by sspagnolo » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:49 pm
VA Employees among those killed and wounded at Ft. Hood
Washington, DC
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that two VA employees, both serving on active duty with their Army Reserve units, were among those murdered at Ft. Hood. A third VA health care worker on reserve duty was seriously wounded.
Russell G. Seager, Ph.D., a 51-year old nurse practitioner at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee was killed in the deadly attack. He was a captain in the Reserves. Seager signed up for the Army Reserve four years ago. This would have been his first overseas deployment.
Juanita L. Warman, 55, a nurse practitioner at VA’s medical center in Perry Point, MD was also killed. She was a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and was preparing for deployment to Iraq at the time of her death.
Dorothy Carskadon, 47, a captain in the Reserve and a social worker at the VA Vet Center in Madison, Wis., was wounded in the gunfire. She is currently in stable condition in the intensive care unit at the Darnall Army Medical Center at Ft. Hood. A new Army officer, Carskadon was preparing for her first deployment.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that two VA employees, both serving on active duty with their Army Reserve units, were among those murdered at Ft. Hood. A third VA health care worker on reserve duty was seriously wounded.
Russell G. Seager, Ph.D., a 51-year old nurse practitioner at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee was killed in the deadly attack. He was a captain in the Reserves. Seager signed up for the Army Reserve four years ago. This would have been his first overseas deployment.
Juanita L. Warman, 55, a nurse practitioner at VA’s medical center in Perry Point, MD was also killed. She was a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and was preparing for deployment to Iraq at the time of her death.
Dorothy Carskadon, 47, a captain in the Reserve and a social worker at the VA Vet Center in Madison, Wis., was wounded in the gunfire. She is currently in stable condition in the intensive care unit at the Darnall Army Medical Center at Ft. Hood. A new Army officer, Carskadon was preparing for her first deployment.
