COLORADO SPRINGS - The community surrounding Colorado's Fort Carson is reacting with shock and grief after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.
Brian Binn is a retired Air Force colonel who oversees military affairs for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce. He says his first reaction was "what a tragedy for the families involved."
Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill says the post had no immediate comment about any security precautions.
Fort Carson has wrestled with off-post violence after Iraq war veterans from a single brigade were accused of connections to 11 slayings since 2005. A military study said the psychological trauma of combat in Iraq may have helped drive the violence.
Brian Binn is a retired Air Force colonel who oversees military affairs for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce. He says his first reaction was "what a tragedy for the families involved."
Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill says the post had no immediate comment about any security precautions.
Fort Carson has wrestled with off-post violence after Iraq war veterans from a single brigade were accused of connections to 11 slayings since 2005. A military study said the psychological trauma of combat in Iraq may have helped drive the violence.
