Praise is flowing in from all over the nation for civilian police Sgt. Kimberly Munley, citing her courage and professionalism that saved countless lives and put an end to the tragic attack at Ft. Hood on November 6th that resulted in 13 deaths and some 30 wounded.
The 34-year old police officer, mother of two girls and member of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1920 at Ft. Hood came close to death herself. Overlooked in much of the publicity that followed the event, doctors initially were concerned that Munley could die from the three gunshot wounds she sustained in the shootout with Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. Munley lost a considerable amount of blood from wounds to both of her legs and to her wrist.
Sgt. Munley’s husband, Matthew Munley, a soldier at Ft. Bragg, was flown to Ft. Hood over the weekend to be with his wife as she recovers.
Authorities believe that Munley managed to hit Hasan with four shots from her service revolver as she was simultaneously hit at least three times.
Munley had arrived at the scene within four minutes of the 911 call that came into the Ft. Hood Emergency Services Center at 1:27 p.m.
“Sgt. Munley acted with great heroism as she and her partner were the first to respond to calls for help during the shooting rampage at Ft. Hood,” said John Gage, AFGE national president. “As a part its family, we offer our thoughts, our prayers, our support and our strength to our brave soldiers and their families, and our brothers and sisters, who are affected by this senseless and pointless tragedy,” said Gage.
AFGE represents 1,700 civilian defense employees at the army base, including civilians in the Soldier Readiness Center, employees at the base hospital, and officers of the installation’s civilian police force.
By David Westley Skillman, AFGE, Actors' Equity, SAG & AFTRA
I joined the military after high school, serving eight years. I also managed to complete a bachelor’s degree before I was honorably discharged. I went to work for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Los Angeles District Office in 1991 as a paralegal where I now serve as chief steward and as an offi cer for AFGE Local 3230. I’m also a trumpet player, dancer and actor.
In addition to my job and my performance pursuits, I volunteer in the community, working with a group that reaches out to incarcerated youth in the maximum security section of San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice Center to help inmates develop creative talent.
Among other things, we teach playwriting. It’s awesome to witness the joy, laughter, sadness and pain in the words of these young playwritess.
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“We want rank and file members to help us to illustrate the rich, diverse tapestry of hard working men and women who make up the American labor movement. They are proud of their work and proud of the contributions they make to their communities,” explains Union Label Department President Richard Kline. “We want to demonstrate to American consumers and businesses that union labor gives added value in quality and reliability to products and services that are bought and sold.”
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We’re close to winning health care reform, but not there yet. That’s why AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka is asking workers to “take five” on Thursday, November 5—and make a call to your congressional representative.
Congresspersons and senators will have to make a choice, for or against reform in the last few weeks of this year. Help them make the right choice by expressing your views—for a bill that:
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