<p>A bright spot in the story of the terrible massacre at Ford Hood was the heroic action of Sgt. Kimberly Munley. I love when women (especially in male dominated arenas) shine like this! She is a mother of 2.</p>
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<p>"Dr. Kelly Matlock, who treated Munley at the Metroplex Hospital, said her first words in recovery were concern about Hasan’s victims. </p>
<p>“She opened her eyes and said, ‘Did anybody die?’ That’s what she said, ‘Did anybody die?’” Matlock said. </p>
<p>Munley now knows that the man she shot is alive, and that he is accused of killing 13 unarmed people and wounding 38. Texas Gov. Rick Perry visited Munley in the hospital today and later described her as “understated.” </p>
<p>“She is a classic public servant who is not interested in anything other than getting on with her life,” Perry said. "</p>
<p>A true hero. I really appreciate it when one of these kind of brave women step up, don’t want a bunch of publicity–and say they’re just doing their job.</p>
<p>From media reports it sounds like this was a real gun battle, at very close range. She kept firing even after she had been hit multiple times until the threat was stopped.</p>
<p>I am so proud of her actions and grateful for the unknown number of lives she saved that day. I wish only the best for her as she moves forward in her recovery.</p>
<p>Quick action by Sgt Munley reminded me of this recent response by a trainee in the Seattle police dept when her supervising officer was killed.
[Female</a> law enforcement officers prove their mettle](<a href=“Examiner is back - Examiner.com”>Examiner is back - Examiner.com)</p>
<p>She did a wonderful job and we’re all very thankful for that. But women have clearly not yet achieved true equality, since the very fact that a woman did this is what’s making the headlines.</p>
<p>^^^I agree. I don’t think the fact that she’s a woman has been emphasized at all. I think the nature of the shootout and the fact that she bravely saved countless lives is what is driving the headlines.</p>
<p>If so, why haven’t we heard anything about her (male) partner, who confronted the shooter at the same time that Munley did?</p>
<p>Munley did a great, heroic thing, and we should all be proud of her. That said, I’m hoping the media doesn’t use this opportunity to try and turn her into another Jessica Lynch.</p>
<p>Preliminarily they think that both officers fired their weapons. At first authorities thought the female officer fired the shots that hit the suspect, but now they say they will await lab results.</p>
<p>Apparently some of the bystanders tried to get the male officer to fire again on the suspect (to kill him?), but the suspect was on the ground and the male officer kicked the weapon out of his hand. Apparently the suspect was fading fast at that point.</p>
<p>Every doggone actor in the country who has ever been in a shoot’em up movie ought to go visit her, shake her hand, thank her, and ask her advice on how to make their next role more realistic.</p>
<p>Eastwood, Stallone, Willis, and the rest of you guys…we’re waiting. (If John Wayne were alive, he’d have been there already )</p>
<p>It is starting to look like Jessica Lynch, all over again. Two officers brought Nidal down, but the mainstream media is enthralled with Munley and not her partner.</p>
<p>Cuse, I also heard a brief comment on the radio news this morning that the facts of Munley’s story may have been, at the very least, inflated. The radio host said that another person may have actually brought down the perpetrator. What are the facts here? Remember, it was erroneously reported at first that the shooter had been killed. What other “facts” are in error? Jessica Lynch came to my mind also. In the Lynch case, the Army brass allegedly knew the true circumstances from the get-go, but went with the feel good story until it fell apart.</p>
<p>Of course, the false story that initially emerged was the media’s fault, not Munley’s, but I’d be pretty angry if I was her partner and got basically no credit for taking down a crazed and homicidal gunman.</p>
<p>No one is trying to discredit Munley; she did her job. It’s simply apparent now that it was Mark Todd who brought Hassan down. I agree, no apparent fault on Munley’s part for the confusion (although I’d like to know why she didn’t elaborate on the true facts during her ‘star turn’ on Oprah). The blame, once again goes to the media. And maybe the Army, too. Are there absolutely no standards left in American journalism? No wonder fewer people watch the nightly news or read daily newspapers. The public starts with the premise that they don’t believe what’s in the headlines. It’s downhill from there.</p>
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