Hood wife in protective custody after being set on fire

[unhappycamper]

Hood wife in protective custody after being set on fire
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Oct 14, 2008 6:27:30 EDT

FORT HOOD, Texas — A black woman whose husband is serving in Iraq says she has been the victim of hate crimes, including being set on fire outside her Fort Hood apartment.

Her neighbors said they are concerned about safety in the housing complex, but officials at the Texas post said they should not be worried.

“There (are) no widespread, racially motivated crimes going on at Fort Hood or here,” Brig. Gen. Paul Wentz said Sunday at a community meeting to address residents’ fears. “It is a sad thing that there was a racially motivated incident.”

Military police have placed the woman under protection and removed her from the Kouma Memorial Village housing complex, Col. John Huey said after the meeting.

“We realized there is an issue. We are investigating the issue, and we put a lot of assets into that issue,” said Chuck Medley, Fort Hood’s deputy director of emergency management.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_hatecrime_101408/%2e

[Solly Mack]

1. I'd run concurrent investigations in Iraq as well

I know for a fact that any disagreements between soldiers while deployed bleeds over to the home-front..