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Fort Hood survivor shot in head vows to watch terrorist face historic firing squad

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Retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, who survived being shot multiple times including in the head during a 2009 terrorist attack at Fort Hood, plans to attend the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad scheduled for December 3, 2026. President Donald Trump approved this method of execution; it would be the first military execution since 1961 and the use of a firing squad since 1945. Lunsford believes watching Hasan's execution will help survivors and families of those killed find closure and send a message against such attacks in the armed services.

Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for killing 13 people in a mass shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. The decision came after widespread criticism from domestic and international stakeholders, including U.S. politicians and religious organizations. Trump stated that although the streaming could serve as a deterrent against terrorism, he acknowledged that many Americans would prefer not to witness such an event. The execution will still take place but will not be publicly broadcast. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the cancellation in a statement. This reversal marks a significant shift following initial plans announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier in October. Interviews with Americans showed overwhelming support for Trump's decision, citing concerns about making a spectacle out of an execution and likening public broadcasting to practices seen in countries like North Korea. The actual date and location of the execution have not been disclosed but must occur within 150 days of the president's approval, no sooner than 60 days from the announcement.

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Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the decision on X, writing: "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009." Parnell added: "Judgment day for Hasan has finally come."

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🔮 He believes attending the execution could bring closure to survivors and grieving families.

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Fort Hood survivor shot in head vows to watch terrorist face historic firing squad · assertive framing

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More than 15 years after surviving several gunshot wounds during a terrorist attack at Fort Hood, retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford is preparing to watch the man who shot him be executed. asserted

who → survive → him

Speaking on "America’s Newsroom," Lunsford explained why he wants to attend the execution, which President Donald Trump recently approved to be carried out by firing squad. asserted

Trump → speak → squad

"You live by the sword, you die by the sword," Lunsford said. asserted

Lunsford → live → sword

"And the way that he went about doing his deed asserted

he → go → deed

was a coward's way because we didn't have any way to defend ourselves that day." asserted

we → have → ourselves

Trump approved the use of an Army firing squad to execute Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in the 2009 attack. asserted

Trump → approve → attack

Hasan opened fire on unarmed soldiers and civilians at Fort Hood while shouting "Allahu Akbar." asserted

Hasan → open → Akbar

Standing at 6-foot-9, Lunsford was shot several times, including once in the head. asserted

Lunsford → stand → head

He believes attending the execution could bring closure to survivors and grieving families. uncertain

attending → believe → survivors

One is to give the families of the deceased a chance to close a chapter and also the survivors to close a chapter," Lunsford said of the execution. asserted

Lunsford → give → execution

"And it sends a clear message that we will not stand for this activity in any of our armed services or in the United States," he added. asserted

he → send → States

Lunsford said that for him and others affected by the attack, even holidays are not the same, adding that families of the deceased will "never get a chance to cherish a Christmas, a Thanksgiving, an Easter" with their loved ones again. " asserted

families → say → ones

For the survivors, even though we can still do those, celebrate those holidays, we still feel for those ones that we lost that day. asserted

we → do → that

But what I can do for the ones that I lost that day is to live for them and to keep fighting so that we will never have this happen again," he added. asserted

he → lose → them

Hasan remains on military death row at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. asserted

Hasan → remain → Kansas

If carried out, his execution would be the first by the U.S. military since 1961. asserted

execution → carry → 1961

The military last used a firing squad for an execution in 1945. asserted

military → use → 1945

day → confirm → Hasan

Hasan’s execution is set to take place Dec. 3, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas, where the attack took place, according to acting Army Secretary Adam Telle. uncertain

attack → set → Telle

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price and Leo Briceno contributed to this report. asserted

Price → contribute → report