In George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation, he suggested we obey and be grateful to the "great Lord and Ruler of Nations." He also asked God "to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best." ...more

November 20, 2009

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

November 18, 2009

The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks, officials said Tuesday. ...more

November 17, 2009

Political correctness The price for being politically correct is killing us. You know you just might be a redneck if you have rebel flag waving from the back of your pickup truck and a bumper sticker proclaiming, "The South Will Rise Again. ...more

November 15, 2009

The White House pushed forward Thursday with a review to determine whether U.S. intelligence agencies adequately shared information about Maj. Nidal Hasan, and military prosecutors charged the Army psychiatrist with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week's rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. ...more

November 13, 2009

President Barack Obama told a sea of mourners Tuesday that the lives of 13 people who died at the hands of a gunman here last week affirm the nation's "core values" in a time of war and selfishness. ...more

November 11, 2009

Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat. ...more

November 10, 2009

Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings. ...more

November 10, 2009

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Mourners were asked to pray for the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, and an Army chaplain exhorted his congregation today to draw together even if the gunman's motives may never be fully known. ...more

November 8, 2009

Many of the patients are bereft, angry, broken. Their stories are gruesome and the process of recovery exhausting. In time, the repeated stories of battle and loss can leave even the most professional therapist numb or angry. ...more

November 8, 2009