Memorial At Fort Hood

President Obama walked past the fallen soldiers' memorial. Doug Mills/The New York Times

Obama Mourns Victims of Fort Hood Shootings -- New York Times

FORT HOOD, Tex. — President Obama took on the role of national eulogist in a moment of tragedy on Tuesday for the first time since taking office as he led the country in mourning 13 current or retired soldiers gunned down not on a foreign battlefield but here on their home base by one of their own.

Mr. Obama met with survivors of the murderous rampage here at the nation’s largest Army base and relatives of those who were killed, then led a memorial service where he vowed that the memory of the slain would “endure through the life of our nation.” He mentioned each victim by name, a gesture that brought tears to the eyes of some in the gathering, and described them and their families in personal terms.

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