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Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

Milledgeville soldier wounded at Fort Hood hailed as hero

MILLEDGEVILLE — Army leaders are commending a Georgia native for acting heroically by helping get people out of harm’s way at Fort Hood even though he had been shot twice.

Pvt. 1st Class James Armstrong was among the soldiers wounded during the Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 30 wounded.

The Courier Herald reported on the Army’s comments and a candlelight vigil that was held in Armstrong’s honor over the weekend. His wife, Roxanne, spoke with The Baldwin Bulletin Tuesday and said her husband is recovering well and was released from the hospital the day after the shooting. Armstrong is a mental health specialist with the 1908th Medical Detachment, Combat Stress Control and was training and processing at Fort Hood for deployment with his unit.

He graduated in 2001 from Baldwin County High School in Milledgeville.