Fort Hood victims missing benefits

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - any of the wounded soldiers and families of those killed in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage say they lack necessary benefits because the government hasn't declared it a terrorist attack.

A group of about 160 people affected by the shooting on the Texas Army post released a video Thursday expressing their frustration.

They say soldiers injured or killed deserve fair benefits and Purple Heart eligibility. But they say that won't happen until the shooting is declared a terrorist attack.

Staff Sgt. Shawn Manning, who was shot six times that day, says he's upset that the Defense Department has referred to the shooting as workplace violence.

Maj. Nidal Hasan, an American-born Muslim, faces the death penalty if convicted in the rampage that killed 13.

The DOD didn't immediately return calls.