In 2004, I took actions that prevented an Army Base shooting by a distressed major.

I worked for her as a sergeant for a few months at the SRP taking care of deploying and redeploying soldiers. I noticed that she started acting odd and losing friends. She started making the statements "I am not suicidal, I am homicidal." At a medical clinic you really don't expect the care provider to be the unstable one. She was an Army Nurse Case Manager.

She asked me to report to her quarters after work to help her prepare for a late meeting. When I arrived I noticed a 9MM automatic pistol with several loaded spare magazines. She told me she was going to take the weapon to her meeting and finish off her chain-of-command who she did not think were supporting her.

I talked her into not taking the gun and called MP's as soon as I could.

This is just my message to let all know Army stress at a center where you send people to war is just as great as going to the war zone. No soldier likes to send another off to war.

Up Date: I saw on the news the shooter today actually targeted his victims. The Nurse I kept from shooting others had a list in her hand of who she was going to kill.