When I woke up this morning, the first thing I did was get on Facebook. All over my news feed was about something happening on Fort Hood. I was born and raised in the Fort Hood area. My dad was in the Army for over 20 years, and I was your typical Army brat. I finally scrolled down enough on my mobile and saw that there had been another shooting. I immediately got out of bed and went downstairs where G was already watching the news. I asked him if they had done the world news yet, and he told me more about the shooting. I couldn't believe it when he told me that three more of our US soldiers had been killed and sixteen have been injured. It brought back memories of when I was at uni and there was the first shooting at Fort Hood. I couldn't believe that it had happened again! I'm still in shock over this. I haven't been able to talk to anybody from back home yet to see if they're ok. I know my sister and brother-in-law should be. Neither of them have any reason to be on Fort Hood anymore. My mom might have been there, but I don't know.
When the first shooting happened, my mom was supposed to be on Fort Hood that day for a doctor's appointment. Fortunately, it was cancelled at the last minute. I don't know where she might have been yesterday. I did get an email from her last night, though, so I hope that means she's ok. It was at around 2am when she sent it so she should be fine.
Being so far away from family during times like this can be so difficult. This isn't the first time that something serious has happened while I've been living in England. It isn't even the most serious, but it is still scary all the same.
Has something serious ever happened while you've been away from family or friends who are like family? How did you handle being so far away?
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