Will the 'Hero of Fort Hood' Kim Munley meet Obama in Nov. 2009?

Let's not forget the other hero, Senior Sgt. Mark Todd who also responded when Kim Munley did. Although I understand some of the rush to heap praise on Mrs Munley for her courage, I just don't want to see the equally courageous Sgt Todd be ignored for his effective response in neutralizing this terrorist.

Sgt. Munley is in the hospital, recovering from her injuries. Would she be well enough to visit the White House by December 1st, if invited? If not, will President Obama travel to Texas and meet her while there? I'm betting No and No... but I've been wrong before!

Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday
November 7, 2009 | Reuters via the Washington Post

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting. The White House announced the trip on Saturday. Obama is scheduled to depart on Wednesday on an Asia tour.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/07/AR2009110702083.html

Thanks Lola!

Agree with you entirely notablenotices - he has had some mentions in the press, but certainly Kim Munley is the overriding focal point. There's a good reason she is, but credit should be given where credit is due.

The American public has trouble concentrating on more than one thing at a time. But it sure would be nice if the press would recognize all who responded.

http://my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?fromspage=ch/c.htm&categoryid=&only=y&pnum=4&bfromind=8326&eeid=6922235&_sitecat=1504&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=0&ck=&ch=ne&ch=ne

"Obama and first lady Michelle Obama devoted considerable time to three private meetings with those affected by the shooting rampage, meeting first with families of those killed, then with some of those wounded and their families, and later with those still hospitalized."

That SOUNDS like he made a point of meeting everyone involved in the shooting. Did he meet Kim Munley on Tuesday in conjunction with the Fort Hood Memorial?

I've looked through a number of articles, and haven't found one that specifically states that Obama met with Munley (most of the one-on-one meetings were in private and out of view of cameras, which really throws a dent in the right wing picture of Obama as a media whore/photo opportunist). Munley is scheduled to be on Oprah today; we may hear whether such a meeting did take place.

Anyway, thank God the United States still doesn't officially allow women in full active combat roles; Kim Mundy is further proof that females, lacking the ability and willingness to shoot anyone, would simply wilt if faced with live fire. They'd be ineffective at best, and detrimental to mission success at worst. :-\

In U.K. Guardian, Munley says she was visited by Robert Gates Tuesday, Secy of Defense.

I also searched the news for articles about Munley meeting with Obama. None to be found.
Not a surprise to me - he has always had a disdain for the military.
(I am going to make a bundle on this question - finally)

However, I applaud his demeanor at Arlington today, while honoring the tradition of laying the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

@NN # 1,
Good job, mate.

As it turns out, Sgt. Kimberly D. Munley, the Ft. Hood Army Base police officer who was credited as a hero for taking down Maj. Nidal Hasan, the accused killer of 13 people, may not have actually shot Hasan.
But she will still be considered courageous in the eyes of many people for chasing the alleged gunman in order to stop the rampage.

As it turns out, another officer who responded to the emergency, Senior Sgt Mark Todd, is being credited by an eyewitness for putting Hasan on his back. The New York Times interviewed Todd on Thursday.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/ft_hood_officer_who_really_sho.html