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Friday, February 01, 2013  A Fort Hood soldier has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, saying he shot his friend accidentally while trying to scare away his hiccups.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A soldier from Missouri died in Texas after gunfire blamed on a buddy who allegedly wanted to help cure the victim's hiccups.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Police say one Central Texas soldier has been charged with the apparent accidental shooting death of another who had the hiccups.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  The judge postponed Maj. Nidal Hasan's pre-trial hearing earlier this month because the defendant had grown a beard, contrary to Army regulations.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  A South Carolina soldier was killed in Afghanistan.

Friday, July 29, 2011  AWOL soldier accused of plotting attack on Fort Hood condemned 2009 rampage at Texas Army base

Thursday, July 28, 2011  Story updated with photos of Naser Abdo. Army says AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Fort Hood shooting suspect to face death penalty; some victims celebrate ruling, others solemn

Sunday, May 01, 2011  About 500 members of South Carolina's Army National Guard Apache helicopter battalion are heading to Texas to train in advance of a deployment to Iraq.

Friday, February 18, 2011  A departure ceremony is set for a South Carolina National Guard maintenance company that is going to Afghanistan for a year.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Those at Fort Hood rarely discuss the tragedy, and Army combat uniforms hide most scars marring the bodies of more than two dozen soldiers wounded that day.

Sunday, October 31, 2010  Wisconsin unit that lost 3 in Fort Hood shootings says Afghanistan deployment helped them cope

Monday, October 18, 2010  The hearing is to determine if Hasan will stand trial on 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the worst attack on an American military base.

Monday, October 18, 2010  2nd week of testimony at Fort Hood could include police who brought down shooting suspect

Friday, October 15, 2010  Soldier testifies that officer ordered him to delete videos shot during Fort Hood rampage