Fort Hood shooting medal

The Army presented the posthumous Award for Valor to Chief Warrant Officer Two, retired, Michael G. Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Cahill was the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood.

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Mon., May 23, 2011

FILE - This undated picture provided by Keely Vanacker shows her father Michael Grant Cahill. The Army presented a heroism medal posthumously to Cahill Monday, credited with being the first to try stopping the Fort Hood gunman before being slain in the rampage.
Kerry Cahill speaks during a ceremony to honor her father Chief Warrant Officer Two (retired) Michael G. Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the posthumous award and medal for valor to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood. The emblem on the podium is the insignia for the Army III Corps.

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The Army Award for Valor certificate and medal to be presented posthumously to Chief Warrant Officer Two, retired, Michael G. Cahill, during a ceremony to honor Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the award and medal for valor to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood. The Award is in front of artwork depicting the "Phantom Warrior," the symbol of the Army III Corps.

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Fort Hood Garrison Commander Colonel Mark A. Freitag, front, reviews the ceremony memorial along with Lt. Colonel Hendricks, back, during a ceremony to honor Chief Warrant Officer Two, retired, Michael G. Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the posthumous award and medal for valor to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood.

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Army Brigadier General Joseph P. DiSalvo speaks during a ceremony to honor Chief Warrant Officer Two (retired) Michael G. Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the Army Award for Valor posthumously to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood.

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Joleen Cahill, second from left, holds the Army Award for Valor certificate presented to her by Army Brigadier General Joseph P. DiSalvo, left, during a ceremony to honor her husband Chief Warrant Officer Two (retired) Michael G. Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the posthumous award and medal for valor to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood. Cahill's sister, Becky Cahill is in the center, Cahill's daughter Kerry Cahill, second from right and Cahill's son James Cahill, right.

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Joleen Cahill, second from left, during a ceremony to honor her husband Chief Warrant Officer Two, retired, Michael G. Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the posthumous Award for Valor to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood. Army Brigadier General Joseph P. DeSalvo, left, Cahill's sister Becky Cahill, third from left, Cahill's daughter Kerry Cahill, third from right, Cahill's son James Cahill, second from right, and Cahill's daughter Keely Vanacker, right, stand in front of a bronze of the "Phantom Warrior," the symbol of the Army III Corps.

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Jean Shine, left, civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army, Texas and her husband Bill Shine, center, talk with Kerry Cahill, right, during a ceremony to honor her father Chief Warrant Officer Two (retired) Michael G. Cahill on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army presented the posthumous Award for Valor to Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas, the only civilian killed in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5, 2009 at Fort Hood.

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