Day 6: Just another reason...

Yesterday I was given another reason to be thankful Jayme isn't in the Army anymore. The last place we lived before he got out was Fort Hood. We were there for almost 3 years. Clay was born at Darnall Army Hospital. We didn't live on base, but Jayme would have been at work, unless he was in Iraq (another reason I am glad he's out; we never have to go through that again). On September 11th we were in Germany and Jayme was at work. They locked the base down and he had to stay at work for another 18 hours. It is very hard to go through something like that and NOT be able to have your husband by your side.
Watching the news coverage and seeing buildings I remember going to, places I'm familiar with was more than eerie. Then the information started to trickle out and Facebook exploded. Every snippet of info was PROCLAIMED AS FACT!!!!!!!!!!!! by people who were outraged but had no other way to express it. I was switching between CNN and FOXNEWS. Eventually I stuck with Fox as they seemed to be a little better informed and I like Sheppard Smith.
It was the fb statuses that really pissed me off. One of my "friends" referred to Fort Hood as being "under attack" and while I guess that fits in a broader way, it was not how I saw the situation. Another "friend" of mine was going back and forth with someone else and made the statement (after the release of the name and religion of the shooter) "this is why only Americans should be allowed to serve." I wanted to reach through my computer and choke her. It was no use telling her that this person IS an American, born and raised in Virginia.
The biggest shock for me personally was that the man is a psychiatrist who treats soldiers returning from combat. And he couldn't handle the prospect of going so he KILLS AS MANY PEOPLE AS HE CAN?? wtf?? There are other ways to get out of the Army! I was also surprised to learn that he was not, in fact, dead as had been reported. I'm sure in the coming weeks we will learn all sorts of horrible things about him; we already have.
My heart goes out to the people affected by this tragedy. In times like this I think about the saying "everything happens for a reason" and I can't for the life of me find a reason for this. This may be one of the times we never find the good to come out of it.