A long shoot I had with the AP. Arrived at Fort Hood at 8 pm. Had a press conference thing at 10 pm. The gist of the shoot didn’t happen until 2:30 am. I didn’t get to edit until 4 am and after transmitting I hit the road at 5 am back to Austin. Made it to bed by 7 am.

1st Sgt. James McLeod of the 467th Medical Detachment based out of Madison , WI speaks to the media prior to the unit’s deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2009. McLeod said all the soldiers in the unit would wear black bracelets etched with the names of the unit’s three slain members, as well as the names of two soldiers killed from another stress combat unit. Three of the Madison, Wis.-based combat stress unit’s 40 members were killed in the shooting. Six others who were seriously injured are not deploying.

A wristband with the names of the five soldiers from two combat stress units who died in the Nov. 5 shooting carries the words “Who will go for us? Here I am. Serve me.” Three of the Madison, Wis.-based combat stress unit’s 40 members were killed in the shooting. 1st Sgt. James McLeod said all the soldiers in the unit would wear black bracelets etched with the names of the unit’s three slain members, as well as the names of two soldiers killed from another stress combat unit.

Major Laura Suttinger of the 467th Medical Detachment based out of Madison , WI speaks to the media prior to their deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2009. Three of the Madison, Wis.-based combat stress unit’s 40 members were killed in the shooting. Six others who were seriously injured are not deploying.

The 467th Medical Detachment based out of Madison, WI loaded up 43 passengers as they headed to the airport for their deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. They were expected to depart about 4:30 am.

The 467th Medical Detachment based out of Madison, WI marched to the chapel as they prepare to head to the airport for their deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Nearly a fourth of the Wisconsin-based 467th Medical Detachment’s soldiers died or were injured in the shooting rampage last month at the sprawling Texas post.

The 467th Medical Detachment based out of Madison, WI marched to the chapel as they prepare to head to the airport for their deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Nearly a fourth of the Wisconsin-based 467th Medical Detachment’s soldiers died or were injured in the shooting rampage last month at the sprawling Texas post.

The 467th Medical Detachment based out of Madison, WI loaded up 43 passengers as they headed to the airport for their deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Nearly a fourth of the Wisconsin-based 467th Medical Detachment’s soldiers died or were injured in the shooting rampage last month at the sprawling Texas post.