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President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial services at Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
Among thousands of soldiers at the Fort Hood memorial Tuesday, the President of the United States spoke of the alleged shooter's motives in last week's massacre.
"It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy," Obama said. "But this much we do know: No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts."
Nidal Hasan, is reported to have extreme Islamic beliefs and has had communication with a radical Islamic imam. An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the leader of a mosque and the community.
A vast investigation is under way, including questions about what the U.S government knew about Hasan and whether action should have been taken.
Two U.S. officials said a Washington-based joint terrorism task force overseen by the FBI was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas.
The information was turned over to a Defense Criminal Investigative Service employee assigned to the group. But a military official denied prior knowledge of the Nidal Hasan's contacts with any Muslim extremists.
President Obama proclaimed that "the killer will be met with justice."
As Obama spoke these words, under his nose were 13 pairs of combat boots, and in front of each pair was a photo of one of the victims. Relatives of the dead walked down stone stairs, many red-eyed, some gripping one another's arms. Many wore ribbons.
President Obama spoke poetically of each of the 13 soldiers and their families.
"Their lives speak to the strength, the dignity, the decency of those who serve," Obama said, "and that's how they will be remembered.
Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, who also spoke, said the biggest trait the victims had in common was their decision to volunteer to serve their country. He said it is easier to accept casualties on foreign soil, where Fort Hood has lost 545 soldiers in the Iraq and Afghan wars.
Hasan, who was shot four times by civilian police, is hospitalized in custody and in stable condition.
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