American women get 'er done, thanks to Sgt. Kimberly Munley, US Army veteran

Thankfully, a few brave lassies become soldiers, cops and heroes. And sometimes they become all three, without wiggling their noses or clicking their ruby slippers.

Every day, men and women bravely and selflessly protect human life, liberty and freedom, in battlefields and war-torn cities around the world, and sometimes, in Killeen, Texas. That’s where a little girl all-grown-up became a true red-white-and-blue American hero, in the blink of a feminine eyelash.

Sgt. Kimberly Munley, 34, is a DoD civilian police officer at Ft.Hood. She is also a veteran, having served as a loyal soldier in the United States Army. As such, Sgt. Munley took an oath to defend her Army brothers and sisters against any hostile force, even if it meant killing a fellow Army officer.

On November 6, 2009, Sgt. Munley saved the lives of more than 300 innocent service men and women who happened to be in the right place, Ft.Hood, at most definitely the wrong time. 

Those who know Munley say she was exactly the right person, at the right place and time. An advanced firearms instructor and civilian member of FortHood's special reaction team, Munley trained on "active shooter" scenarios after the 2007 mass shootings at VirginiaTechUniversity. The same kind of senseless killing rampage at Ft. Hood was exactly what she’d trained for.

Certainly she didn’t expect to become a hero that day, when she left home to get her car serviced. She happened to be in the neighborhood, when she heard the 911 “shots fired” call for help. The first officer to arrive outside the auditorium, Munley saw soldiers running and a shooter firing guns from both hands. She did what she was trained to do. She aimed and fired at the shooter. He turned and began to gun her down, Rambo-like.

It’s hard to imagine the diminutive Munley, barely 5-feet, standing up against a charging maniac in an Army major uniform, brandishing guns in each hand. The gunman’s bullets hit her wrists and thighs, but she stood firm, seemingly ten feet tall. In less than a minute, she put four rounds right where she wanted, in the advancing murderer's center of mass. With a little help from her partner, Sr. Sgt. Mark Todd, who joined her from the side, the shooter dropped, and the killing stopped.

Kimberly Munley, the all-grown-up American girl, took on the murdering madman before he could kill one more innocent soul. David and Goliath, meet America's lil' Kim and the Radical Muslim.

Sgt. Munley’s husband is a soldier at Ft. Bragg, NC.  Clearly, he married well. Kimberly Munley gives new meaning to the term, “trophy wife.” Other men might want to rethink their vision of the ideal woman. "Short and packin' " is handy to have around, in case of emergency.

On this day, let us forget about what ails our nation. Congress, Pelosi and health care reform don’t seem to matter all that much, in light of a much bigger picture. Munley's bravery in the face of certain death reminds us that freedom, our freedom, is worth fighting for. Thank her, and God, for another day above ground in America, where little girls can grow up to be all that they can be.

Including soldiers, cops and national heroes.

This article is part of a series, Fight for the Right America.

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