Union Honors the Service and Sacrifice of Sgt. Kimberly Munley
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the American Federation
of Government Employees (AFGE) honors the service, courage, and commitment of
Sergeant Kimberly Munley. Sgt. Munley is a civilian police officer at the Ft.
Hood military installation and a member of AFGE Local 1920.
During the horror of yesterday's tragedy at the Ft. Hood army base, Sgt.
Munley and her partner were the first to arrive at the Soldier Readiness
Center, where Major Nidal Hasan allegedly opened fire, killing 13 and injuring
30. Sgt. Munley managed to hit the assailant four times, despite being shot
herself. Sgt. Munley currently is recovering from her injuries and is in
stable condition.
"Sgt. Munley acted with great heroism, yesterday, 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 of 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.
The American Federation of Government Employees is the largest federal
employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the
government of the District of Columbia.
SOURCE American Federation of Government Employees
Michael Victorian of AFGE, +1-202-639-6419
