wheels
Soldiers at Fort Hood agree on one thing: You don’t have to be crazy to be in the Tank Corps—but it helps.