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Specialist Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Tillman, OK

Went into the military after graduating from Tipton High School in 2005 and had gotten married just two months ago, his mother, Gale Hunt, said.

He had served 3 1/2 years in the Army, including a stint in Iraq.

Gale Hunt said two uniformed soldiers came to her door late Thursday night to notify her of her son's death.

Hunt, known as J.D., was just kind of a quiet boy and a good kid, very kind,”said Kathy Gray, an administrative assistant at Tipton Schools.

His mother said he was family oriented.

He didn't go in for hunting or sports, Gale Hunt said. He was a very quiet boy who enjoyed video games.”

He had re-enlisted for six years after serving his initial two-year assignment, she said.

He was previously stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

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Private First Class Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, UT

Chose to join the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his uncle Christopher Nemelka said.

"As a person, Aaron was as soft and kind and as gentle as they come, a sweetheart," his uncle said. "What I loved about the kid was his independence of thought."

Aaron Nemelka, the youngest of four children, was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in January, his family said in a statement. Nemelka had enlisted in the Army in October 2008, Utah National Guard Lt. Col. Lisa Olsen said.

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Captain Russell Seager, 51, of Racine, WI

Was a psychiatrist who joined the Army a few years ago because he wanted to help veterans returning to civilian life, said his uncle Larry Seager.

Larry Seager said Russell Seager's death left the family stunned, especially because the psychiatrist only wanted to help soldiers improve their mental health.

"It's unbelievable. He goes down there to help out soldiers and then he ... ," Seager said, his voice trailing off. "I still can't believe it."

Seager also taught at Bryant and Stratton College in Milwaukee.

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Private First Class Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, MN

Was a father of three whose family had a history of military service.

Xiong's father, Chor Xiong, is a native of Laos who fought the Viet Cong alongside the CIA in 1972; Chor's father, Kham's grandfather, also fought with the CIA; and Kham's brother, Nelson, is a Marine serving in Afghanistan.

Xiong's father said he was "very mad." Through sniffles and tears, he said his son died for "no reason" and he has a hard time believing Kham is gone.

Kham Xiong was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and his sister Mee Xiong said the family would be able to understand if he would have died in battle.

"He didn't get to go overseas and do what he's supposed to do, and he's dead ... killed by our own people," Mee Xiong said.

Xiong was one of 11 siblings and came to the U.S. when he was just a toddler. He grew up in California, then moved to Minnesota with the family about 10 years ago, Chor Xiong said.

He was married and had three children ages 4, 2 and 10 months. His wife, Shoua, said they started dating in eighth grade, and the last time she saw her husband was Thursday morning at their Texas home.

She said he gave everyone a kiss and went to work. "It was an ordinary day," she said. After she heard about the shooting, she tried to call him, but never got an answer.

At 3 a.m. Friday, the doorbell rang.

"My heart dropped," she said. "I knew the reason they were here, but I asked them to tell me he was OK."

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Major Eduardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, VA

Arrived in the United States in his teens from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, knowing very little English said his son, also named Eduardo Caraveo.

He earned his doctorate in psychology from the University of Arizona and worked with bilingual special-needs students at Tucson-area schools before entering private practice.

His son told the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson that Caraveo had arrived at Fort Hood on Wednesday and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. Eduardo Caraveo spoke to the newspaper from his mother's Tucson home.

His father's Web site says he offered marriage seminars with a company based in Woodbridge, Va.

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Captain John Gaffaney, 56, of Serra Mesa, CA

Was a psychiatric nurse who worked for San Diego County, Calif., for more than 20 years and had arrived at Fort Hood the day before the shooting to prepare for a deployment to Iraq.

Gaffaney, who was born in Williston, N.D., had served in the Navy and later the California National Guard as a younger man, his family said. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he tried to sign up again for military service. Although the Army Reserves at first declined, he got the call about two years ago asking him to rejoin, said his close friend and co-worker Stephanie Powell.

"He wanted to help the boys in Iraq and Afghanistan deal with the trauma of what they were seeing," Powell said. "He was an honorable man. He just wanted to serve in any way he can."

His family described him as an avid baseball card collector and fan of the San Diego Padres who liked to read military novels and ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Gaffaney supervised a team of six social workers, including Powell, at the county's Adult Protective Services department. Ellen Schmeding, assistant deputy director for the county's Health and Human Services Agency, said Gaffaney was a strong leader.

He is survived by a wife and a son.

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Specialist Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, TN

Was assigned to the 16th Signal Company at Fort Hood.

Spec. Frederick Greene was a Tennessee native so quiet and laid-back that he earned the nickname "Silent Soldier" while stationed at Fort Hood preparing to go overseas.

He hoped to spend the months before his deployment to Afghanistan with his wife of less than two years. She had made arrangements to leave their home in Mountain City, Tenn., next week and move to Fort Hood until January, when Greene was to ship out.

Instead, Greene's wife and family are planning his burial in the northeast corner of the state where he grew up.

The 29-year-old enlisted in the Army six months after getting married because the military seemed like the best way forward, said Howard Nourse of Kentwood, Mich., who said he considered Greene a grandson. Rural Mountain City offered relatively few opportunities to advance, and he wanted to build a career, perhaps in engineering.

Greene's mother died when he was a boy, and he was raised by her twin sister Karen Nourse, and Karen's husband, Rob Nourse. Family members are leaning on their Christian faith as they grieve, said Howard Nourse, Rob's father.
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[raspirator]

This has all of them.

RIP.

[67Irralphaisa]

This is now the third memorial thread on this. He trashed the first one, ignored the second... Get over yourself, Ben, you're not the only person who can make memorial threads.

[Loovikeillilen]

This is the most disgusting thing I've seen on this forum.

[Babposa]

This is the most disgusting thing I've seen on this forum.

Not quite. The other two were...travesties.

[finasteride]

I would rather be associated with true condolences than bullshit, so yes.

[Filling25]

His own agenda? Is he into coffin sales? Don't answer. I see your attempt to turn this into a 3rd bullshit thread.

[Grarypealumma]

Sloww is right. Dashi, you are making a good case for being a larger waste of skin than Ben is.

[Xlkl9SFd]

This is now the third memorial thread on this. He trashed the first one, ignored the second... Get over yourself, Ben, you're not the only person who can make memorial threads.

[Justlovemy]

Well in his defense, the first one was a troll.

[ñàéäèíã]

Why are you so sensitive about who starts a memorial thread? You were happy with mine until Ben went on an ego trip to post this one.