A group of soldiers and their families is pressing the Department of Defense to make victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage eligible for the Purple Heart and other benefits.
About 160 people affected by the shooting released a video this week describing the attack on the Texas Army post.
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram shows Nidal Hasan. In a video released Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, many of those affected by the shooting rampage three years ago at Fort Hood urged the government to declare it a terrorist attack, saying wounded soldiers and victims' relatives otherwise won't receive the same benefits as those in a combat zone. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram, File)
Close They say the only way Fort Hood victims will get the same benefits as troops killed or injured in combat is if the Defense Department designates the shooting a "terrorist attack."
Several government reports have described the rampage as an act of terrorism. But officials say only an official declaration by the defense secretary will get Fort Hood victims the benefits they seek.
Maj. Nidal Hasan, an American-born Muslim, faces the death penalty if convicted in the attack.
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